Category: investments

Headline Jobs Is a Blowout, but Fed Likely to Resume Hikes Longer or Higher

Commentary The January jobs report Establishment Survey showed that the economy added 517,000 new jobs, wildly beyond the consensus estimate of  185,000 jobs. Net revisions for November and Decembber resulted in an additional 71,000 more jobs for the last three months. (It is generally believed that 200,000–250,000 jobs are required to accommodate population growth.) The…


Investing: Fixing Your Fixed-Income Portfolio

By Nellie S. Huang From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance After a brutal 2022, the outlook for fixed-income investments is much improved for 2023. With that in mind, here is a plan of action for your fixed-income portfolio in what promises to be a new bond market. Cash At long last, cash offers a decent yield—in some…


Southwest Airlines Discloses Impact of Late 2022 Meltdown, Outlook for 2023

Southwest Airlines suffered a fourth-quarter loss of $200 million because of an operational meltdown in late December. But the Dallas-based company still ended 2022 with a net income, according to the company’s Jan. 26 news release. Even so, the company projects the first quarter of 2023 will result in a net loss, “based on current…


Build Your Quality of Life by Investing in Your Lifestyle

Money is tight for many individuals and businesses right now, with inflation at historic highs and pressures on the economy coming from several directions at once, from the lingering effects of the pandemic to shipping hangups and the Ukraine war. In spite of the challenges, there’s good news: it’s possible to make your money and…


LIVE: Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…


Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…


LIVE 11/1, at 10:30 AM ET: Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…


How to Choose Your Business’s Next Investment

Choosing the right investments for your business can generate growth or stifle it without the right strategy in mind. Every company’s goals and trajectory are different, but there are a few core tips you can use to help guide your investment choices. Choosing your business’s next investment is about staying anchored in your goals and…


Retiring at 35 (Without Giving up Everything)

There are certain things that I would never give up. I’m talking about things like a delicious In-N-Out burger or my Netflix subscription. Okay, maybe I would give up Netflix. I mean, something’s gotta be up with the streaming service if it lost almost a million subscribers in the second quarter of 2022. However, when…