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Business, Stocks

“Tesla Tops $100 Billion as Record Run Lifts Market Value Past Volkswagen”

“After topping the combined value of Ford and GM earlier this month, Tesla is set to overtake Volkswagen as the second most-valuable carmaker in the world as a record run in shares lifts Elon Musk’s company past the $100 billion… Continue Reading…

Business

“Boeing is in talks to borrow $10 billion or more as 737 Max crisis wears on”

“Boeing is in talks with banks to secure a loan of $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company faces rising costs stemming from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max planes. The company has… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Internet shutdowns cost the global economy $8 billion last year, report says”

“More than 18,000 hours of internet shutdowns around the world caused by deliberate government action costmore than $8 billion in 2019, a new report estimates… The report, which examines partial and total shutdowns across 122 countries, was published by the internet… Continue Reading…

Economy

“…World’s Richest Gain $1.2 Trillion”

“…the richer they were at the start of the year, the richer they got. The world’s 500 wealthiest people tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index added $1.2 trillion, boosting their collective net worth 25% to $5.9 trillion… Leading the 2019… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Global stock markets gained $17 trillion in value in 2019”

“Global stock markets have been on a torrid run in 2019, adding more than $17 trillion in total value, according to Deutsche Bank calculations. The value of global equities began the year just under $70 trillion but has now surpassed… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Feds Collect Record Taxes Through November; But Still Run $343.3 Billion Deficit…”

“The federal government collected record total tax revenues of $470,706,000,000 in October and November, the first two months of fiscal 2020, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. Despite collecting that record amount in taxes, however, the federal government still… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Why Exxon’s Stock Could Hit $100 In 2020”

“Exxon investors’ long-time suffering may end in the New Year. Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) could soon go from bleeding cash to gushing profits, with some serious upside.   Bank of America Merrill Lynch has even tapped XOM as its top 2020… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Black Friday shoppers drop record-breaking $7.4B in online sales”

“On Black Friday, shoppers spent a record-breaking $7.4 billion, according to preliminary data published by Adobe Analytics, which measures transactions from 80 of the top 100 online retailers. It marks the second-largest online sales day ever, falling slightly short of last year’s Cyber… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

Early Withdrawal: “The $51,000 mistake thousands of retirement savers have made”

“Nearly half (49%) of people with retirement accounts have withdrawn the money early, according to data released Thursday by Bankrate. Other data show a similar pattern: In a survey of more than 1,000 adults released this year by MagnifyMoney, roughly half… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Millennial bets most of his savings on one of the stock market’s riskiest plays — and he’s about to cash in $1.5 million”

“…  he took most of the cash he managed to save from his day job and put it to work in one of the riskiest corners of the market. He claims he purchased about $100,000 worth of Direxion Daily Financial… Continue Reading…