After losing half its value, Nvidia faces reckoning

Nvidia is a company that has reached the highest highs and the lowest lows, all in the span of a couple of weeks. Over the past two months, Nvidia’s stock has dropped from a closing price of $289.36 on Oct. 1 to today’s opening of $148.42, a decline of 48.8%. It takes a lot for a company to lose nearly half its value in such a short period of time, but Nvidia is proving that an otherwise strong technology business can disappear in a blink of an eye.

Toyota recalls 70,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators

Toyota is recalling about 70,000 Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles in North America to replace air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. Takata uses the chemical ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion and inflate the bags. The Toyota and Lexus vehicles were recalled previously and the inflators replaced with new ones that still used ammonium nitrate.

Saudi Arabia Is Shipping 6,000 Tons of Shrimp a Week to China

The world’s largest oil exporter has shipped 6,000 tons of the crustaceans to China since last week, Ahmed Al-Bala’a, chief executive officer of the National Aquaculture Group, said in a statement. Saudi Arabia is testing the waters in China for shrimp as it seeks to reduce its reliance on oil and develop new industries and lines of business. Saudi shrimp exports to China should exceed 30,000 tons by the end of the year, said Al-Bala’a, whose closely held company operates a sprawling network of shrimp farms on the Red Sea coast.

$3B company relocating HQ from California to North Texas

A global medical technologies company is relocating its corporate headquarters from California to North Texas. The latest in a steady stream of moves from California to Texas, DJO plans to move its operations from San Diego to Lewisville within the first few months of 2019, according to a release. The company provides products that assist in injury prevention, rehabilitation and more.

Millions of Uninsured People Could Get $0 Premium Obamacare Health Insurance—With a Catch

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), informally known as “Obamacare,” has subsidies that can make an insurance plan’s premiums very cheap. A $0 premium may sound good if your income qualifies, but that is for one of the bronze plans. Bronze plans are estimated to cover 60% of the average person’s healthcare expenses, versus the 70% that a silver plan does.

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  Millions Can Get Cheap Health Insurance, But They Are Running Out Of Time

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GE plunge sentiment driven from here, says analyst

CNBC's "Power Lunch" team talks with Christopher Glynn, managing director and senior analyst at Oppenheimer, about GE stock plunge.

Here’s what smart rich people really do with their nest egg

Most people think they’re above average in intelligence, relationship status and professional achievement. Social scientists call this “illusory superiority.” My business partner Scott Puritz, has found the one area where even above-average people, objectively smart, rich, successful professionals, seem to wave the white flag and admit to not understanding — money and investing. “One of the most shocking things is the low-level financial literacy throughout our culture,” Puritz told the Washington Post.

Where McDonald's reigns as most popular brand in 50 states

Burger behemoth McDonald’s no doubt will be happy to know it has emerged as one of two brands said to be the most popular among consumers in its home state of Illinois, according to a new study of the most popular brands state by state. UPS wasn’t just one of the two most popular brands in Illinois alone. The company also was cited as the single-most popular brand in six other states, including Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Maryland. UPS tied with Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Mercedes-Benz as the most popular brands in Georgia.

Boeing unveils new luxury VIP 777X business jet for world's wealthiest flyers (Photos)

Boeing unveiled a new luxury VIP business jet model for its massive new 777X widebody jet. Boeing said it plans to launch a 777X VIP luxury business jet that can fly more than half way around the world nonstop – farther than any business jet ever built. "Our most exclusive customers want to travel with the best space and comfort and fly directly to their destination," said Greg Laxton, head of Boeing Business Jets.

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  Boeing needs a surge to hit year-end delivery goal

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  Boeing snares surprise 777 jet order from Chinese leasing giant as end-of-year order race begins

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Venezuela's deals to shield Citgo from creditors now in doubt

Venezuela is facing the possible unraveling of a pair of billion-dollar settlements aimed at protecting the cash-strapped country's U.S.-based Citgo Petroleum Corp from seizure by creditors. A lawyer for Canadian mining company Crystallex International Corp said on Tuesday Venezuela had breached the $1.4 billion November agreement that resolved a long-running fight over an expropriated gold mine. Separately, Venezuela's $1.3 billion settlement in October with Rusoro Mining of Vancouver, also over expropriated mining assets, has been upended by U.S. sanctions on Caracas, a source told Reuters.

Wells Fargo says to invest in 'bond-like stocks'

Kirk Hartman of Wells Fargo Asset Management says there are "a lot of" opportunities, but he would invest in bonds and bond-like stocks in the current environment.

3 Chip Stocks to Buy for the Next 3 Years

Chip stocks have been among the market’s biggest winners over the past several years. Huge demand tailwinds from the data center, cloud computing, connected device and artificial intelligence (AI) markets have converged on a limited-supply base, creating a “high demand, low supply” dynamic in the chip market wherein chip prices are soaring. Such improvements have driven huge gains in chip stocks. Chip supply won’t remain subdued forever — it is already ramping to meet demand, and there are some reports out there that chip prices may have already peaked.

How to Retire in Germany

Germany has become a popular destination for American retirees due to its reasonable costs, excellent healthcare system and well-kept infrastructure. As any financial advisor will tell you, one of the most important factors to consider when building a retirement plan is your cost of living. Like any other country, how much money you’ll need to live in Germany will depend on the city you choose.

There could be an unlikely place to hide out if a recession is coming: Housing

The U.S. housing market has weathered all the recessions since 1980, with the exception of the Great Recession of 2008, Jefferies pointed out in a recent note. The FHFA U.S. house price index rose by an average of 7.4 percent in the year prior to a recession and prices rose an average of 2.7 percent from the start of a recession to the end, the note stated. "Other than during the GFC (Great Financial Crisis), home prices have kept rising even during recessions, probably because rates fall, the vast majority of people retained jobs and household formation continues," said Thomas J. Thornton, Jefferies' head of U.S. equity product management, in the note to clients Saturday.

Verizon loses bet on digital ads, takes $4.6B accounting hit

The wireless company spent more than $4 billion to buy AOL and nearly $5 billion to buy Yahoo as part of an effort to compete with Facebook and Google in a growing market for digital advertising. Now, Verizon is slicing the value of those two businesses in half, taking a $4.6 billion accounting write-down in the fourth quarter. The company blamed weak revenue and earnings from the two businesses, known jointly as Oath , and said the benefits from integrating Yahoo and AOL were less than expected.

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  Verizon Is Putting Oath in Its Rearview Mirror

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  Verizon to Take $4.6 Billion Charge for Oath, Wiping Out Nearly All of Yahoo-AOL Unit’s Goodwill Value

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GE shares fall as low as $6.66, its closing price low during the financial crisis

GE shares fell in Tuesday trading as far as the lowest close during the financial crisis. General Electric GE shares fell as low as $6.66 share in trading Tuesday, a level which marked the lowest close for the stock during the financial crisis a decade ago. Despite a brief rally after the appointment of Larry Culp as chairman and CEO, the beleaguered industrial company's stock has sold off.

Apple could end up manufacturing iPhones in another country due to tariffs

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is thinking about multiple scenarios when it comes to tariffs and iPhone production. Right now, iPhones are not affected directly by the trade war between China and the U.S. But if U.S. President Donald Trump decides to raise tariffs on smartphones, it could be a big deal for the company. Apple manufactures most of its iPhones in China right now and works with Foxconn for the final assembly of those devices.

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  China's Car-Tariff Gesture Stirs Hope of a More Lasting Truce

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  China reportedly plans to slash auto tariffs — a huge win for Trump — and auto stocks are moving

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