When athleisure brand Vuori launched in 2015, it was headquartered in a garage, sold only men’s shorts and couldn’t get investors to give it the time of day. Now, the Carlsbad, California, retailer is expanding globally, backed by a string of marquee investors including General Atlantic, SoftBank and Norwest Venture Partners, after raising $825 million … Read more
January 20, 2024 Jim and Chris discuss listeners questions relating to Social Security, Roth conversions, taxes, CRTs, beneficiaries, and MYGAs. (2:45) A Texan listener looks for clarification on a Social Security spousal benefit for someone not living in the US, marrying someone who is not a US resident. (10:15) George from Massachusetts asks about converting … Read more
Kenny Malone, Jeff Guo, Adrian Ma Kenny Malone, Jeff Guo, Adrian Ma 2024 was a wild year for the U.S. economy: The economy did well in terms of inflation and unemployment, but vibes ruled the roost. (Mostly didn’t feel great!) Additionally, Bitcoin went to the moon and some wacky stuff was happening with unemployment and … Read more
The market is entering the final two trading days of 2024, and stocks are set to post another strong year of gains. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) once again led the charge in 2024, rising more than 30% thus far while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) has risen over 25%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) is … Read more
By Aaditya GovindRao and Roushni Nair (Reuters) – Goodman Group’s stock has been on a hot streak this year, shining bright among its Australian real-estate peers as the artificial intelligence boom has driven a frenzied demand for data centres. Global “hyperscalers”, or large-scale cloud service providers, such as Amazon, Microsoft and Meta, have been spending … Read more
Dow Jones Today — Stock futures showed a slight rise on Wednesday as investors awaited the much-anticipated quarterly earnings report from Nvidia, the leading AI chipmaker. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 all climbed by 0.2% early in the session, signaling a potential positive start for the day. … Read more
Chicago Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon calls out to players during the first half of the team’s WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty, May 23, 2024, in New York. Frank Franklin II | AP Startup basketball league Unrivaled announced on Monday it’s closed a Series A funding round, raising an additional $28 million before … Read more