The U.S. retirement system gets a ‘C+’ grade, experts say — even though it’s worth $39 trillion. Here’s why

In this article MERC Siriporn Wongmanee / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images The U.S. retirement system may seem flush — yet it ranks poorly in relation to those in other developed nations. Collectively, Americans had more than $39 trillion in wealth earmarked for old age at the end of 2021, according to the Investment…

Billionaire Lukas Walton’s family office accelerates impact-investing push

Lucas Walton Builders Vision, the investing and philanthropy platform of billionaire Lukas Walton, has shifted its $1 billion endowment into what it calls “impact investments,” leading a broader shift in family offices to connect their investing and giving. Chicago-based Builders Vision will announce today that its Builders Initiative Foundation has moved 90% of its endowment…

India’s rice export ban: The Asian countries set to be hit hard — and those that’ll profit

In this article 8604.T-JP Rice production in India has fallen by 5.6% year on year as of September in light of below-average monsoon rainfall, which has affected harvest, Nomura said. Rebecca Conway | Getty Images News | Getty Images India, the world’s largest rice exporter, has banned shipments of broken rice — a move that…

You can visit Bhutan again — if you’re willing to cough up $200 a day in fees

The Kingdom of Bhutan is reopening to tourists on Friday with a hefty hike to its daily tourist tax. Before the country closed its borders in March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, travelers to Bhutan were required to pay a minimum daily package rate of $200-$250 — depending on the time of year….

Home Depot’s customers have been resilient despite economic headwinds, CEO says

In this article FDX HD Home Depot‘s business has remained strong even as turbulent economic conditions pinch consumers’ wallets, CEO Ted Decker told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday. His comments were in response to Cramer questioning him about whether he has seen the same signs of recession that FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam warned of on…

Wall Street’s top analysts bet on these stocks as economic uncertainty increases

Apple CEO Tim Cook presents the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 7, 2022.  Carlos Barria | Reuters The market outlook is becoming increasingly uncertain, given unwieldy inflation and a slowing economy. Stocks ended Friday with losses. They were ultimately unable to bounce back from a…

Cramer’s lightning round: I don’t want to own Nikola

Loading chart… Albemarle Corp: “I suggest that you wait for it to come down a little, but I do like the situation very much.” Loading chart… Nikola Corp: “I think that stock is lethal, frankly. … I don’t want to own it.” Loading chart… ICL Group Ltd: “I like this company.” Loading chart… Cheniere Energy…

‘It’s belt-tightening time’ — How to save as food inflation jumps more than 11% in a year

Going to the grocery store isn’t getting any cheaper. Rising food costs helped push inflation higher again last month, despite a drop in gas prices. The food index alone rose 11.4% over the past year, according to the latest consumer price index figures — marking the biggest 12-month jump since May 1979. The food-at-home index, a measure…

Tesla aims to cut wildfire smoke exposure for Nevada Gigafactory workers, memo explains

Water tender crews monitor a backfire during the Mosquito fire in Foresthill, an unincorporated area of Placer County, California on September 13, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images As a massive wildfire chewed through tens of thousands of acres in California over the past week, smoke and ash billowed into nearby towns including…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Rail stocks, Arconic, NextEra Energy and more

In this article UNP DHR NEE ARNC NSC CSX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Union Pacific (UNP), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC) – Rail stocks are all higher in the premarket following news of a tentative agreement that prevents a rail workers’ strike. CSX – which also named former Ford Motor…

The ‘good news is they will be regulated,’ Harvard fellow says of watchdog crackdown on ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders

The party may be over for “buy now, pay later.” The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that these installment payments come with “several areas of risk of consumer harm,” including data harvesting, debt accumulation and “loan stacking” — or juggling multiple payment plans at once. Buy now, pay later lenders — including companies such…