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Investors looking for solid dividend plays should take a look at Apple, American Tower, and IBM. …read more […]

The New York tabloid Daily News cut half of its newsroom staff Monday including Jim Rich, the paper’s editor in chief. The paper was sold to Tronc Inc. last year for $1, with the owner of the Chicago Tribune assuming liabilities and debt. The newspaper has been a key fixture in New York City for the last century. …read more […]

Some Uber drivers are reportedly charging customers $80 to $150 after falsely reporting that riders vomited inside their vehicles, according to a Miami Herald report. As detailed by the Miami Herald, the Uber driver sends false photos of the incident to Uber management, who then initiates the fee. …read more […]

The Wall Street Journal had reported on Sunday that Tesla had turned to some suppliers for a refund of previously made payments in a bid to turn a profit, citing a memo sent by a Tesla global supply manager. Concern that the memo signalled that money-losing Tesla was scrambling to find cash to fund its current operations and multiple long-term projects had sent shares down. Any pricing adjustments would improve Tesla’s “future cash flows, but not impact our ability to achieve profitability in Q3,” the spokesperson added. …read more […]

Leading the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) rumor mill today is news of repair videos leaking. Repair Videos: A series of official videos on how to perform repairs on Apple devices have leaked, reports 9to5Mac. The videos were found on Reddit and uploaded to YouTube. …read more […]

Trump also said former campaign adviser Carter Page, the subject of government documents released over the weekend, wasn’t a spy or an agent of Russia. “Carter Page wasn’t a spy, wasn’t an agent of the Russians – he would have cooperated with the FBI. It was a fraud and a hoax designed to target Trump,” the president said in a series of tweets quoting Tom Fitton, president of the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch. …read more […]

Berkshire Hathaway is the closest thing to a tax-efficient version of an index fund. …read more […]

The New York Daily News, the city’s scrappy, 99-year-old tabloid, is laying off half of its editorial staff, as U.S. newspapers continue to struggle with sharply declining advertising revenue and readership, it said on Monday. The cuts at the Pulitzer Prize-winning daily paper, known for eye-catching front-page headlines and taking on the city’s power players, including real estate developer Donald Trump long before he was elected president, drew criticism from both average readers and politicians who bristled at how the paper covered them. Owner Tronc Inc said the cuts are intended to make the paper a stronger competitor …read more […]

Shares of Amazon (AMZN) dipped nearly 2% shortly after the open on Monday, but the stock quickly bounced off that low as investors appeared unsure how to digest a handful of interesting headlines related to the e-commerce behemoth. …read more […]

U.S. sales of existing homes fell 0.6 percent in June, the third straight monthly decline, as higher prices and a limited supply of listings have sidelined many would-be buyers. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that homes sold last month at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 5.38 million. Sam Khater, chief economist at mortgage buyer Freddie Mac, said the lack of meaningful pay raises could weigh on the housing market. …read more […]

Tesla has asked some suppliers to refund money paid by the electric car maker since 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-asks-suppliers-for-cash-back-to-help-turn-a-profit-1532301091?mod=hp_lead_pos4 on Sunday citing a memo. The memo, which the paper said was sent by a global supply manager, described the request as essential to Tesla’s continued operation and characterized it as an investment in the car company to continue the long-term growth between both players. Tesla did not respond to a series of emails and phone calls seeking comment. …read more […]

Owing money in retirement isn’t ideal — but most people do. Seventy percent of U.S. households headed by people ages 65 to 74 had at least some debt in 2016, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of Consumer Finances. Mortgage debt, especially, can be a huge burden in retirement. …read more […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday blamed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for inciting a war of words with President Donald Trump, who warned that verbal threats could escalate into military conflict with the U.S. …read more […]

The meal-kit provider closed lower every single day last week, but the stock has still soared more than 80% since bottoming out in April. …read more […]

Tesla has asked some suppliers to refund money paid by the electric car maker since 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing a memo. The memo, which the paper said was sent by a global supply manager, described the request as essential to Tesla’s continued operation and characterized it as an investment in the car company to continue the long-term growth between both players. Tesla could not be immediately reached for comment, although the WSJ quoted the company as confirming it is seeking price reductions for projects, some of which date back to 2016. …read more […]