Signage advertising the total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana, US, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images It will take more than the moon blocking out the face of the sun for Emily Gegg and Amanda Schwent to charge more for moonsicles. The best friends and co-owners of Luna’s Shaved […]
There is one skill all young people need to thrive in the workplace — today and in the future — and it’s been around for thousands of years. “If I could give my 13- and 16-year-old one competence that I think would stand the test of time, it’d be storytelling,” millionaire entrepreneur Scott Galloway told […]
Transferring funds from a 401(k) into a Roth IRA lets you make tax-free free withdrawals in retirement, avoids rules on mandatory distributions and adds flexibility for estate planning. However, when converting a large amount of money, the potential tax bill becomes a major issue. Fortunately, strategies exist that can reduce the tax bill significantly and […]
Even taking some recent dips into account, the S&P 500 remains near its record-high level – so why is one prominent market watcher sounding the alarm? In a recent note, B. Riley’s chief investment strategist Paul Dietrich lays out the warning case for investors, drawing attention to several signs that indicate a cloudy future. Several […]
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle firm gained 3%, extending an after-hours pop from Friday after CEO Elon Musk said the company will unveil its long awaited robotaxi design on Aug. 8. Ulta — The cosmetic stock ticked up 1.3% on the heels of an […]
MicroStrategy price target raised to $1,875 from $990 at Benchmark. The software company is well positioned to benefit from the upcoming bitcoin halving, the report said. The broker raised its bitcoin 2025 year-end price forecast to $150,000. MicroStrategy (MSTR) is particularly well positioned to benefit from the bitcoin {{BTC}} halving set to occur around April […]
US stock futures trod water on Monday as investors regrouped for a packed week ahead of a fresh inflation data test for rate-cut views and the start of first-quarter earnings season. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) hugged the flatline. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) were […]
Investing can be an intimidating and daunting pursuit. People often incorrectly believe you need to be a good stock picker to profit from the capital markets. Selecting individual stocks can be a worthwhile endeavor, but it’s not for everyone. And it doesn’t need to be. Instead, investing in passive vehicles such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) […]
A national fried chicken chain has devised a novel way to make its staff more efficient while on shift—redesign its restaurants so staff don’t have to walk as far to serve customers. Pollo Campero, which operates in 20 states across the U.S., mapped how its staff moved around sites. The Guatemalan-founded brand found its employees […]
Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which is better for long-term investors. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 5, 2024. The video was published on April 7, 2024. [embedded content] Should you invest $1,000 in Apple right now? Before you buy stock in Apple, […]
Vanguard’s largest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, Vanguard Growth ETF, or Vanguard Value ETF — garner a lot of attention. And for good reason. They are all fine funds worth considering. But one less-discussed fund is the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEMKT: VV). Here’s why it […]
A concert venue built into a natural rock formation outside of Denver, CO Amy Sparwasser | iStock Editorial | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and employees. Two cities in […]
