How to start investing in stocks with little or no experience
Investing for the first time can be downright intimidating. It can bring up a whole host of nerve racking questions: Is it too risky? Is now the…
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‘Everybody is scared of 2021.’ Europeans are losing jobs, businesses and hope
Last year was looking like a record breaker for Chris Wiseheart’s transport company in Prague. Wiseheart, originally from Detroit, had built…
Continue ReadingMarriott’s CEO is reducing his schedule during pancreatic cancer fight
Marriott International’s president and CEO Arne Sorenson is reducing his demanding schedule for “several months” as he continues to…
Continue ReadingHere’s when McDonald’s is bringing back the Shamrock Shake
St. Patrick’s Day is several weeks away, but McDonald’s is already getting ready with the arrival of the Shamrock Shake. Beginning…
Continue ReadingAfter a wild 2020, all bets are off in this year’s streaming wars
2020 was supposed to be the kickoff of the streaming wars — the year when new contenders battled Netflix to take their own slice of the streaming…
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Hedge funds are getting crushed by the worst short squeeze in a quarter century
Hedge funds that bet against GameStop and other stocks have been crushed by the Reddit army — and they’re infecting the rest of Wall…
Continue ReadingNike made a hands-free shoe and you have to see it to believe it
Nike’s newest shoe is “easy on, easy off” for those who can’t put their shoes on without assistance — or cannot be…
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5 things to know for February 2: Covid-19, stimulus, White House, GameStop, Myanmar
Happy Groundhog Day! Will we get more winter? Will we get an early spring? Will we ever spell “Punxsutawney Phil” correctly on the first…
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Silver is surging but users on WallStreetBets say they’re not behind the rally
The silver market is the latest flashpoint in the Reddit mania that took over Wall Street last week. Silver futures surged as much as 13% to Monday,…
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Speculation moves to silver, but it’s not clear who’s behind it
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Continue ReadingHouse panel launches probe into meatpackers’ coronavirus response
A panel of House representatives is launching an investigation into how major meat processors and OSHA handled coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking…
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The GameStop frenzy is moving fast. Catch up here
If you thought the GameStop drama was over, think again. ICYMI: Last week, a tense showdown played out on Wall Street. It was a David vs. Goliath…
Continue ReadingGoogle investors may have forgotten how much lawmakers want to rein in Big Tech
Over the past few years, Google owner Alphabet’s stock had lagged compared to the stellar rise of big techs like the other FAANG members and…
Continue ReadingRobinhood CEO details 3:30 am call to put up $3 billion
Robinhood received a startling 3:30 am call from its clearinghouse during last week’s Reddit-inspired market chaos asking for the free-trading…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry wins ‘significant damages’ in legal dispute with UK newspaper
Prince Harry has settled a legal dispute with the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline, accepting what his legal team called “significant…
Continue ReadingElon Musk: Bitcoin is on the verge of broad acceptance
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared his support for bitcoin, boosting the price of the cryptocurrency in the process. In an interview Sunday on…
Continue ReadingSilver surges as Reddit army targets precious metals
Move over GameStop, Reddit mania is spreading to the precious metals market. Silver futures surged as much as 13% to Monday, touching five-month…
Continue ReadingGlobal stocks rise as Wall Street braces for more turbulence
Global stocks and US futures advanced Monday as Wall Street prepared for what could be another week of rocky trading fueled by small investors on…
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Melvin Capital hedge fund lost 53% in the GameStop frenzy
Melvin Capital, a premier Wall Street hedge fund entangled in the frenzy over GameStop, lost 53% in January, a source familiar with the matter told…
Continue ReadingFox News focuses its ire on Liz Cheney as Democrats fume over Marjorie Taylor Greene
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Trump-backed QAnon supporter, is a fountain of misinformation, conspiracy theories and hateful rhetoric, and…
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