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How to avoid a big tax penalty on your retirement savings

How to avoid a big tax penalty on your retirement savings

The IRS requires savers to make withdrawals from their retirement accounts starting at 70½. What you need to know.

6 years ago
Value stocks have 'never been this cheap,' Bank of America says

Value stocks have 'never been this cheap,' Bank of America says

Value stocks, those with stable fundamentals and subpar valuations, haven't been this cheap since the financial crisis, according to Bank of America.

6 years ago
EasyJet, Jet2.com buy Thomas Cook's UK airport slots

EasyJet, Jet2.com buy Thomas Cook's UK airport slots

British budget airlines easyJet and Jet2.com have bought the take-off and landing slots of failed travel company Thomas Cook at London Gatwick and Manchester airports, respectively.



6 years ago
Even Facebook’s Libra can’t escape the fintech establishment

Even Facebook’s Libra can’t escape the fintech establishment

FastCompany | Howard Yu and Jialu Shan | Nov 6, 2019 Despite Facebook’s reach, IMD professor Howard Yu and research fellow Jialu Shan break down how its Libra digital currency is no match for legacy financial institutions. To understand the impact of Visa’s and Mastercard’s withdrawal to Libra is to understand their enormous influence in

6 years ago
S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as trade-fueled rally pauses

S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as trade-fueled rally pauses

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes opened slightly lower on Friday after a record run this week fueled by rising hopes of a U.S.-China trade truce and an upbeat corporate earnings season.



6 years ago
Total says to avoid fuel shortage as strike escalates at Feyzin refinery

Total says to avoid fuel shortage as strike escalates at Feyzin refinery

French energy major Total said on Friday it was taking measures to avoid fuel and other products shortages after striking workers blocked distribution from its 110,000 barrels-per-day Feyzin refinery.



6 years ago
With discounts galore and Taylor Swift, Alibaba eyes another record Singles' Day

With discounts galore and Taylor Swift, Alibaba eyes another record Singles' Day

Alibaba Group will kick off its annual 24-hour shopping extravaganza on Monday with deals and deep discounts galore, and a performance by American popstar Taylor Swift to top it all, as it pushes to rake in another record Singles' Day sales.



6 years ago
Japanese companies likely to spurn Saudi Aramco IPO: JXTG president

Japanese companies likely to spurn Saudi Aramco IPO: JXTG president

Japanese companies are unlikely to invest in Saudi Aramco's blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) because it is difficult to evaluate the value of the world's biggest oil company, the head of Japan's largest refiner said on Friday.



6 years ago
Exclusive: Alibaba planning launch of $15 billion HK listing for last week of November - sources

Exclusive: Alibaba planning launch of $15 billion HK listing for last week of November - sources

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to launch a Hong Kong share offering to raise $10 billion to $15 billion in the final week of November, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.



6 years ago
US DHS Awards Mavennet $182K for Cross-Border Oil Import Tracking Using Blockchain

US DHS Awards Mavennet $182K for Cross-Border Oil Import Tracking Using Blockchain

Mavennet and US Department Homeland Security | Patrick Mandic | Nov 6, 2019 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $182,700 to Toronto-based Mavennet Systems, Inc. to adapt its oil and gas industry blockchain security technology for Custom Border Protection (CBP) to track cross-border oil imports. “Accurately tracking

6 years ago
GE unit orders 25 Airbus jets including 12 Rolls-powered A330neo: sources

GE unit orders 25 Airbus jets including 12 Rolls-powered A330neo: sources

Leasing giant GECAS, the aircraft leasing subsidiary of General Electric , has ordered 25 Airbus aircraft including a rare purchase of jets powered by GE's rival engine maker Rolls-Royce, two people familiar with the matter said.



6 years ago
How I conquered the 8 biggest fears about starting a business

How I conquered the 8 biggest fears about starting a business

Ravin Gandhi sold his manufacturing company to a multibillion-dollar Japanese conglomerate, but his big success almost never happened. Gandhi says eight fears typically experienced by young entrepreneurs almost stopped him.

6 years ago
Why these investors might face a surprise tax bill around the corner

Why these investors might face a surprise tax bill around the corner

There's a downside to strong stock markets: Mutual funds that you're holding in a taxable account might be offloading some hefty gains in December. Why you could face a surprise tax.

6 years ago
New PSA-Fiat Chrysler management to try to improve cost savings: PSA CEO

New PSA-Fiat Chrysler management to try to improve cost savings: PSA CEO

The value of the cost savings announced in the planned merger between Peugeot owner PSA and Fiat Chrysler is nominal, and its management will try to improve that over time, PSA's chief executive told French BFM Business radio on Friday.



6 years ago
Rare permit for Keystone oil pipeline in spotlight after spills

Rare permit for Keystone oil pipeline in spotlight after spills

The massive Keystone pipeline has been transporting oil from Canada to the United States at a higher-than-standard level of pressure since it started operating in 2010, thanks to a special permit granted by U.S. regulators on the condition operator TC Energy Corp would monitor the line closely.



6 years ago