Category: Personal Finance

The city skyline is seen from a condominium under construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, June 25 2013. Canadas housing agency further trimmed its forecast for housing starts this year amid modest economic and employment growth. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg Warren Buffett may have thrown a lifeline to embattled Canadian alternative lender Home Capital Group […]

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura — author of the new book “Marijuana Manifesto”  It’s news that might stun those who were young and restless during the 1960s, perhaps. New Frontier Data, and Viridian Capital Advisors — which provide marketing intelligence and investment advice to the emerging “cannabis industry” — have news. Cannabis stock grew by […]

Many consumer facing stocks are getting killed today because of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods. But not all. Here are some that might surprise you. A wide variety of stocks are getting killed today after Amazon.com (AMZN) agreed to buy Whole Foods Market (WFM). Grocers like Kroger (KR). Big-box stores like Target (TGT). Pharmacies like CVS Heath […]

Almost every business today faces major strategic challenges, but different companies are challenged in different ways. That’s why so much conventional wisdom surrounding strategy — for example, understanding your external environment — can fall short of what a company needs. Winning today requires you to carefully balance your strengths (what you can do incredibly well) […]

After a very busy week that saw the Federal Reserve raise interest rates for the third time since December, Uber issue a long-awaited report about its internal culture, and Amazon (AMZN) announce a blockbuster $13.7 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods (WFM), the calendar in the week ahead should be more tame. On the economic […]

Beijing is getting more involved as the U.S. turns inward. That’s not quite the same as world leadership. On the world stage. Photographer: VCG/Getty Images In his short time in office, President Donald Trump has done a good job of making China great again. His isolationist rhetoric and unilateral actions — such as pulling out […]

I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but is anyone else feeling a bit hinky about the price of oil? Every time we seem to have the table set for a rally, someone comes along and saws off a leg. So many indicators going in opposite directions at the same time. It’s… unsettling. […]

                    Two titans of business took a tour of a mattress factory and seemed to be having the time of their lives. And that merry jaunt during Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.A recent annual shareholders weekend is not unrelated to why they’re both billionaires. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates […]

Call it the Teflon market. The world’s on edge over everything from rising tension in the Middle East to an uncertain U.K. election to the turmoil surrounding the Trump administration. Yet financial markets chug along as if nothing’s amiss — global stocks are churning just 0.4 percent below all-time highs, while volatility in equities, bonds […]

Millennials often get a bad rap when it comes to financial responsibility. But it turns out those stereotypes may be off base. Millennials are saving more money than any other generation, according to a new study by Bank of America and Merrill Edge. But it’s what they’re saving for that really sets them apart from […]

Self-made billionaire and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett’s steadfast optimism has grown his following over the years — and he even uses specific words to achieve his success, according to recent analysis. Thanks to his leadership, the legendary investor has inspired upwards of 160 other billionaires to promise to give away at least half of […]

Apple launched several new products and features for iPhones and Macs at its annual developers’ summit on Monday, but one of the biggest improvements for many iPhone users was buried in the fine print. Apple has developed a new and improved dark skin for the iPhone, which it’s calling “redesigned invert colors.” redesigned invert colors (Apple) […]