Jeff Zucker says he would have changed the ownership share within RedBird IMI to close the sale – Clara Molden/Clara Molden The leader of the blocked takeover bid for The Telegraph has admitted he should not have given Abu Dhabi such a big role in the deal. Jeff Zucker, who heads RedBird IMI, said in […]
Jon Stewart says Joe Biden, 81, is just too old to be president. “When you watch him on television, you’re nervous, aren’t ya?” Stewart said on Friday. If Biden wins in November, he will be 82 on Inauguration Day and 86 by the time he leaves office. A second Trump term may be frightening, but […]
Few companies can polarize bulls and bears faster than Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Shares are up more than 1,100% in the last five years, which is certainly in the bulls’ favor. But bears question the high valuation and worry about the unpredictability of CEO Elon Musk. Sentiment is certainly strong on both sides. But what’s a […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A judge appeared disgusted Wednesday with an unlicensed and uninsured driver – with 19 previous traffic citations — who killed a bicyclist last fall, sending him to prison for at least two years. Julius Hopkins, 32, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of reckless driving resulting in death for […]
“Miss Mary, who will take care of us when they take our parents away?” This was a real question I received from a seventh-grade student at Roosevelt Middle School last week. I visit Roosevelt each week as part of ReadOKC’s Book Club/Reading Buddies program, where the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation pairs adult volunteers with […]
One of the hottest areas in the pharmaceutical space right now is weight loss. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have become staples for treating diabetes and obesity. Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) is the developer of Mounjaro and Zepbound, two popular medications used to treat those conditions. The main […]
This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Disappointing Boeing (BA) earnings drove the Dow to a small loss Wednesday, while a surprisingly positive reaction to Tesla (TSLA) results led that stock to its best day in two years (up 12%), […]
In today’s video, I discuss recent updates impacting Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and other semiconductor companies. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were the after-market prices of April 19, 2024. The video was published on April 19, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 […]
The IRS says all tax-deferred accounts are not the same and you can only match apples to apples for RMDs. – Getty Images Dear Fix My Portfolio, I have a tax-deferred annuity, a traditional IRA and a 403(b). Most Read from MarketWatch I turned 73 last year. I totaled my three balances as of Dec., […]
History suggests that investors would be making a wise choice by buying Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). But that’s only true if you buy it and hold it for a long period of time. And that can only happen if you understand what you have purchased and are willing to stick with the investment […]
(Bloomberg) — Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s leftist Economic Freedom Fighters, says he can offer investors something the country’s current rulers lack: clarity, consistency and transparency. Most Read from Bloomberg The EFF is vying to boost its sway in the May 29 election in which the ruling African National Congress may lose its national […]
Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) has one very major positive to boast: Its distribution yield is a huge 8.1%. But don’t get so enamored of the high yield that you overlook the rest of the story. In fact, while the fat yield is attractive, the master limited partnership (MLP) backing it has some very material negatives. […]