North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said he’s willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a Trump administration official familiar with the policy told NBC News on Sunday. The news comes after Kim Jong Un went on an unofficial visit recently to Beijing, where he met with […]
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Stocks will retest their correction lows as easy money disappears, a Wall Street bear warns
He’s a Wall Street bear who sees more monster market moves coming — with the majority of them leaving stocks deep in the red. The Bleakley Advisory Group’s Peter Boockvar warns there’s more trouble brewing, because the era of easy money is ending, thanks to global central banks hiking borrowing […]
Zuckerberg to swap trademark T-shirt for a suit and tie in preparation for Congressional grilling
For Facebook, Tuesday is being seen as a kind of dreaded final exam. That’s when Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, will swap out his trademark gray T-shirts for a suit and tie, and embark on a two-day marathon of testimony on Capitol Hill. His goal? To apologize for Facebook’s […]
Today’s youth are increasingly unhappy and they reject capitalism
Today’s youth are increasingly unhappy with the way their elders are running the world. Their ire was most recently expressed when thousands of teenagers and others across the country marched on March 24 demanding more gun control, a little over a month after more than a dozen of their peers […]
How to make sure you’re investing with the right robo-advisor
You may want to take another look at your robo-advisor to make sure you’re investing with the right platform. As existing robo-advisors switch up or add new offerings and new entrants come into the market, the choices for where to invest and why are changing. That comes as Betterment recently […]
Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers tactics like Cambridge Analytica
Facebook is suspending a data analytics firm called CubeYou from the platform after CNBC notified the company that CubeYou was collecting information about users through quizzes. CubeYou misleadingly labeled “for non-profit academic research,” then shared that information with marketers. The scenario is eerily similar to how Cambridge Analytica received unauthorized […]
The 2018 BMW X3 xDrive30i is boring unless you pick the right add-ons
If you’re optioning an X3 xDrive30i, start with the standard “xLine design theme.” The executive tier adds the convenience, premium, and executive packages in one big bundle. That means gesture control, a heads-up display, surround-view cameras, a navigation system, a panoramic moonroof and about a dozen other features that transform […]
How investors can buy into Saudi Arabia’s reform, even without an international Aramco listing
Until recently, Saudi Arabia tantalized investors with a plan to float its mammoth oil and gas company’s initial public offering on an international exchange — then left them deflated after it shelved the idea. For now, Saudi Aramco will only be listed on the Tadawul, the country’s domestic exchange. However, […]
How soaring US oil exports may derail the crude rally, an energy expert says
The U.S. is exporting crude oil at a record pace with no signs of slowing down. That has the potential to unbalance a global oil market in recovery, says energy expert Tom Kloza. “The exports are what we need to focus on through the next 30 days,” Kloza, co-founder of […]
German authorities reportedly foil a knife attack in Berlin
The German daily Die Welt is reporting that police have foiled a knife attack on a half-marathon in Berlin. The paper says special police forces detained four men in connection with Sunday’s sports event. They said the main suspect was planning to killed participants and spectators with knives. German news […]