How retirement can be a family affair
When Anna and Anthony Iacono got married in 1972 at 23 years old, retirement wasn’t the first thing on their minds. They traveled around the world, visiting places that their children would later...
View ArticleI recently flew on an all-business-class airline I had never heard of, and it...
I recently returned from a five-day trip to London with my family. Before booking our flights in March, we asked my uncle's travel agent to help us find the best airline deals. Normally we'd just go...
View ArticleThe earnings recession is over (SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, TLT)
For the last year the US corporate sector has been mired in an earnings recession. But in a note to clients out Thursday, Deutsche Bank's Binky Chadha argues that the worst is over and earnings growth...
View ArticleApple stock is down suddenly on a report of a drop in iPhone chip shipments...
Apple is down over 1% to below $91 per share on Thursday after a Nikkei report revealed that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Apple's main processor chip supplier, is looking at a terrible...
View ArticleGoldman tries to drum up leveraged finance business as trading, stock sales slow
By Olivia Oran and Kristen Haunss(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is hosting its first ever leveraged finance conference next week as the Wall Street bank looks to strengthen its position in debt...
View ArticleHere are the most popular baby names in every state
Last week, the Social Security Administration revealed that the most popular baby names in the US in 2015 were Noah and Emma. But what about in your state?The Administration just released the most...
View Article'Help! Everyone in my office is quitting'
Ask the Insider columnist Ashley Lutz answers all your work-related questions, including the awkward, sensitive, and real-world ones. Have a question? Email asktheinsider@businessinsider.com.Dear...
View ArticleEvery guy should make this one change to get their skin ready for summer
Two issues pop up for guys more often in the summer than in any other season: sweating and sun damage.According to Dr. Terrence Keaney, a dermatologist working with Dove Men+Care, sweat is primarily a...
View ArticleCheck out some of the insanely fancy cars spotted at Goldman Sachs Asia
Because my trip through the Goldman Sachs parking garage was so popular last year, I decided to do it again - spending five minutes (literally one lap) driving through the garage at Cheung Kong Center,...
View ArticleGoogle-owner Alphabet is now the most valuable company in the world (AAPL,...
Apple is no longer the most valuable company in the world.As the iPhone-maker's share price dropped Thursday, Google's parent company, Alphabet, now has a higher market cap.Apple's market...
View ArticleStocks are sliding (USO, WTI, OIL, VDE, SPY, SPX, QQQ, XRT, MON, BAYGN, KSS)
Stocks fell in late-morning trading on Thursday after opening in the green, and one day after the biggest drop for the S&P 500 in a month.Near 11:18 a.m. ET, the Dow was down 60 points (0.34%), the...
View ArticleI take back every bad thing I ever said about the Jaguar F-Type
I have not been a fan of the Jaguar F-Type.When I drove an F-Type R in 2015, I came away from the experience greatful but annoyed. The allegedly glorious and gorgeous machine grated on my nerves for...
View ArticleThis chart shows where the world's biggest economies do their business
Trade between nations is the lifeblood of the global economy.In a recent note sent to clients about the rise of protectionism in global trade, HSBC's Douglas Lippoldt and Fredrik Nerbrand included a...
View ArticleHedge fund billionaire Jim Chanos is on a roll
Billionaire short-seller Jim Chanos says he was betting against Lending Club before its capitulation this week."We had problems with the model itself," the Kynikos Associates founder told Bloomberg...
View ArticleConsumer confidence jumps more than expected
The University of Michigan's preliminary reading of consumer confidence in May came in at 95.8.Economists had forecast that the sentiment index rose to 89.5 from a final reading of 89 in April,...
View ArticleTHE FINTECH REGULATION REPORT: How European regulators are creating fertile...
Financial technology — known more commonly as fintech — is attracting a lot of attention globally. Fintech companies provide technologies that aim to disrupt the financial services industry by making...
View ArticleThe dollar's rising after strong data — here's what's happening in FX
Good morning!The US dollar's rising after several strong data points crossed this morning.The dollar index is up 0.6% to 94.68 as of 10:01 a.m. ET.This follows news that retail sales trounced...
View ArticleMitsubishi Motors deal may help Nissan crack emerging Asia at last
By Aditi Shah and Norihiko ShirouzuNEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Despite years of trying, Asia's fast-growing emerging markets have proved elusive for Japan's Nissan Motor Co <7201.T>, one reason...
View ArticleBlockchain startup R3 is raising $200 million from big banks — but one of...
R3, the startup formed last year to bring the technology behind bitcoin to mainstream banking, is trying to raise $200 million from a consortium of banks.But at least one of the banks signed up to R3's...
View ArticleOne of the deepest wounds of the US financial crisis has finally healed
One of the biggest causes of the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 was as obvious as looking in the front yards of homes across the country.Foreclosure signs popped up at a startling rate, and many...
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