A sunken city and an Instagrammer’s dream: Dubai’s new water attractions tap into revenge tourism trend

The Deep Dive Dubai pool has been verified by Guinness World Records as the world’s deepest swimming pool Deep Dive Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Aside from the year-round sun and a mammoth well-serviced international airport, Dubai keeps drawing in hordes of overseas visitors due to an unmatched flair for publicity bolstered by a…

Consumer watchdog signals ‘a closer look’ at record-high credit card rates as balances jump

Credit cards are one of the easiest and most common ways to borrow money — but also one of the most expensive. Now the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking into just how much banks charge in credit card interest. With inflation surging, consumers have increasingly turned to credit cards to make ends meet, prompting the federal…

Consumer cash flow is about to grow again, and that could be key to avoiding a recession

Customers shop at a Walmart in Houston on Aug. 4, 2021. Brandon Bell | Getty Images After a year-long dip, household cash flow will begin growing again right after Christmas, and accelerate through the new year, according to new research by analysts at Goldman Sachs. These gains will reverse a year of negative growth of…

That mysterious New Jersey deli once owned by a publicly traded company is closed, regulatory filing shows

Hometown Deli, Paulsboro, N.J. Mike Calia | CNBC The small, money-losing New Jersey deli that was once the sole asset of a publicly traded company with a bizarre market capitalization of $100 million has been sold and closed, according to a regulatory filing. Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, New Jersey, had been “temporarily closed” on…

Citi projects UK inflation to breach 18% in January as energy prices skyrocket

In this article CTRN Citigroup said it had identified the cause of the flash crash and corrected the error “within minutes.” Jim Dyson | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. inflation is on course to exceed 18% in January as the country’s energy price cap enters the stratosphere, Citi economists are projecting….

Single-stock ETFs are ‘way too risky for 99% of investors,’ advisor says. What to know before adding one to your portfolio

Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Most investors think of exchange-traded funds as a simple way to buy a diversified basket of individual stocks tracking an index or with exposure to a particular theme. But now there are also so-called single-stock ETFs, allowing leveraged bets on individual stocks. However, regulators and advisors warn these…

Almost half of Americans are holding on to $21 billion in unused gift cards, store credits

A pedestrian carries shopping bags in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Even as many people struggle to stretch their incomes amid high inflation, it turns out there’s money they already have they’re probably overlooking — unused gift cards. To that point, 47% of…

Zoom pares back annual forecast as revenue growth slows to single digits

In this article ZM Eric Yuan, founder and chief executive officer of Zoom Video Communications Inc., speaks during the BoxWorks 2019 Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg Zoom Video Communications shares fell as much as 8% in extended trading on Monday after…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AMC, Signify Health, Netflix and more

In this article WYNN AMZN CRM NVDA Netflix is expanding its push into mobile gaming. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday Monday: AMC — Shares of the theater chain dropped nearly 42% as investors weighed the company’s new preferred share class and news that rival…

$14.9M palatial estate in Connecticut priced to break local record

Hidden behind a stone wall spanning 1,500 feet in one of Connecticut’s wealthiest neighborhoods is a palatial estate with a great room inspired by a Scottish castle. The brick-and-limestone residence, built in 1929, is the most expensive home for sale in New Canaan with a $14.9 million price tag. Prices in the wealthy enclave, about…

AMC’s new ‘APE’ units are a meme-friendly way for the theater chain to raise cash fast

In this article AMC AMC Entertainment has embarked on a meme-friendly experiment to give a token reward to its retail investor base while also creating a backdoor way to raise more cash down the line. The theater chain’s new preferred share class — called “APE” units — begin trading on Monday after being distributed to…