This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to quickly divide any length in half—without using math …read more
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Ask Tom: How to Find Measurements Without Math
Is the ‘The Big Short’ an accurate description of the financial crisis?
Now that there’s Hollywood proof that the ‘The Big Short’ is worth watching, it creates the question: How accurate is the movie on the events of the financial crisis? Several experts on the housing market, including the movie’s director, weigh in on the topic. …read more
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Today ‘Full House’ valued at roughly seven times original price
While Full House stopped airing 21 years ago, the estimated location of the home in the show gives the perfect example of San Francisco’s outrageous real estate market. A real estate agent discovered just how much the house would have sold for in 1987, along with how crazy expensive the house would be today. …read more
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Remember Trump Mortgage? Inside the GOP frontrunner’s failed mortgage venture
Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump may have claimed that he predicted the fall of the American housing market before the bubble burst, but that didn’t stop him from launching a mortgage venture of his own at the height of the mortgage boom. Anyone remember Trump Mortgage? …read more
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Career Education shares climb after quarterly earnings release
Career Education Corp. late Monday reported it swung to fourth-quarter earnings of $142.5 million, or $2.08 a share, from a loss of $25.6 million, or 38 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 8.1% to $199.9 million. The for-profit educator said in December that it will wind down its Le Cordon Blue operations in North America after failing to reach a deal with potential investors. Shares of Career Education rallied 6.4% in after-hours trading.
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Marathon Oil shares down after company unveils share offering
Marathon Oil Corp. said Monday it plans to offer 135 million shares of its common stock, granting underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to 20.25 million additional shares. The company said it plans to use net proceeds to strengthen its balance sheet and for general corporate purposes, including funding a portion of its capital program. Shares of Marathon fell 3.8% late Monday after ending the regular trading day up 2.2% at $8.21. Several energy companies are selling assets and issuing equity amid a persistent slump in oil prices.
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Marathon Oil shares down after company unveils share offering
Marathon Oil Corp. said Monday it plans to offer 135 million shares of its common stock, granting underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to 20.25 million additional shares. The company said it plans to use net proceeds to strengthen its balance sheet and for general corporate purposes, including funding a portion of its capital program. Shares of Marathon fell 3.8% late Monday after ending the regular trading day up 2.2% at $8.21. Several energy companies are selling assets and issuing equity amid a persistent slump in oil prices.
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Less Than Half of Households Are Saving
How well is America saving? The ninth annual America Saves Week survey has found that only two-fifths (40 percent) of U.S. households report good or excellent progress in “meeting their savings needs.” This widespread lack of savings progress is consistent with responses to other survey questions: Saving at least 5 percent of one’s income (49%) […] …read more
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Less Than Half of Households Are Saving
How well is America saving? The ninth annual America Saves Week survey has found that only two-fifths (40 percent) of U.S. households report good or excellent progress in “meeting their savings needs.” This widespread lack of savings progress is consistent with responses to other survey questions: Saving at least 5 percent of one’s income (49%) […] …read more
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Workday shares slide after fourth-quarter earnings release
Workday Inc. late Monday reported its fourth-quarter loss widened to $81.1 million, or 42 cents a share, from a loss of $59.5 million, or 32 cents a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the cloud software company would have lost a penny a share. Revenue jumped 43% to $323.4 million while subscription revenue surged 52% to $929.2 million. Analysts polled by FactSet had forecast a loss of 4 cents a share on revenue of $320 million. The company projected first-quarter revenue of $337 million to $339 million and subscription revenue of $277 million to $278 million. Shares of Workday fell 0.9% in after-hours trading.
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