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Top 5 money lessons for kids as young as 5 years old

Top 5 money lessons for kids as young as 5 years old

It's never too early to teach your kids about money. Here are strategies to help you get started.

6 years ago
Even this oil spike can't lift the worst performing sector of the last decade

Even this oil spike can't lift the worst performing sector of the last decade

"Everyone is looking for income, so people are going to maybe take a slightly more positive, constructive view on energy," one analyst said.

6 years ago
Discounts fuel U.S. pick-up truck sales in a slowing market

Discounts fuel U.S. pick-up truck sales in a slowing market

U.S. automakers on Friday reported another year of stable sales of pick-up trucks, as discounts during the crucial holiday season and lower interest rates on vehicle loans attracted buyers while demand for passenger cars retreated further.



6 years ago
From low-profile private lounge, Ghosn's last exit from Japan

From low-profile private lounge, Ghosn's last exit from Japan

A quiet lounge in a corner of Japan's third-largest airport was likely the last stop for Carlos Ghosn before he fled the country, transforming the former Nissan chairman into one of the world's most famous fugitives.



6 years ago
Private equity's record $1.5 trillion cash pile comes with a new set of challenges

Private equity's record $1.5 trillion cash pile comes with a new set of challenges

Increased competition might make it harder to spend and get the same double-digit returns that made the group so popular.

6 years ago
Fed's Mester, who warned of inflation risks, says current policy 'well calibrated'

Fed's Mester, who warned of inflation risks, says current policy 'well calibrated'

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester, among the Fed policymakers most concerned that easy monetary policy would risk excessive inflation, said on Friday she has put those fears to rest for now and is willing to leave rates at their current level absent some substantial change in the economy.



6 years ago
Fed policymakers broadly see eye to eye on 2020 outlook

Fed policymakers broadly see eye to eye on 2020 outlook

Federal Reserve policymakers who last year were frequently at odds over where to set U.S. borrowing costs opened 2020 telegraphing confidence in the state of the economy and signaling broad agreement that monetary policy is right where it should be.



6 years ago
Police body camera maker Axon sues U.S. FTC over antitrust litigation

Police body camera maker Axon sues U.S. FTC over antitrust litigation

Axon Enterprise Inc on Friday sued the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a bid to have antitrust proceedings over an acquisition heard in a federal court and not in an internal FTC process, claiming that the FTC's ability to both prosecute and judge cases deprives companies of their constitutional rights.



6 years ago
Exxon signals fourth quarter weakness in chemicals and refining, offset by asset sale

Exxon signals fourth quarter weakness in chemicals and refining, offset by asset sale

Exxon Mobil Corp's fourth quarter operating results will decline from a year ago due to weakness in chemicals and refining, according to a regulatory filing and analyst comments on Friday.



6 years ago
Fed may need new approach to boost inflation, Daly says

Fed may need new approach to boost inflation, Daly says

The Federal Reserve could find itself fighting too-low inflation for years to come, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Friday, and may need a new policy framework to lift inflation back up to the Fed's 2% goal.



6 years ago
FTC challenges police body camera maker Axon's acquisition of rival Vievu

FTC challenges police body camera maker Axon's acquisition of rival Vievu

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday challenged police body camera maker Axon Enterprise Inc's completed acquisition of rival Vievu, saying it allowed the company to impose substantial price increases.



6 years ago
Oil, safe havens surge as U.S. strikes kill Iranian commander

Oil, safe havens surge as U.S. strikes kill Iranian commander

Oil prices rose over $2 a barrel and gold and other safe-haven assets jumped on Friday, as the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander in an air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions between the two powers.



6 years ago
Asian shares stumble, oil, gold up after U.S. strikes in Iraq

Asian shares stumble, oil, gold up after U.S. strikes in Iraq

Asian shares slipped on Friday, erasing early gains, while gold shone and oil prices spiked after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander, heightening geopolitical tensions.



6 years ago
Ryanair's O'Leary prepared for more 737 MAX delays: Wiwo

Ryanair's O'Leary prepared for more 737 MAX delays: Wiwo

Ryanair is prepared for further delays to the delivery of its Boeing 737 MAX airliners, its chief executive Michael O'Leary told German magazine Wirtschaftswoche, adding that he would only discuss compensation after the aircraft had been delivered.



6 years ago
Credit Suisse announces $1 billion 2020 share buyback program

Credit Suisse announces $1 billion 2020 share buyback program

Credit Suisse said on Friday it expects to buy back at least 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.03 billion) worth of shares until the end of 2020, subject to market and economic conditions, after completing a similar program last year.



6 years ago