Author: super@dmin
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Asia Markets: Japan leads Asian stock markets higher in bid to end September on bright note
September may have not had a smooth start for Asian stocks but it will end in much better shape. Broad gains spread across the region Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei leading the way. The Nikkei NIK, +1.36% topped its January high, returning to levels last seen in late 1991, helped by the dollar’s overnight jump…
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Tesla's stock falls 11% after SEC sues Elon Musk
Elon Musk is being sued by the SEC Tesla’s stock tumbled Friday morning after the SEC sued Elon Musk for misleading investors. Musk tweeted on August 7 that he had secured funding to take Tesla private at $420 a share. Typically, stocks match takeover prices that a company publicizes. Investors assume the deal will be…
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Fox News fires contributor over tweets during Kavanaugh hearing
Christine Blasey Ford chokes up: I’m terrified Fox News has fired contributor Kevin Jackson for his tweets about Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers. Jackson used a pejorative to refer to the three women who have accused the Supreme Court nominee of inappropriate behavior. Jackson said Thursday on Twitter that the women were not to be believed, then…
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Jeff Bezos's rocket company beats out spaceflight veteran for engine contract
Watch Jeff Bezos’ rocket launch a dummy into space Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket company just scored a major contract. His company’s BE-4 engines will power United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, a new suite of rockets that will aim to better compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX on price. Its first launch is slated for 2020.…
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Inside Amazon's new store that only sells its highest-rated stuff
Amazon opens checkout-free store Amazon’s latest retail concept looks a lot like your online shopping cart brought to life. It’s a physical store that offers only products with high customer ratings, including non-Amazon-branded merchandise. Items must be a top seller, have a four-star rating or above, or be new and trending on Amazon.com. The store…
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How do you know you're really ready to retire early?
Planning young: a retirement roadmap How do I know if I can retire early? Some people go to great lengths to set up their spending, saving and investment goals so they can retire early. For Justin McCurry — who retired at age 33 with $1.3 million so he could spend more time traveling with his…
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How do you know you're really ready to retire early?
Planning young: a retirement roadmap How do I know if I can retire early? Some people go to great lengths to set up their spending, saving and investment goals so they can retire early. For Justin McCurry — who retired at age 33 with $1.3 million so he could spend more time traveling with his…
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So much for September being awful for stocks
Will stocks keep climbing in 2019? September is historically the worst month for stocks. And you’ve probably read your fair share of stories about the darkest September of all — the financial meltdown in 2008. But if you sat out the market this month, you missed a decent rally. With trading for September set to…
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Bed Bath & Beyond plunges on awful sales. Stock at 18-year low
The truth about the retail apocalypse Bed Bath & Beyond is calling for backup. The struggling retailer said Wednesday that it was bringing on two top management consulting firms to help it cut costs and improve its merchandise. CEO Steven Temares did not name the firms. The housewares retailer needs help. Shares of Bed Bath…
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Cadillac moving its headquarters back to Michigan
Cruisin’ in a new Cadillac…no hands! Cadillac is coming home to Michigan. Four years ago, GM announced it would move the headquarters for its luxury brand to the trendy SoHo neighborhood of New York City, and it set up the division as a “separate business unit.” This week, GM said it will move the headquarters…