► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs Containers transporting everything from shoes to aerospace parts make over 200m journeys a year by ship, truck and train. In the second video in the FT’s 50 Best Business Ideas series, David Pilling, Asia Editor, explains why standardised containers revolutionised world trade by minimising transport costs.
lovelyday12 | Getty Social Security benefits are helping to narrow the gap between the haves and have-nots who are approaching retirement. But they don’t go far enough. That’s according to new research from The New School Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis in New York. The analysis took a look at one age group in
Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II Robert Sullivan | FlickrCC Shares of defense companies outperform the broader market in the six months following a crisis event in the Middle East, according to an analysis by CNBC. Defense stocks have risen since a U.S. airstrike killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top military commander,
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Escalated geopolitical tensions swooped in and spoiled the market’s party in the new year, and Wall Street analysts warned the sell-off might be just beginning. After a historic run in 2019 and a strong first day of 2020, the S&P 500
An employee picks up a Juul Labs device kit for a customer at a store in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Juul’s tapped its brand new chief financial officer to run the embattled e-cigarette maker’s $1 billion restructuring effort, the company confirmed to CNBC on Monday. Guy Cartwright, who became
Prasert Krainukul If you think that Republicans and Democrats can’t see eye to eye these days, try sitting in a room with financial professionals who are for and against annuities. The inability to agree is real. And both sides hold steadfast to their positions. Annuities are insurance or investment contracts that give investors regular payments
Vanguard signage at a Morningstar Investment Conference. M. Spencer Green | AP Low-cost investing pioneer Vanguard has finally followed other peer brokerage firms in eliminating stock commissions entirely. Charles Schwab was the first major broker to give investors zero-commission online trades, pressuring rivals to follow suit. Schwab announced on Oct. 1 that commissions would go
Deep in the valleys forged by the waters of Asia’s Red River, a series of colorful mountain villages are encircled by fields of towering rice terraces. The fields are agricultural feats of precision — rugged mountains blanketed with emerald stairways that, seemingly, ascend to the heavens above. Mu Cang Chai, Vietnam. Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost But this
European stocks are set to open lower on Monday, as investors monitor rising tensions between the United States and Iran. Britain’s FTSE 100 is seen falling 34 points to 7,580, Germany’s DAX slumping 110 points at 13,092, and France’s CAC dropping 43 points to 5,983, according to IG index data. Market players are fleeing riskier
Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox, at his daughter’s wedding reception on season 1 of HBO’s Succession. Colin Hutton | HBO Netflix may have scored the most nominations for the 2020 Golden Globes, but it was AT&T, Disney, Sony and ViacomCBS that won the night. The streaming service garnered 17 nominations, the most of any single studio,
For older Americans, required minimum distributions from retirement accounts are undergoing a bit of a makeover. On top of the age rising to 72 from 70½ for when those annual withdrawals must begin — effective this year, due to congressional approval of the Secure Act — updated life expectancy tables proposed by the IRS for
Investors should hold off from buying stocks Friday, even as U.S. stocks opened lower after an American airstrike killed Iran’s top military general, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “I would not be excited about jumping in here because … we’re not giving up enough,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” The “Mad Money” host said caution is extremely important
A worker walks at the Nahr Bin Umar field, Iraq. Essam Al-Sudani | Reuters The latest flare-up in U.S.-Iran relations could bring about the end of the longest bull market ever if crude prices keep surging, slowing an already fragile global economy even further. But investors cautioned we’re not yet at that point. The last
Anna in “Frozen II.” Disney Disney has continued its domination of the 2019 box office into 2020. On Sunday, “Frozen II” became the highest-grossing animated film of all time. With a $1.32 billion haul since its release in November, “Frozen II” has surpassed “Frozen” as the top animated film at the global box office. “Disney’s
kate_sept2004 It’s about to get a little easier for you to figure out how to break even or get a bigger tax refund from Uncle Sam. The IRS kicked off the new year with a revamp of its tax withholding estimator tool, a calculator that helps you fine-tune the amount of federal income taxes that
Ahmad Al-Rubaye | AFP | Getty Images Oil spikes above $100 may be a thing of the past, but prices are likely to head higher as tensions mount in the Middle East, with Citi global head of commodity research Ed Morse forecasting that Brent prices will top $70 in short order. While the market digests
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said he’s comfortable with where interest rates are but thinks the central bank needs to talk this year about the size of its balance sheet. In an interview Friday with CNBC’s Steve Liesman, Kaplan said economic growth is likely to grow in excess of 2% this year while inflation
Investors should exercise patience when evaluating stocks shortly after a geopolitical incident, like the U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian military leader, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday morning. That’s because it usually takes more than one day for clarity to arrive, but the “Mad Money” host said Friday there are really only three oil
Admiral William McRaven, author of “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life… And Maybe The World,” explains what he learned during Navy SEAL training that helped him never give up and quit. ————————————————– Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ————————————————– Business Insider is the
► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs May 12 2009 Professor Deborah Ancona explains why sensemaking, relating, visioning and inventing are vital to leadership and how these can be put into practice See more Financial Times videos at: http://www.ft.com/video
High speed trader turned whistleblower David Lauer explains why he left the industry and how certain practices at computerized trading firms negatively affect the markets.
Should you stay or should you go? Deciding whether you should renovate your current home or buy a new house isn’t easy. It comes down to asking yourself three big questions, according to Drew and Jonathan Scott, the stars of HGTV’s “Property Brothers” and “Property Brothers: Forever Home.” “Am I in the right location? Can
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., smiles during a news conference at the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. 2019 was a great year for internet stocks and many Wall Street analysts expect the good times to continue in 2020. The S&P 500 finished 2019
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Safe-haven assets rallied in unison on Friday after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq sparked a broad flight to safety move on fears of a broader conflict that disrupts energy production and drags down the global economy. Gold rose
Nathan Chittenden carries a newborn calf at Dutch Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, New York. “The last five years have been extremely rough for us dairy farmers,” he told CNBC. Emma Newburger / CNBC SCHODACK, N.Y. — Nathan Chittenden carefully slung a newborn calf over his shoulders and marched her over to his dairy barn
Jamie Grill | Blend Images | Getty Images A new retirement law could soon put annuities in front of more 401(k) investors — and some financial experts question whether that’s a good thing. The Secure Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last month, eases rules for employers offering a 401(k) plan around how
Investors are pondering if the escalated U.S.-Iran tensions that are spiking oil prices could serve as the catalyst needed to turn around the most hated sector for the past 10 years. The S&P 500 energy sector was the worst performer of the last decade, up just a measly 5% versus the S&P 500’s 180% climb
The view north to Central Park Tower and 111 West 57th Street on Billionaires Row from the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building on July 28, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Gary Hershorn | Getty Images Real estate sales in Manhattan have fallen eight out of the past
The Federal Reserve’s policy making body heads into 2020 with a new complexion that, at least on its surface, seems committed to keeping interest rates low for the foreseeable future. In an annual rotation of voting members on the Federal Open Market Committee, Fed presidents Eric Rosengren of Boston and Kansas City’s Esther George head
Shake Shack: “I think Shake Shack had a really, really good quarter and the shack is back and I think it’s O.K. to buy, although I have to tell you Wendy’s is the cheapest burger company.” AGNC Investment: “I don’t like that particular kind of REIT ’cause I don’t know what they’re in.” U.S. Bancorp:
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