I didn’t relish the thought of going on vacation alone — but Bali turned out to be a great place to learn how to revel in the joy of my own company. A friend from New Zealand invited me on a fitness retreat she was running outside the coastal town of Canggu on the island’s
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Consumers and corporate chieftains are heading in the opposite direction, with one group still brimming with good thoughts about the future and the other sure that tougher times are coming. Recent surveys exemplify a trend that began a few years ago and has accelerated over the past several months. The gap between sentiment is broad
US President Donald Trump arrives for a “Keep America Great” campaign rally at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, on January 9, 2020. SAUL LOEB | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump scored a “modest win” this week in the way he handled escalating tensions with Iran, according to a former American ambassador to Singapore.
Pedestrians walk past a Victoria’s Secret store, a subsidiary of L Brands, in New York. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images L Brands on Thursday reported shrinking holiday sales, leading the retailer to cut its earnings outlook for fiscal 2019. Shares of the company fell more than 4% in premarket trading. Victoria’s Secret’s parent
European stocks are set to open higher on Friday as world markets rally on the back of easing tensions in the Middle East. Britain’s FTSE 100 is seen climbing 31 points to 7,626, Germany’s DAX jumping 30 points to 13,519 and France’s CAC rising 19 points to 6,054, according to IG index data. Global market
After a recent failed military and civilian uprising and violent protests against the Maduro regime, ordinary Venezuelans still see no end to the crisis. Gideon Long reports from Caracas. Read more at https://on.ft.com/2LF50Ls ► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video Twitter https://twitter.com/ftvideo Facebook
In his testimony before Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained to Senator Lindsey Graham that most people don’t read Facebook’s entire privacy policy.
Michelle and Donald McCulloch bought a house using their ABLE savings. Michelle and Donald McCulloch Most people take being able to save money for granted. But for people with a disability, whether developmental or physical, a previous $2,000 limit meant not being able to plan and save for a house, a car or a vacation.
Do you have your eyes on that $258 million Powerball jackpot? So does Uncle Sam. If you’re lucky enough to win the top prize in Wednesday night’s drawing, remember that the IRS gets an up-front piece of big lottery wins. And that tax withholding wouldn’t be the end of it. “There is still a sizable
Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides on Thursday revealed the company has seen steadily increasing demand from prospective space tourists, as the company edges closer to its goal of beginning commercial flights this year. The number of people telling the company they want to fly to the edge of space “keeps ticking up by a good
Shoppers enter a Kohl’s store in Peoria, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kohl’s said same-store sales during November and December fell 0.2% due to weakness in its core women’s apparel business, leading it to lower the bar for its full-year outlook. Based on the dismal holiday performance, Kohl’s said in a press
This year may bring sticker shock for publicly traded U.S. companies when they get their insurance bill. The risks of being sued have skyrocketed and the price of insurance premiums is rising right alongside, especially for liability insurance to cover directors and officers, or D&O. Insurance broker and consulting firm Woodruff Sawyer said D&O costs
Amazon.com Inc. parking signage stands outside a Kohl’s Corp. department store in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kohl’s tie-up with Amazon was supposed to be a boon to the department store chain, which is teetering between sales gains and declines. But any benefits from
Whether you have a side hustle or you’re running your own business, you’re a week away from a major tax deadline. Individuals who pay their estimated taxes every quarter — including independent contractors and members of partnerships — are expected to make their fourth and final payment for 2019 on Jan. 15. The quarterly deadlines
European stocks are set to open higher Thursday as investor sentiment improved on the back of easing U.S.-Iran tensions. Britain’s FTSE 100 is seen climbing 24 points to 7,590, Germany’s DAX rising 87 points to 13,401 and France’s CAC increasing 31 points to 6,055, according to IG index data. It comes after comments from President
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Governments should consider raising taxes on society’s wealthiest to tackle inequality, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a blog post on Tuesday, Kristalina Georgieva, managing
Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force walk above a portrait of US President Donald Trump as they hold a condolences meeting following the killings of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, on January 6, 2020 in Karrada in central Baghdad. Ahmad Al-Rubaye | AFP | Getty Images The latest
Search and rescue works are conducted at site after a Boeing 737 plane belonging to a Ukrainian airline crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Iran just after takeoff with 180 passengers on board in Tehran, Iran on January 08, 2020. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A Ukrainian International Airlines plane that crashed
A case of Constellation Brands Inc. Corona beer sits on a shelf in a cooler during a delivery in Ottawa, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Daniel Acker| Bloomberg | Getty Images Constellation Brands raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast and beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, driven by strong demand
Singapore Airlines relaunched the longest flight in the world, connecting Newark Liberty International Airport with its home base at Changi Airport in Singapore. Singapore had operated the route — which covers about 10,000 miles and can last up to 19 hours — until 2013. MORE AVIATION CONTENT: How Emirates Makes 225,000 In-Flight Meals A Day
► Read more at https://on.ft.com/2DYXoxX Scotland is a testbed for tidal and floating wind farm technologies and hopes to gain an edge in the renewables sector as dependence on oil diminishes. The FT’s Mure Dickie reports ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://bit.ly/2GakujT ► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs For more video content
Rocket Scientist Natalya Bailey owns a space startup called Accion Systems that specializes in making wafer thin engines that require a tiny fraction of energy that conventional rockets use. If successful, these ion thrusters could revolutionize how we will move through the final frontier. Video by Matt Goldman and Christian Capestany
Fstop123 | E+ | Getty Images There are more ways than ever to buy things you shouldn’t. Described as the “new layaway,” companies like Affirm, Quadpay and Afterpay allow consumers to spread out their payments on a purchase over weeks or months. The offers are hard to refuse. That $140 plaid tunic from Anthropology could
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 27, 2018. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Stocks are poised to finish the first five trading days of 2020 higher, setting up for potentially strong performance in the full year, based on an old Wall Street indicator. If stocks
It’s not particularly difficult to argue that Quibi, the streaming video service invented by longtime entertainment executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and former HP Enterprise and eBay CEO Meg Whitman, is a flawed idea. When entrepreneurs build companies, it’s standard procedure to identify a problem that needs to be solved first. The more pressing the problem, the
Most people vow to start the new year off with a commitment to save more or spend less. This year, recent changes in the tax laws could help. The IRS has made inflation adjustments to a range of key figures, from the amount you can put in a 401(k) retirement plan to the individual income
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex react after their visit to Canada House in thanks for the warm Canadian hospitality and support they received during their recent stay in Canada, on January 7, 2020 in London, England. Daniel Leal-Olivas | WPA Pool | Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the
Pedestrians walk past a Walgreens store in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance missed Wall Street earnings expectations Wednesday, sending shares south by more than 3% in premarket trading. Here’s what Walgreens reported for its fiscal first quarter ended Nov. 30 compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based
Jamie Grill | Getty Images When do you plan to retire? Many individuals have an age at which they want to call it quits. And then there’s the age when you really stop working. If you’re lucky, those ages are one and the same. But research shows that they’re likely not. Transamerica Center for Retirement
The next time you take to the skies, pay close attention. Airlines are constantly evolving to attract new customers and keep loyal travelers coming back. Here are some of the most interesting innovations coming to airports in the new year. Lounges: Jet lag zones and barbecue decks Airlines are upping the wow factor before travelers
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