After more than a decade as an investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Kevin O’Leary has bettered his negotiating skills. And with all that experience, he’s found a common thread among some of his “very best” deals. “What I’ve learned over the years, because I’ve negotiated so many different deals, [is that] the very best deals
Month: October 2020
Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty Images These days, it’s harder than ever for consumers to know if they’re getting good financial advice. Current rules make it easy — and legal — for brokers to recommend investments that aren’t in the best interest of their clients. This framework has been in place for years on
Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals the new iPhone 12. Source Apple is set to report its fiscal fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates: EPS: $0.70 Revenue: $63.7 billion iPhone revenue: $27.93 billion Services revenue: $14.08 billion Other products revenue: $7.40 billion Mac
People wear protective face masks outside Starbucks in Union Square as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 29, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Starbucks is expected to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. Here’s what
Rihanna’s net worth has more than doubled since 2016. With a fortune of $600 million, Rihanna is now the richest female musician. The singer has become a successful fashion icon and entrepreneur, launching Fenty Beauty in 2017and Fenty with LVMH in 2019. Here’s how she makes and spends her millions. MORE RICH AND FAMOUS FORTUNES
The FT’s Mercedes Ruehl looks at how far the city has come in attracting money and talent to its start-up sector and how far it has to go before it can be considered a world-leading centre of tech innovation. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1
It might be the most important invention in human history. The Haber-Bosch process allows us to turn nitrogen from the air into fertilizer for our food. It’s had such an extraordinary impact on our lives, it led to an explosion in the human population.
Shell companies: where the world’s richest hide their cash. Kellie Morgan explains how easy it is to set one up.
Student loan borrowers may see more relief still in the pandemic. ViT Postman | iStock | Getty Images Student loan borrowers benefiting from a pause in repaying their debt are hoping it will continue. If the moratorium isn’t extended, they’ll have to reach for their checkbooks come January. In March, the U.S. Department of Education
Ariel Skelley | DigitalVision | Getty Images Nearly anyone can hang out a shingle and just call themselves a financial advisor. To be sure, the terminology in the financial services industry can be very confusing to investors. There are advisors, brokers, broker-dealers, certified financial planners, chartered financial analysts and certified investment management analysts, investment advisors,
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said he sees positives for investors after steep market declines Wednesday as Wall Street grew further concerned about the coronavirus pandemic. “I recognize the carnage, but I do think the carnage is reversible,” Cramer said Wednesday on “Closing Bell,” after the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 943 points, or 3.4%, in
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal admits he didn’t understand how taxes worked when he first started making a lot of money in the early ’90s. In fact, he learned the hard way. When O’Neal signed his first million-dollar trading card contract, he blew through the check in one day, buying cars and jewelry. Then, he says,
Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher has a message for investors: Buckle up. The firm’s head of macro strategy warns Wednesday’s market turbulence may just be a preview of what’s ahead. “When you think about the U.S. elections, Covid worsening [and] all sorts of other news items coming out in the next couple of weeks, it
When Target merchandising veteran Mark Tritton was tapped by Bed Bath & Beyond to lead its turnaround plan, many expected he would deploy some of the strategies that were successful at the big-box retailer. Now, nearly a year after his arrival, Tritton is meeting with investors at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday to lay out a
Incoming Ford CEO Jim Farley (left) and Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. pose with a 2021 F-150 during an event Sept. 17, 2020 at the company’s Michigan plant that produces the pickup. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor is expected to eek out a modest profit for the third quarter when it reports its