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Could Social Security Actually Run Out of Money?
What’s really going to happen if Social Security depletes its $3 trillion in asset reserves by 2034? …read more […]
Month: May 2018
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Markle’s Wedding Dress Is a Big Win for LVMH’s Givenchy
Meghan Markle picked Paris fashion house Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller to design her royal wedding dress, a boost for the British designer who is the company’s first female artistic director since its founding in 1952. Waight Keller’s “timeless and elegant aesthetic, impeccable tailoring, and relaxed demeanor” played a role in Markle’s selection, Kensington Palace said in a statement on its website as the American actress married Prince Harry at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Saturday. Markle also wanted to highlight the success of a leading British talent and the two worked closely together, according to the statement. …read more […]
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Why Buffett Keeps Buying Apple
Berkshire Hathaway now owns about 5% of Apple. Buffett thinks that stake could go higher. …read more […]
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Social Security: 3 Great Reasons to File for Benefits at 70
Few Americans wait this long, but here’s why you might want to. …read more […]
Business News
Deutsche Boerse to include tech stocks in MDAX and SDAX in index shakeup
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse, the German stock exchange operator, is planning a major shakeup of the composition of three key indexes later this year that affects technology stocks.
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ISS sides against two Tesla directors, backs split of Musk’s roles
BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended on Friday that investors vote against Tesla Inc directors Antonio Gracias and James Murdoch, increasing pressure on the car maker over their roles on its board.
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Proxy adviser ISS recommends votes against two Tesla directors
BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommended on Friday that investors cast proxy votes against Tesla Inc directors Antonio Gracias and James Murdoch.
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Boeing's folding wingtips get the FAA green light
Passengers on Boeing’s new line of 777 planes might not have to take a bus …read more […]
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Gunman opens fire in Texas high school, killing 10 people
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation’s deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control. …read more […]
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53 percent of Americans believe Mueller probe is politically motivated: Poll
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on the report that the FBI put a spy inside the 2016 Trump campaign and why special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation can be considered politically motivated. …read more […]
Business News
U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade gap, $200 billion target disputed
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China is “meeting many” Trump administration demands to cut its trade surplus with the United States, but a definitive deal to resolve deep trade differences could take a while to develop, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday.
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'Deadpool 2' star Ryan Reynolds' first acting job paid $1…
“It was like a dream come true,” says “Deadpool 2” star Ryan Reynolds about his first acting gig that paid $150 a day. But he still kept his part-time job too. …read more […]
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An Unconventional Way for Ford Motor Company to Buy Tesla Inc
Last April, I pondered whether Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) could afford to buy Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). For the sake of Ford stock, here’s why I think Ford absolutely should buy Tesla. First, I should probably revisit some of my thoughts regarding the viability of Ford buying Tesla and what’s changed over 13 months. …read more […]
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Trump allies worry billionaire investor Peter Thiel could…
Trump allies are worried Thiel might not contribute to GOP candidates during the rest of the midterm race, according to sources who spoke to CNBC on the condition of anonymity. Several senior Trump advisors, including son-in-law Jared Kushner, accordin… …read more […]
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Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill
House Republican leaders suffered an embarrassing setback Friday when conservatives scuttled an ambitious farm bill, part of a high-stakes power play as they once again exert their oversized sway in the House. In this case, conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus wanted to slow the momentum of bipartisan immigration legislation to help young “Dreamers.” Republican moderates are gaining ground with their immigration effort and conservatives don’t like the deals taking shape. By withholding their votes on the farm bill, they flexed their political muscle to doom both. …read more […]