Are investors right to be optimistic? As we head into the second quarter, it seems the list of economic concerns is growing rather than shrinking and yet equity markets find themselves in a very comfortable Read more…
The pinch consumers are paying at the pump these days has vacillated between mild irritation to true pain. Credit card behemoth Visa is planning on lifting limits it had on fuel stations after customers began Read more…
Real Money Columnist James ‘Rev Shark’ Deporre discusses a couple of small-cap plays he’s following. The keys to market success as finding good entry points and leaving emotions out of the decision-making process, argues Real Money Read more…
Durable goods orders and preliminary first-quarter financial results are on tap in the week ahead. The analysts are all vying to see who can be the most negative, but in reality, things just aren’t that Read more…
Annuities come in a number of varieties including deferred-fixed, deferred-variable, immediate-fixed, and immediate-variable. Syda Productions via Shutterstock; Canva What Are Annuities and How Do They Work? Put simply, an annuity is a contract that allows Read more…
Businesses need a contingency plan in place if chunks of their business are locked up by regulators. Companies that may count wealth Russians among their investors should be concerned that any stake they hold could Read more…
The company’s pilots have been renegotiating their contract for three years. Beleaguered Alaska Airlines has canceled over a 100 flights as it continues to deal with fallout from a labor dispute with its pilots, the Read more…
Vertex is one step closer to getting its new pain pill approved, which could substitute for opioids that are highly addictive. Biotech Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX is getting closer on an approval for its pain pill Read more…
The group founded by Jeff Bezos has been facing a showdown for several years now, in which it has just lost an important round. In a boxing match, both opponents know that each round may Read more…
The ‘pizza principle’ had held steady since 1980, but no longer. Every New Yorker knows one immutable thing about that magnificent city. While everything else may seem expensive, luxurious or out of reach when you’re Read more…