Month: January 2020

The tax benefits of buying a home differ by income and residency. …read more […]

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE) shares are down a considerable 31% in the last… …read more […]

A common fear people have about investing is that it’s gambling. They think they would lose on average. But that’s not the case and investors who lose often have a common trait—they don’t know when to leave the game. Having an exit strategy is important, and a stop loss order can be a crucial part of that strategy. Designed to minimize losses and possibly lock in gains, stop loss orders can be an investor’s best friend.
What is a Stop Loss Order?
A stop loss order is a command to sell a security at a certain price. The goal is to limit …read more […]

Dividend paying stocks like Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) tend to be popular with investors, and for good… …read more […]

Q1 2020 Skyworks Solutions Inc Earnings Call …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration expanded its trademark steel and aluminum tariffs to cover certain imported nails, staples, electrical wires and some downstream parts that go into automobiles and tractors, among other products.The decision comes almost two years after the administration implemented tariffs on imports of foreign raw steel and aluminum that President Donald Trump said threatened the viability of the domestic industries and therefore threatened U.S. national security.Some imports of derivative aluminum products would be subject to an additional 10% duty, while some derivative steel products would be slapped with a 25% tariff, he said.Argentina, Australia, Canada and Mexico …read more […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation increasing tariffs on derivative steel products by an additional 25 percent and boosting duties on derivative aluminum products by an additional 10 percent. Trump said Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea are exempt from the additional tariffs on derivative steel products, and Argentina, Australia, Canada and Mexico are exempt from the added duties on derivative aluminum articles. Trump has imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to help boost U.S. production, which he says is a national security issue. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — PG&E Corp. could be ordered by a federal judge to restrict bonuses and incentives for supervisors and other high-ranking employees until the company meets obligations under its wildfire-prevention plan.As PG&E struggles to prove it can operate safely after a series of devastating wildfires blamed on its equipment. U.S. District Judge William Alsup threatened in a filing Friday to tie incentive pay “exclusively” to meeting goals for fire mitigation and other safety issues. He directed the company to explain in writing by Feb. 12 why he shouldn’t issue such an order.The bankrupt utility disclosed this month that it had …read more […]

The husband-and-wife owners of DC Solar, a California solar company that caused Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc to take a $377 million charge last year, pleaded guilty on Friday to involvement in an estimated $912 million Ponzi scheme. Jeff Carpoff, 49, pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, while Paulette Carpoff, 46, pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. …read more […]

OPEC members are discussing a potential extension of the oil production cuts through the end of 2020, an OPEC source told Russian news agency TASS on Friday. …read more […]