By Danielle DiMartino Booth Commentary by author via CNBC It’s no longer a secret that an abundance of anger is churning among many working men and women who feel they’ve been excluded by the current economic recovery and the longest span of job creation in postwar history. The funny thing about a sense of abandonment is that more often than not, anger follows.
Day: February 18, 2017
What Happens to an IRA When Its Owner Passes Away?
IRAs were created to help people save enough to meet their financial needs in retirement. But often, people die before they’ve completely used up their IRA money.
The Estate Tax
“The man of great wealth owes a peculiar obligation to the State, because he derives special advantages from the mere existence of government. Not only should he recognize this obligation in the way he leads his daily life and in the way he earns and spends his money, but it should also be recognized by the way in which he pays for the protection the States gives him.”
Better Buy: Berkshire Hathaway vs. Coca-Cola
Today, those 400 million shares of Coke stock are worth over $16 billion. And it gets even better: At its current rate of $0.35 per share in quarterly dividends, Berkshire will receive $560 million in income from Coke this year.
Trump scrambles to find next top national security adviser
Gov. Chris Sununu and HHS Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers detailed their multi-prong strategy Friday to make use of $6.3 million in federal grants over the next two years to fight the opioid epidemic.
T-Mobile Has a Lot of Negotiating Power in Any Merger Talks with Sprint
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In The Trump Age, Developers Are Building Apps To Help Refugees
The refugee ban has led to the creation of several new apps designed to help refugees, who often carry smartphones. For refugees escaping conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere, simply communicating with people in new countries can be a big challenge.
Election tourism: Out-of-state voters swamp NH
TV said Friday it “will cease broadcasting in the coming months” after selling its TV broadcasting rights to the Federal Communications Commission.
Cheryl LeBlanc’s Nature Vision: Nuthatches
Gov. Chris Sununu and HHS Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers detailed their multi-prong strategy Friday to make use of $6.3 million in federal grants over the next two years to fight the opioid epidemic.
Last Week’s Rare Bird Alert
Gov. Chris Sununu and HHS Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers detailed their multi-prong strategy Friday to make use of $6.3 million in federal grants over the next two years to fight the opioid epidemic.
Dish Network put on clock to activate unused spectrum
Dish Network Corp. spent more than $3 billion five years ago on a trove of radio frequencies to exploit the mobile video revolution that’s vanquishing traditional media services such as the company’s namesake satellite-TV product. But the radio waves sit idle, and the company led by its founder, billionaire Charlie Ergen, is running into government demands that it utilize the spectrum.
Hudson man charged in Nashua rape
TV said Friday it “will cease broadcasting in the coming months” after selling its TV broadcasting rights to the Federal Communications Commission.
Watch a fire truck fall off the side of a freeway during…
A major rain storm underway in California has already caused significant damage throughout the Los Angeles area on Friday night. A portion of Interstate 15 was washed away, KABC reporter Rob McMillan said, leaving a San Bernardino County fire truck teetering off the side of the road.
Joe Scarborough calls Trump a ‘fake president’ for calling…
Scarborough’s comments followed Trump’s earlier tweet against the news media in which he said, “The FAKE NEWS media is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!” Trump’s words – his harshest yet toward journalists and, by extension, the First Amendment – were viewed as authoritarian in tone. It caps off what has been another tumultuous week for Trump, and marks the end of an equally stormy first month in the White House.
3G Capital’s austere empire-building weighs on Kraft’s Unilever bid
Buyout firm 3G Capital managed to build a consumer empire with a market value of over $140 billion in just seven years. Yet its ruthless approach to costs may end up hampering 3G-backed Kraft Heinz Co’s $143 billion bid for Unilever Plc .
NH TV station sold to FCC for $100M, will go off air
A New Hampshire television station that debuted in 2014 has been sold at auction to the Federal Communications Commission for an estimated $100 million and will go off the air in the coming months. Bill Binnie of WBIN-TV said Friday that proceeds from the sale will be used by the company to acquire other media assets in digital, outdoor and radio areas.