Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC on Thursday that starting this year, his investment bank wouldn’t help companies go public without at least one “diverse” board member. “Starting on July 1st in the U.S. and Europe, we’re not going to take a company public unless there’s at least one diverse board candidate, with a
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Kanazawa is known as Japan’s “Little Kyoto” for a reason. Up until the late 19th Century, the castle town of Kanazawa flourished under the powerful Maeda clan, who ruled over an ancient province then known as Kaga. Cherry blossom petals fall in Nagamachi samurai district. DavidCallan Today, Kanazawa is a lively modern city with a
Traders work after the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 5, 2019 in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE / AFP / Getty Images With stocks coming off their first losing week of the year, investors will be looking for the Federal Reserve to soothe markets by reaffirming its position that
Intel CEO Robert “Bob” Swan announces the company’s Tiger Lake chips at the technology fair CES. Christoph Dernbach | picture alliance | Getty Images Intel shares jumped 7% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, extending a rally that’s pushed the stock to its highest since the dot-com bubble in
A security official stands guard as an ambulance arrives with a patient to the Infectious Disease Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital on January 22, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan The fatal flu-like coronavirus spreading quickly throughout Asia has now killed at least 26 people and sickened more than 900 worldwide, including two patients
You probably know you’re supposed to have money set aside for the unexpected. Now, a new online tool may help you figure out exactly how much you need. Created by the JPMorgan Chase Institute and based on its recent research about income volatility among U.S. households, the tool lets you sort by income and age
Find yourself struggling to manage your health-care costs in retirement? You’re not alone. As the cost of health care continues climbing faster than the rate of inflation and an aging population is living longer, many financial advisors are focused on the line item in their retired clients’ budgets more than ever. “It’s a cost we
Bill Miller Dan Mescon | CNBC Investor Bill Miller came back with a bang in 2019, riding the stock market’s relentless rally to record highs. He also thinks there may be more gains in 2020. Miller’s firm, Miller Value Partners, posted a return of 119.5% last year net of fees, he told investors in a
The Hudson River Valley has long attracted city dwellers trying to escape New York. The beautiful region — an 150-mile stretch from the northern tip of Manhattan to Albany — features abundant forests, fertile farmlands and dramatic views of the pristine Hudson River. Hudson Valley is popular in the autumn, but the winter — shown
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Express (AXP) – American Express reported quarterly earnings of $2.03 per share, 2 cents a share above estimates. Revenue was slightly above consensus. The financial services giant said revenue growth during 2019 was driven by higher card fee income as well as increased spending by
American Express reported fourth-quarter results that beat analyst expectations, sending the stock higher as card fee revenues grew more than expected. The shares rose 2% in premarket trading Friday. Here’s how the payments company’s results compared to what Wall Street analysts expected: Earnings: $2.03 per share vs $2.01 per share forecast by Refinitiv Revenue: $11.365
A woman wears a protective mask near the Chinatown section of New York City on January 23, 2020. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images U.S. health officials said they diagnosed a second patient with the China coronavirus after a Chicago woman returned from Wuhan with the infection, and they are currently monitoring 63
The disappointing valuation of WeWork and the poor performance of Uber and Slack on the stock market are raising concerns that the world’s largest tech investor could be in trouble. Mercedes Ruehl from the FT’s Tech Scroll Asia newsletter explains why. Read ‘SoftBank to ”double down” on WeWork investment’ with one free article: https://on.ft.com/33SUlkB. Take
At its peak, Forever 21 made $4.4 billion in revenue and was one of the fastest-growing fast fashion empires. Now, the retailer is preparing to file for bankruptcy after alienating its core customers and struggling to keep up with the rise of e-commerce. As one of the largest tenants of American malls, a large-scale shutdown
Singapore had a severe housing shortage decades ago. But it developed one of the world’s best public housing programs, which has also allowed a huge number of its citizens to buy their own homes. Video by Vicky Feng, Robin Fall and Christian Capestany, with assistance of Melissa Cheok
During Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress, not all of the questions lawmakers asked him made sense.
Thomas Barwick If you’re a Vanguard investor who is hoping to file your taxes early, you may be disappointed. Clients at The Vanguard Group who switched from the firm’s mutual fund platform to its brokerage account in 2019 will receive two sets of tax forms for that year, the company confirmed. These Form 1099s will
Jordan Siemens | Getty Images When Tara Unverzagt started her own financial planning firm, South Bay Financial Partners, in 2014, she already had a head start. That’s because Unverzagt’s mother, Janet Tussing — one of the first female certified financial planners — was retiring and passed along her book of business. Those clients ranged from
Seth Klarman Getty Images Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman defended value investing, saying in a letter to clients that several factors, including the proliferation of passive investing, have created market mispricings that will soon lead to a payoff for the long underperforming strategy. Klarman, the CEO of the Baupost Group, said his fund posted
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School finds that Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposed wealth tax on the richest Americans will generate $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion less than what the campaign claims. The results, if accurate, could undercut the critical funding needed to support his plans to develop public health care, education
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon got a 1.6% raise to $31.5 million for his work in 2019 after his bank posted record earnings and shares
An employee works on the assembly line installing parts on the Duratech 35 V6 engine at the Ford Motor Co. Engine Plant in Lima, Ohio, U.S. on Friday, March 28, 2014. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor expects to take a pretax hit of about $2.2 billion in the fourth-quarter
Cruise Origin driverless shuttle Cruise The future of the auto industry isn’t horsepower or style when it comes to autonomous vehicles and ride-hailing services. It’s a box. The most recent proof of this came Tuesday night with Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, debuting its first vehicle specifically designed to operate without a driver.
katleho Seisa Lawmakers have diluted a retirement tax break popular among wealthy Americans, leading many to consider a strategy known as a Roth conversion for individual retirement accounts to try softening the blow. A Roth conversion involves the owner of a traditional IRA, which is funded with pretax contributions, moving that money into an after-tax
PeskyMonkey | iStock | Getty Images The bull market in U.S. stocks rolls on. From the trade war between the U.S. and China and the slowdown in global economic growth, to Britain’s messy exit from the European Union and the potential impeachment of President Trump, nothing has dampened the enthusiasm for stocks. The American economy
Virgin Galactic shares have been on a blistering run and analysts see a variety of factors driving the space tourism company’s stock momentum, from investor excitement about space to speculation about the company’s valuation. “Lately, we are having more conversations on SPCE than any other US stock in our coverage with the possible exception of
If you happen to hit the next Powerball jackpot, brace yourself for the life-changing decisions ahead of you. With no one matching all six numbers drawn on Wednesday, the top prize has jumped to $373 million for Saturday night’s drawing. And while winning such a huge amount could open a world of possibility, formulating a
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 10, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters With the S&P 500‘s valuation approaching its peak in a record-long bull run, investors worry the market is likely to go nowhere in 2020 following a historic year. But by Citi’s measure,
Brian Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of Comcast Corp. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Comcast on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded estimates for the top and bottom lines. Shares of Comcast were up as much as 2.1% in pre-market trading. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: 79 cents vs.
Travelers wearing face masks stand in line inside the departure hall at West Kowloon Station, operated by MTR Corp., in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coronavirus, which has killed 17 people in China, infected at least 648 people around the world, including the first in
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