- S&P 5002,922.95-0.05%
- Dow 3026,252.24+0.19%
- Nasdaq7,991.39-0.36%
- Russell 20001,506.00-0.25%
- Crude Oil55.41+0.11%
- Gold1,505.00-0.23%
- Silver17.00-0.21%
- EUR/USD1.1077-0.0665%
- 10-Yr Bond1.6100+2.09%
- Vix16.68+5.57%
- GBP/USD1.2236-0.1762%
- USD/JPY106.5340+0.1146%
- BTC-USD10,087.97-0.16%
- FTSE 1007,128.18-1.05%
- Nikkei 22520,675.74+0.23%
- MarketWatch
Brace for a stock market drop if the Fed’s Powell doesn’t yield to Trump
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has come under increasing pressure from President Trump to cut interest rates by as much as 100 basis points. The stock market now expects Powell to bow to Trump. Wall Street's consensus may be right — that the bubble in the stock and bond markets may inflate further — but prudent investors ought to be prepared if Powell is defiant.
- TechCrunch
Overstock CEO resigns after 'deep state' comments
Overstock announced today that CEO Patrick Byrne has resigned from his role as chief executive and board member. Another board member, Jonathan Johnson, will be taking over as Overstock's interim CEO. This follows the company's eyebrow-raising press release earlier this month titled "Overstock.com CEO Comments on Deep State, Withholds Further Comment," in which Byrne said he was confirming reports by journalist Sara Carter.
- MarketWatch
Jobs in America: Here’s the No. 1 highest paid, most in-demand job in every state
Software developers, physical therapists and physician assistants crop up frequently among the highest-paid and fastest-growing jobs in every U.S. state, according to a new analysis by CareerBuilder. The site analyzed government data to project the careers most likely to be lucrative and in demand. Most of these jobs require some level of college education.
- Investor's Business Daily Video
How Much Mortgage Can You Afford In The 25 Priciest U.S. Markets?
Are you wondering: How much mortgage can I afford? In some markets, you better be able to pay for a big one, or you'll be shut out. Fortunately, there are tricks you can use to increase the size of your answer when you ask yourself how much mortgage you can afford.
- InvestorPlace
Losing Lisa Su Would Be a Terrible for AMD (and AMD Stock) — But a Big Win for IBM
Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has vehemently denied the rumor that she is leaving the company she's run since October 2014 to become the chief executive of IBM (NYSE:IBM). If she did, however, it would be terrible news for owners of AMD stock but great news for IBM shareholders. The author, Usman Pirzada, suggested that recent AMD hire Rick Bergman, the former CEO of Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA), is being groomed for a quick ascension to the top job.
- TechCrunch
Oracle directors give blessing to shareholder lawsuit against Larry Ellison and Safra Catz
Three years after closing a $9.3 billion deal to acquire NetSuite, several Oracle board members have written an extraordinary letter to the Delaware Court, approving a shareholder lawsuit against company executives Larry Ellison and Safra Catz over the 2016 deal. Reuters broke this story. According to Reuters' Alison Frankel, three board members, including former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, sent a letter on August 15th to Sam Glasscock III, vice chancellor for the Court of the Chancery in Georgetown, Delaware, approving the suit as members of a special board of directors entity known as the Special Litigation Committee.
- Yahoo Finance
These are the top schools and degrees with the highest earning potential: PayScale
It's a decision that will impact many areas of your life, including, of course, your earning potential. PayScale — a provider of on-demand salary, benefits and compensation data info — recently released its College Salary Report for the 2019-20 school year in an effort to make the decision of where to go and what to take up a little bit easier. Harvey Mudd College is once again the school where graduates have the highest earning potential with mid-career pay for graduates coming in at $158,200 a year. For those who have never heard of Harvey Mudd College, it's a private liberal arts school in Claremont California.
- Barrons.com
Millennials Are the New Face of the Retirement Crisis
At least that is the depressing conclusion I draw from recent research into the situation millennials will likely face when they begin to retire around 2050. This research, which began circulating on the Social Science Research Network in July, is entitled “How Will Retirement Saving Change by 2050? Prospects for the Millennial Generation.
- MarketWatch
That near–$17 trillion pile of negative-yielding global debt? It’s a cash cow for some bond investors
Buying into the near–$17 trillion heap of global bonds with negative yields might sound like a losing proposition. “There is a big misunderstanding about negative-yielding debt,” said James Bianco, founder of Bianco Research, in an interview with MarketWatch. With bond prices moving in the opposite direction of yields, the sharp yield decline this summer, as the U.S.-China trade war has raged and American recession fears have bubbled up, has put significant price gains on the table.
- Investor's Business Daily
Biotech Giant Amgen Could Be Nearing A Massive Takeover: Report
Biotech giant Amgen could be nearing a deal to buy Alexion Pharmaceuticals at a 74% premium, according to a Spanish news outlet. Late Wednesday, Intereconomia.com reported Amgen is "in the final stretch to buy Alexion" for $200 per share, Mizuho Securities analyst Salim Syed said in a report. Intereconomia.com cited people familiar with the matter.
- American City Business Journals
Texas Roadhouse executive resigns abruptly
A high-profile executive has resigned from Texas Roadhouse Inc. Celia Catlett, general counsel and corporate secretary for the Louisville-based restaurant chain, has been with the company since 2005. In anticipation of the resignation, Texas Roadhouse (Nasdaq:TXRH) has entered into a transition agreement with Catlett to provide an orderly transition of her duties. Under the terms of the agreement, Catlett will make herself available on a consulting basis, for no more than eight hours a week, to provide information and guidance regarding matters in which she was previously involved or legal issues that may arise that are in her particular areas of experience.
- Refinery29
I Make $200,000 As A Physician & I Took Out $400,000 In Student Loans
Did you have to take out student loans? All of my loans came from medical school, which is a little over $400,000. "Right after college, I went to medical school, and following medical school I was in residency for three years.
- U.S.News & World Report
9 Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2019
Companies with relatively low payout ratios -- the percentage of earnings committed to dividend payments -- were viewed as the safest dividend stocks to buy for 2019. To date, none has portfolio-destroying or home run quality returns, fulfilling their duty as sources of relative stability. Here's a look at nine safe dividend stocks CFRA said were smart long-term investments headed into 2019, and how they're holding up year-to-date.
- InvestorPlace
The 3 FAANG Stocks to Buy Today
This makes the FAANG stocks difficult stocks to buy with convictions to a lot of traders. Politicians love to beat up on them when they become successful. We saw this happen to Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) decades ago.
- MarketWatch
25 dividend stocks selected for value by an outperforming money manager
Buckingham did a special screen of stocks held within Prudent Speculator portfolios to narrow the group to 25 that meet additional criteria, as listed below. He also provided three- to five-year price targets for the group. That is in contrast to the 12-month targets and ratings used by most Wall Street analysts.
- Bloomberg
The Risks in Hong Kong Are Real, Says Dalton Investments’s CEO
Belita Ong, chief executive officer at Dalton Investments, discusses the investment horizons in Hong Kong amid the protests and her investment strategy. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.
- InvestorPlace
5 REITs for Any Stock Market Conditions
Since the recent peak in the S&P 500 Index on July 26, that index is down — but the real estate investment trust (REIT) market as tracked by the Bloomberg U.S. REIT Index continued to be trading up. This continues the defensive performance of REITs even during challenging times for the general U.S. stock market. August Can Be Rough for Stocks However, it is good to note that August can be a challenging time for U.S. stock and bond markets.
- InvestorPlace
10 Marijuana Stocks That Could See 100% Gains, If Not More
But, with the marijuana industry having only scratched the surface of what it can be, and likely will be, there's little doubt that at least some of these names could double their current values. The 10 Best Marijuana Stocks to Buy Now Here's a rundown of the top ten cannabis stocks most likely to dish out a triple-digit gain, sooner or later. Canopy Growth (CGC) It's arguably the name that started cannabis-mania, as Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) was the first name to attract a major partner's money.
- U.S.News & World Report
8 of the Best Investments During an Economic Slowdown
The stock market is jittery over worries about an economic slowdown, and August's inverted yield curve added to those concerns. The stock market's bull run is at 10 years-plus and many analysts think the market is closer to the end of its cycle than the beginning. Chris Cook, president of Beacon Capital Management, says he watches if the broader market falls by 10% or more from its high.
- Investor's Business Daily
Fed Chief Jerome Powell Faces Huge Jackson Hole Test As Hawkish Fed Comments Hit Stock Market
The stakes for Fed chief Jerome Powell's Friday Jackson Hole speech just got higher as another centrist turned hawk. Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker's comment that he sees no need for another rate cut, even as Wall Street expects three by January, underscored Fed divisions and helped trip up the Dow Jones and broader stock market. Another stilted Powell performance might stick a dagger in the latest Dow rally.
- MarketWatch
Altria boosts dividend, to an implied yield of over 7%
Altria Group Inc. (mo) said Thursday it will raise its quarterly dividend by 5%, to 84 cents a share from 80 cents. The cigarette and smokeless tobacco products seller said the new dividend will be payable Oct. 10 to shareholders of record on Sept. 16. Based on current stock prices, the new annual dividend rate would imply a dividend yield of 7.25%, compared with yield on the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF (xlp) of 2.64% and the implied yield on the S&P 500 (spx) of 2.00%.
- InvestorPlace
7 Inexpensive, High-Dividend ETFs to Buy
The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) has a 12-month dividend yield of 3.23%, which is well above the S&P 500 and 10-year Treasuries. However, this high-dividend ETF follows the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index, which screens companies for financial health, giving the fund a quality look. With an annual fee of just 0.08%, HDV is one of the cheaper high dividend ETFs on the market today.
- FX Empire
Gold, Silver on Consolidation Pattern Ahead of FOMC Minutes
Meanwhile, gold and silver are trading in consolidation mode above key levels. Overall, market sentiment is just fine as investors welcomed retail store corporate earnings in the United States. Target and Lowe's published strong quarterly results.
- MarketWatch
If you want to understand how the world works, you need to understand bonds
The pamphlet said you should invest in bonds as well as stocks. It said bond prices went up when interest rates went down, and vice versa. It didn't go into any more detail.
- MarketWatch
10 mistakes nearly everyone makes when saving for retirement
Here's why this is a critical time: If you're 10 years out, or even five, you have time to do some course corrections that will make a difference — but you don't have time to waste. Based on my observations from talking with thousands of investors over many decades, let's look at 10 errors, each of them far too common. People approach retirement without a coherent, organized plan.
