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- MarketWatch
Billionaire investor on Elizabeth Warren as president: Market might not even open
The Democratic Party seems to be leaning towards the left on policies, which is very harmful for the economy. I don't like the shift to the left,” he explained to CNBC, adding that the market, of course, will open, but it won't be pretty. It would be a bear market and they go on for a year and go down 25%,” he said.
- Yahoo Finance
The Property Brothers say these are two of the best cities for real estate investment
In a new interview, Jonathan and Drew Scott — co-hosts of the HGTV series “Property Brothers” — explain where buyers should invest in real estate, and why Las Vegas and Nashville are at the top of their list. “Don't go and invest across the country somewhere that you don't know,” Drew Scott says. Political or economic conditions can determine whether it's worthwhile to build somewhere, said Jonathan Scott, Drew's twin.
- InvestorPlace
AT&T Stock Is Doomed to Become the Next GE
For years, AT&T (NYSE:T) stock has been a “yield trap.” This is a stock who's dividend is too good to be true. DirecTv cost AT&T $49 billion in 2015 but has lost 2.5 million subscribers in the last year. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson's planned glorious retirement next year is beginning to look more like former General Electric (NYSE:GE) CEO Jeff Immelt's more ignominious exit.
- MarketWatch
The U.S. isn’t even in the top 10 for best countries for retirement
The United States could learn quite a bit from other countries around the world when it comes to retirement security, according to a new report. The annual Global Retirement Index, started by Paris-based investment bank Natixis Investment Managers, analyzes four key indexes: finances in retirement, including taxes and the old-age dependency ratio; health, such as life expectancy and expenses; “material well being,” which is income equality and unemployment; and quality of life, including happiness and water quality. Iceland topped the list this year, followed by Switzerland and Norway.
- Barrons.com
Oracle Founder Larry Ellison Calls Uber and WeWork ‘Almost Worthless’
Uber (ticker: UBER) sports a market valuation of more than $57 billion, while WeWork has raised more than $12 billion in venture capital. At an event Wednesday at his house in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, Ellison met with a small group of entrepreneurs, and spent more than an hour answering their questions on a variety of topics. Ellison asserted that while he is close friends with Softbank's Masayoshi Son, he doesn't see the investment case for either WeWork or Uber, both large holdings in Softbank's Vision Fund.
- Bloomberg
Slowdown in Global Manufacturing Deepened by Trade War, Says CMC Markets’s Yang
Margaret Yang, market analyst at CMC Markets, discusses the U.S.-China trade negotiations and the impact the trade war is having on the global economy. She speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.
- Investor's Business Daily
Crude Oil Prices Rise As Iran Warns Of 'All-Out War'; Pentagon Responds
Crude oil prices headed back up Thursday as tensions with Iran escalated, while analysts doubted Saudi Aramco's timeline to return to normal. The attacks over the weekend hit the Abqaiq production facility, the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil sector. It processes 5.7 million barrels of oil a day, or roughly half of the country's production and 5% of global supply.
- InvestorPlace
Which 5G Stocks will Be the Biggest Winners?
But as 5G takes the world by storm and ushers in a new technological revolution, there's about to be a WAY bigger opportunity than we could capture by simply buying Nokia stock. The infographic below shows how 5G compares to 4G… how that compared to 3G… and so on. Those Nokia flip-phones had their heyday back at 1G and 2G. Then 3G was what allowed Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to take the world by storm with the iPhone.
- Barrons.com
What to Do With Your Cash Now That the Fed Has Cut Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that its Open Market Committee had voted to cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.75% to 2%. The federal funds rate is the benchmark interest rate that banks use when lending to one another. Interest rates on loans and deposits are typically influenced by the Federal Reserve's decisions vis-à-vis the federal funds rate.
Oilprice.comNatural Gas Could Be Replaced Within 15 Years
Technological improvements in hydraulic fracking are making 'America Great Again' when it comes to its energy sector. Unconventional oil and gas reserves, which previously were deemed as 'uneconomic to produce', are being exploited on a massive scale. Consequentially, the shale revolution has altered the international energy landscape, which has enabled cooperation between rivals Russia and Saudi Arabia within the OPEC+ framework.
- InvestorPlace
5 Utility Stocks for Conservative Investors
Utility Stocks Perfect For Conservative Investors: UGI (UGI) Dividend Yield: 2.58% For conservative investors looking at utility stocks, they should focus on the number 33. That's the number of consecutive years that utility UGI (NYSE:UGI) has managed to increase its dividend for. And given its recent moves, it should be able to add 34, 35, and so on to that impressive streak.
- Bloomberg
Repo Turmoil Points to Shortage of U.S. Dollars in System, Says Manulife’s Trinh
Sue Trinh, managing director for global macro strategy at Manulife Investment Management, discusses the repo market volatility and its impact on Fed policy. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.
- Reuters
The wrong stuff? Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke sound barrier, sues Airbus
In a complaint filed on Wednesday that refers to him as "one of the most, if not the most, famous pilots of all time," the 96-year-old Yeager objected to a June 2017 piece on Airbus' website about making the Airbus Racer a fast and cost-effective way to fly. The piece quoted Guillaume Faury, now Airbus' chief executive officer and at the time Airbus Helicopters' CEO, as saying: "Seventy years ago, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier," and Airbus was now "trying to break the cost barrier.
- MarketWatch
Overstock founder tried to squeeze short sellers, then sold out when the SEC cracked down
One of Patrick Byrne's last acts at Overstock.com Inc. appears to have forced a short squeeze that warranted the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the sell-off of his entire stake over the last three days is now raising questions about whether he tried to manipulate the market. Byrne, the controversial founding chief executive of Overstock (OSTK) who has long been at open war with short sellers and Wall Street at large, left the company last month amid some of the strangest circumstances and stories from a tech executive since John McAfee fled Belize. Before he left, though, he installed plans for a “digital dividend” for Overstock shareholders that appears designed to be a shot of pure poison for the people Byrne appears to hate only as much as “the Deep State,” short sellers.
- Quartz
Storing energy in compressed air could finally become cheap enough for the big time
Solar and wind power provide carbon-free electricity. While lithium-ion batteries have started to meet some of the need for storage, the metals needed to make them are not plentiful enough for large-scale energy hoarding. At Quartz, we've written about companies working on reversible sulfur power-plants, injecting water underground, running “refrigerators on steroids,” and using stacked concrete blocks—all with the purpose of storing excess renewable energy.
- Benzinga
Jim Cramer Shares His Thoughts On General Electric, Micron And More
On CNBC's "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said Trade Desk Inc (NASDAQ: TTD) is oversold, but it's very volatile. Cramer needs to do more work on Zynex Inc. NASDAQ: ZYXI).
- Investopedia
Canopy Growth Facing Giant Losses
Canopy Growth Corp. (CGC), the largest cannabis company in the world by market capitalization, has seen its stock plunge by more than 50% over the last 11 months, dragging down its value from about $20 billion to $9.5 billion today. Now, the Canadian grower faces even more trouble ahead as it racks up an estimated $500 million in losses for the two-year period ending March of 2021, according to Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh, according to Barron's as outlined in detail below. The woes at Canopy Growth, whose stock initially soared several-fold after it went public, illustrates both the massive operating and market challenges facing cannabis producers, and waning investor optimism for cannabis stocks such as Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB), Tilray Inc. (TLRY) and Cronos Group Inc. (CRON).
- U.S.News & World Report
9 Obscure REIT Investments for Income
Look beyond the obvious for real estate income. Many investors see the potential of real estate as an income strategy. The idea of an apartment property or office building drawing regular rent checks is appealing if you want a reliable stream of cash from your portfolio.
- Investopedia
What Does an Ideal Retirement Portfolio Look Like?
Although the concept of an ideal retirement portfolio is somewhat relative, many financial planners would define this in terms of what it is able to do. An “ideal” plan in this sense is one that would meet your financial needs until death. The manner in which the actual funds are allocated in order to accomplish this can vary substantially depending on a number of factors. Most ideal portfolios for carrying someone through retirement are going to have at least some measure of the following characteristics. Retirement plans are designed to grow over long periods of time, and growth instruments such as stocks and real estate typically form the nucleus of most successful retirement portfolios, at least when they are in the growth phase.
- NerdWallet
The 6 Big Retirement Mistakes — and One Way to Avoid Them
One of the biggest retirement mistakes you can make is not realizing what you don't know. I regularly hear from people in or near retirement who misunderstand how Social Security works, dramatically underestimate life expectancies or fail to plan for big expenses, such as long-term care or taxes. These aren't folks looking for advice.
- InvestorPlace
10 Excellent Stocks to Watch for 2020 and Beyond
It would be naive to believe the coming year, however, is going to look like a year that's about to wind down. As market conditions change and the economic growth cycle matures, different areas thrive, while others struggle. Geography can matter too.
- InvestorPlace
GE’s Asbestos Problem Is Terrible News for the Owners of GE Stock
Biotech Stocks That Show The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Side of This Sector However, it was recently alleged that General Electric had sold leftover asbestos scrap from its Peterborough plant to its workers for as many as 35 years. That allegation ought to make the owners of GE stock quite nervous. Just as GE is turning a corner under Culp's leadership, a story comes out that could torpedo General Electric stock.
- InvestorPlace
National Cheeseburger Day Deals 2019: Where to Get Cheap or Free Cheeseburgers Today
Here are some of the best National Cheeseburger Day deals 2019 to keep a look out for. Applebee's — The Classic Bacon Cheeseburger only costs $6.99 today and comes with endless fries. Burger King — Customers can get a 59-cent cheeseburger today when ordering through the chain's app.
- InvestorPlace
8 Dividend Stocks to Buy for a Recession
Otherwise, here are eight dividend stocks to buy: Dividend Stocks to Buy for a Recession: Dollar General (DG) I usually don't like to start off my list with speculative or overheated names. However, I'm going to make an exception for Dollar General (NYSE:DG). Yes, DG stock has absolutely soared so far this year, gaining over 48% since January's opening session.
- Investor's Business Daily
Fastest-Growing Companies: PagSeguro, Twitter, ServiceNow Among 28 Stocks With 50% To 477% Growth
p What do IBD 50 stocks Kirkland Lake Gold, ServiceNow and PagSeguro Digital have in common with leading growth stocks Baozun, RH, and InMode? They've all earned a spot on the latest list of today's fastest-growing companies.
