Month: May 2018

A “pillar of the community” who was suffering from severe mental illness left a meal with his family, got into his sport utility vehicle and then drove at high speed into the restaurant, killing his daughter and daughter-in-law and critically injuring other relatives, his pastor said Monday. “Not in a million years could anybody who knows Roger Self ever imagine he would do this,” said the Rev. Austin Rammell of Venture Church in Dallas, North Carolina, a close friend of the family. “It’s very possible that in his mind, he was thinking the best thing for this family …read more […]

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements already in place for about 25 million employees. The justices, in a 5-4 ruling with the court’s conservatives in the majority, endorsed the legality of the growing practice by companies to compel workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving their right to bring class-action claims on various disputes, primarily over wages and hours. The ruling could apply more broadly to discrimination claims but the court did not …read more […]

Which tobacco player should investors like more right now? …read more […]

Editor’s Note: Our Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green is out of commission today, adrift with spotty Wi-Fi somewhere in the Mediterranean between Rome and Marseille on The Oxford Club’s Chairman’s Circle Wealth Cruise.

And truth be told, we’re kind of glad he’s gone…

Only because his change of venue is the perfect excuse to tell you about another exciting change of scenery… one coming to your free Investment U subscription.

Don’t worry. Alex and ETF Strategist Nicholas Vardy will still be delivering their time-tested expertise on everything and anything concerning the markets, including their core investment philosophies, unconventional insights, unique opportunities… and beyond.

While …read more […]

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Can cloud DVR and an additional stream help stem losses from the streaming service? …read more […]

Kensington Palace has released three official wedding photographs taken of Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle shortly after their wedding. Alexi Lubomirski’s images include a family portrait of the couple with Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William and their spouses, as well as Markle’s mother and the children who served as bridesmaids and page boys. …read more […]