Abel Mitja Varela | Vetta | Getty Images If you regularly contribute to a health savings account and plan to tap Social Security past your full retirement age, watch out. For starters, that’s because you can no longer contribute to an HSA once you’re on Medicare, no matter whether you sign up just for Part
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Dow Inc. beat Wall Street estimates for profit in the third quarter as it cut costs to offset a sharp slowdown in demand for the chemicals it makes for plastics and other manufacturing, sending shares almost 2% higher. An oversupply of ethylene and polyethylene as well as the impact of U.S.-China trade tensions on demand
Jeffrey Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Star stock picker and longtime money manager Jeffrey Vinik explained Thursday that he’s shuttering his hedge fund because would-be investors balked at his investment strategy, a reluctance that ultimately capped how much his relaunched firm was able to raise. “Long/short equity performance has
Leon Cooperman at the 2019 Delivering Alpa conference in New York on Sept. 19. 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman isn’t holding back anything regarding his feelings about Elizabeth Warren‘s presidential platform. Like many of her fellow Democrats vying for the party’s nomination, the Massachusetts senator has railed against the uber-rich like
Elon Musk speaks on stage during the Westworld Featured Session during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas. FilmMagic | HBO | Getty Images Tesla shares surged after the company posted a surprise profit for the third quarter. While many on the Street said it was a solid report, some are
Paul Tudor Jones Leanne Miller | CNBC Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has seen a marked uptick in support following his standout performance earlier this month at the Democratic debate in Ohio. And that includes billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones. “I love Pete, I love Mayor Pete, because I think he would be the best administrator
From left, Utah Valley University students Colton Peck, Doug Macdonald and McKenna Jacobsen. Together, they took first place in the Financial Planning Challenge at the Financial Planning Association’s annual conference in Minneapolis last week. Utah Valley University When Colton Peck started school at Utah Valley University, he was set on being an accountant. But after
Steve Debenport | E+ | Getty Images Here’s something to remember amid college financial aid season: The IRS might want its piece of your scholarship. Sources of “free money,” including scholarships, assistantships and grants, are instrumental in helping families afford the growing cost of college. The average annual price tag for in-state students at a
Tesla is expected to report third-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. The day before the call, analysts were expecting losses of 46 centers per share, with revenue of $6.42 billion for Elon Musk’s electric car and renewable energy company, according to data compiled by FactSet. The call will mark the first financial report from
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts during a conversation at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, June 13, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Tesla shares surged more than 14% during extended trade after a big earnings beat. Tesla reported earnings of $1.86 per share
Tiffany Advent Calendar Source: Tiffany&Co. Have a holly, jolly six-figure Christmas. As the countdown to the holiday season begins, Tiffany & Co. is offering branded advent calendars — with a steep price tag. Each Tiffany-blue, 24-day calendar will set you back $112,000. The luxury jewelry retailer released four exclusive “Ultimate Advent Calendars” that will include
Exact Sciences: “Stock’s been under heavy pressure. I think that actually it’s pretty close to wanting to call a bottom. The shorts are pressing it down. I think it’s good. I would buy half here and then let it come down, though, because boy there’s a lot of pressure on it.” Lockheed Martin: “No, no.
James Quincey Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: UBS upgraded Coca-Cola to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ UBS said the company has hit an “inflection” and that it expects profits to climb higher. “We upgrade KO to Buy from Neutral as we believe a sustainable fundamental inflection will drive 3 years
If you’re on Medicare, now’s the time to closely evaluate your 2020 prescription drug coverage. The program’s annual open enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect Jan. 1, is under way and closes Dec. 7. With plans varying from year to year — including the drugs they cover and the amount you
The downtown Buffalo, New York, skyline along the city’s historic waterfront district on Lake Erie. DenisTangneyJr | E+ | Getty Images East Nusa Tenggara? Madhya Pradesh? The average American vacationer might not have heard of these exotic, far-flung destinations — located in Indonesia and India, respectively — but iconic budget travel guide Lonely Planet says
Stephen Schwarzman, billionaire and co-founder of Blackstone Group LP, does not believe a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Osaka, Japan at the end of June is likely to result in a major trade deal. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Blackstone, the world’s largest manager of
Pedestrians walk past the People’s Bank of China headquarters in Beijing, China, on January 7, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — The People’s Bank of China is choosing not to follow many other major central banks in cutting interest rates as it tries to navigate a challenging economic environment. China’s central
GM workers rally outside the GM Lordstown plant on March 6, 2019 in Lordstown, Ohio. The sprawling facility was idled today after more than 50 years of producing cars and other vehicles. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images DETROIT — The UAW’s proposed deal to end the 38-day strike against General Motors includes the union’s agreement to drop
Kenneth Fisher, chief executive officer of Fisher Investments, speaks at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Gillianne Tedder | Bloomberg | Getty Images The New Hampshire Retirement System voted on Tuesday to end its $239 million relationship with Fisher Investments, bringing the total divested from the money manager
A customer pulls into a McDonald’s restaurant in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Generally, profits are topping expectations by a large margin this earnings season, but there were some notable misses on Tuesday. Some of the largest and most well-known companies in the U.S. — including McDonald’s, UPS and Lockheed Martin
Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, wearing green tie at left, leave the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on April 3, 2019. Pat Greenhouse | Boston Globe | Getty Images Massachusetts prosecutors announced Tuesday that they are levying new charges against 11 of the 15 parents implicated in the “Varsity
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner on Tuesday told CNBC that sales are off to a strong start in the fourth quarter. The toymaker’s third quarter proved to be tough, missing top- and bottom-line estimates in its quarterly report that sent shares down nearly 17% on the session. The chief expressed optimism in that shipments picked up
Employees sort packages at the United Parcel Service (UPS) Chicago Area Consolidation Hub in Hodgkins, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit that came ahead of Wall Street estimates, benefiting from strong e-commerce demand and rival breakup with Amazon.com. United Parcel Service’s e-commerce fueled quarterly profit beat on Tuesday
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Snap tanked as much as 15% during extended trade despite the company posting better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and user metrics. The maker of Snapchat posted a loss of 4 cents per share, which was better than the 5 cent loss per share Wall Street expected.
Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Dow Jones Industrial Average is only about 2% from a record high, but confidence is hard to come by when wealthy investors are asked about the future direction for the market. The percentage of the affluent investors who expect a stock market decline to be booked in the fourth quarter
Guido Mieth | DigitalVision | Getty Images Raymond James‘ independent registered investment advisors have reason to cheer. The firm announced on Monday that it is eliminating transaction fees for stocks, exchange-traded funds and options in a division serving those professionals. The move was announced on Monday at a conference in Bonita Springs, Florida, for the
Hero Images | Hero Images | Getty Images For financial advisors, the transfer of wealth from baby boomers to their children over the next two decades is a bit like climate change: The consequences may eventually be huge, but it’s easy to ignore the issue in the short-term. The youngest boomers are now 55 years
Getty Images The number of millionaires in the world grew to nearly 47 million over the past year, and they now own close to half of the world’s wealth, according to a new study. Despite the trade wars, slowing global growth and the volatile stock markets, the total number of millionaires in the world increased
When you’re just starting out, life insurance may not be your first concern. Putting it off may cost you. Research shows that millennials, who are saddled with hefty student loan bills, have struggled to set money aside for other purchases — from life insurance to buying a home. On average, about 7 in 10 seniors
Stocks will try in the week ahead to break the all-time highs set earlier in the year as a slew of S&P 500 companies get set to report. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are both around 1% below their all-time highs while the Nasdaq Composite is about 2% away from its record.