Author: super@dmin
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The New York Post: Dutch city to dismantle historic bridge to allow Jeff Bezos’ superyacht to squeeze through
The mega-billionaire and the boatmaker Oceano reportedly asked Rotterdam officials to temporarily dismantle the iconic bridge, and pledged to reimburse the city for expenses.
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The Big Move: My wife and I are close to retirement, but we want to buy a house. Should I ‘clear out’ my 401(k) for the down payment?
‘I am over 59 years of age, and I am hoping to retire in six years. My wife may retire a little before that.’
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Dispatches from a Pandemic: The party’s over for AMC and GameStop investors — but the luckier meme-stock winners are now bracing for a massive tax bill
‘I think the meme stockers don’t actually know about their problem yet,’ said Matt Metras, an enrolled agent with MDM Financial Services.
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MarketWatch First Take: Meta CFO cries ‘wolf’ again with bleak Facebook outlook — but he may be right this time
Meta Platforms Inc. shares plunged more than 22% in Wednesday’s extended session after another warning from CFO David Wehner. This time, however, the CFO’s caution arrived with other worrisome signs
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Dow Jones Newswires: Bank of Japan deputy governor says too soon to start tightening monetary policy
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Masazumi Wakatabe on Thursday denied speculation of early monetary tightening, saying the nation’s economy is just beginning to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Wall Street Journal: Melinda French Gates no longer pledging most of her wealth to Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to give the bulk of her wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and instead plans to spread it among philanthropic endeavors, according to people familiar with the matter.
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MemeMoney: Adam Aron’s AMC junk bonds are a meme-era Rorschach test for junk bonds
Sure, buying up expensive debt in a theatre chain with a volatile stock price in the age of streaming is “iffy,” but the kids still love AMC.
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Personal Finance Daily: How Tom Brady made his $475 million fortune and why Americans have to pay so much to file their tax returns
Wednesday’s top personal finance stories.
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Washington Watch: Biden’s partisan agenda is ‘indefinitely delayed’ after Sen. Lujan’s hospitalization, analysts say
Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan suffered a stroke last week, and though his office says he is expected to make a full recovery, his hospitalization leaves Democrats with just 49 votes in the Senate and imperils President Biden’s agenda in the coming weeks and months, analysts say.
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The Tell: Global issuance of ‘impact bonds’ crosses $1 trillion threshold in 2021 for first time, according to report
France, China and Germany are leading the way as debt issuance labeled with environmental and social goals hits a new milestone, based on a report from Intercontinental Exchange set to be released on Monday.