UK bank RBS announces first dividend in 10 years
The Royal Bank of Scotland announced Friday the intention to pay its first dividend in a decade, once its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is finalized. While well below the pre-crisis payout, the ability to offer a...
Big jobs report Friday: Strong payrolls growth expected for July with unemployment rate set to fall to 3.9%
July’s employment report is expected to show solid job growth of 190,000, but wage growth is expected to remain on the tepid side, at about the same pace as last quarter. The unemployment rate is expected to improve to 3.9...
Michael Cohen reportedly secured a $10 million deal with Trump donor to advance a nuclear project
Just days before federal agents raided Michael Cohen’s home and office, Donald Trump’s then-personal lawyer secured a $10 million agreement with a top donor, The Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. The payment was conditional on...
China trade relations get nastier, but US officials hold out hope for NAFTA deal
The U.S. trade fight is getting nastier and it’s more likely to escalate, but administration officials are hoping to make real progress on NAFTA, a development that could give some comfort to a troubled stock market. President Donald Trump Wednesday...
The Trump administration is headed for a gigantic debt headache
Swelling government debt levels are shaping up to be the biggest economic challenge for President Donald Trump, a problem that could spill into the stock market. This week’s Treasury Department announcement that it would have to increase the amount of...
Apple just hit a trillion but its stock performance has been dwarfed by the other tech giants
Apple first surpassed $900 billion in market value back on November 8, 2017. Over these last 9 months, Apple’s stock price has risen 18 percent, fairly in line with the Nasdaq-100 index, but far outperforming both the S&P 500 and...
Trump-China trade war is ‘like pro wrestling’ but sometimes folks still get hurt: Pimco advisor
Trade war tensions could get worse before they get better. And if the U.S. and China aren’t careful, one or both nations could get hurt, Joachim Fels, global economic advisor at Pimco, told CNBC on Thursday. “I don’t think a...
Wilbur Ross and Chris Coons: How the US can level the playing field as China pours money into Africa
The African continent offers real opportunities thanks to some of the world’s fastest growing economies and an expanding labor force. As a Cabinet Secretary and a Democratic Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, respectively, we agree that the United...
Here’s how much you have to earn to be in the top 0.01% in every US state
We already let you in on how much the top 1 percent earn, but the top 0.01 percent of U.S. earners are in an entirely different league. According to a new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report, to be in the...
Square makes tiny profit on bitcoin and says it won’t be a money ‘engine’ anytime soon
Square generated $37 million in revenue on bitcoin in the second quarter but it spent almost as much to offer free trading of the volatile cryptocurrency on its Square Cash App. For now, the payments start-up says it’s not relying...
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