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SeventyFour | iStock | Getty Images Company: SLM Corp. (SLM) Business: SLM originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It also offers retail deposit accounts, including certificates of deposit, money market deposit accounts, and high-yield savings accounts. In addition, it

It’s time to dust off one of the oldest and most conservative methods of valuing stocks: the dividend discount model (DDM). This is one of the basic applications of financial theory that is taught in any introductory finance class. The theory is easy to grasp. A stock is worth its price if that price is exceeded

The Reporting Requirements of Contingent Liabilities Contingent liabilities are liabilities that depend on the outcome of an uncertain event. These obligations are likely to become liabilities in the future. Contingent liabilities must pass two thresholds before they can be reported in financial statements. First, it must be possible to estimate the value of the contingent liability.

Millennials are a generation of significant income inequality. Wealthy, college educated millennials who have had a chance to pay down their student loan debt or were able to not have student loan debt comprise most of the millennials who now own homes. However, millennials without a college degree have 19% less family wealth than previous

When stocks are soaring and initial public offerings (IPOs) are raking in the money, it can seem like a bull market will never end. Nevertheless, market downturns are inevitable and when the fall from grace occurs—as it has many times in the stock market’s history—textbook conditions for delisting can be created. Here we examine the

In this article BLK Larry Fink David Orrell | CNBC Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could accelerate the adoption of digital currencies by central banks, according to BlackRock’s Larry Fink. The CEO of the $10 trillion-asset money manager called it one of the “less discussed” outcomes of the war, which began one month ago, in his

May 31, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, an event that only recently has come to the wider attention of the American public. Although it was one of the worst race massacres in American history, it took 76 years for it to be investigated by the Oklahoma Legislature. Even many residents

Cash App is a popular peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service owned by Block, Inc. (SQ) (formerly Square Inc.), a leader in the financial technology industry. Cash App is just one part of Block’s business offerings, which also include software and point-of-sale hardware for businesses of all sizes as well as cryptocurrency services. Since going public in

In this article GME NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen just bought another 100,000 shares of the video game retailer on Tuesday, bringing his ownership to 11.9% as the activist investor tries to push the company into e-commerce. The meme stock jumped as high as about 20% in after-hours trading Tuesday

Buying a house can be a complicated process, one that most people are generally unprepared for and don’t really understand. Within the stages of buying and selling a home—from the offer, to the home inspection, and getting that mortgage approval—are other actions that must happen. One of those hard-to-understand elements is the process of being

In this article OXY Wall Street legends Carl Icahn and Warren Buffett have taken different approaches to shares of Occidental Petroleum in recent weeks. Icahn had been selling to exit his long equity position. Buffett’s conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, has been building a position worth billions. In an interview Tuesday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime,” Icahn

In accounting, the cost of an item is allocated to the cost of an asset, as opposed to being an expense, if the company expects to consume that item over a long period of time. Rather than being expensed, the cost of the item or fixed asset is capitalized and amortized or depreciated over its

Retail Banking vs. Corporate Banking: An Overview Retail banking refers to the division of a bank that deals directly with retail customers while corporate banking is the part of the banking industry that deals with corporate customers. Retail banking is the visible face of banking to the general public, with bank branches located in abundance in

The United States, Japan, and the major economic forces of Western Europe are developed countries whose infrastructures and well-established financial markets are conducive to the operation and potential success of multinational corporations (MNCs). Many MNCs are based in the U.S. Many of these companies are among the Fortune Global 500. China, which had one of the world’s fastest-growing

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchangein New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bargains are addictive. During my teenage years in Boston, my friends and I would frequent Filene’s Basement, rummaging through tables piled high with designer clothes, scavenging for amazing items,

Q4—also known as quarter-four or the fourth quarter—is the last quarter of the financial year for both corporations and other organizations. Many companies’ Q4 dates follow the calendar year, starting on Oct. 1 and ending on Dec. 31. Key Takeaways Q4, or the fourth quarter, is the last quarter of the financial year for companies.

The term yield curve refers to the relationship between the short- and long-term interest rates of fixed-income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. An inverted yield curve occurs when short-term interest rates exceed long-term rates. Under normal circumstances, the yield curve is not inverted since debt with longer maturities typically carry higher interest rates than

In this article CAT S NOW TTWO ORCL Jim Umpleby, CEO of Caterpillar Inc. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investors caught a break last week, as the major averages ended Friday with gains, but volatility will likely remain a central theme going forward. Not only are investors weighing the Federal Reserve’s recently announced rate hike, but

There are thousands of equities to choose from, and day traders can pick virtually any stocks they want. So, the first step for a day trader is to figure out what to trade. Once a trading opportunity has been identified (one stock, multiple stocks, or exchange-traded funds ETFs, etc.), the next step is coming up with some

Nations borrowing from each other may be as old as the concept of money. Foreign debt provides the opportunity for countries to secure the financing they ordinarily wouldn’t have access to and to stimulate their economy. However, the concept of foreign debt carries a negative connotation, especially when it concerns large amounts owed to controversial