Its easy to postpone making decisions on life insurance, because imagining your own death is so unpleasant.
But try to put that aside, because if you have a family or a spouse or a partner or love someone, its important to make sure theyd be prepared to handle their finances if something happens to you.
Love means you are willing to sacrifice for someone else, and obtaining and keeping a proper amount of life insurance coverage may well represent a very small sacrifice for you.
stock newsletter: CRB Futures Index(CR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) shares were also up, gaining 12 percent to $67.56 on stronger-than-expected Q3 earnings.
Equities Trading DOWN
- [By Monica Gerson]
Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) is expected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.86 per share on revenue of $644.60 million.
Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII) is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $641.85 million.
stock newsletter: Google Inc.(GOOG)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Chris Neiger]
Or perhaps you’ve heard of a Nest programmable thermostat.Alphabet(NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)owns Nest, which makes internet-connected thermostats that you can control via a smartphone or tablet, and learns your heating and cooling preferences the more you use it.
- [By Jack Foley on]
The problem that I have with IBM at the moment is that the whole ‘strategic imperatives’ segment has fierce competition, which will only intensify in the years to come. There is no doubt that areas such as “Cognitive Solutions” and the “Cloud” will continue to hold their own going forward, especially due to IBM’s current acquisition rate. This is why I don’t see a problem with its revenue growth, due to the $5.4 billion already invested in acquisitions thus far this year. However, IBM faces fierce competition from companies such as Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT),Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)and Alphabet Inc-C (NSDQ:GOOG)that will keep spending at similar levels (if not higher) to develop their own technologies. Therefore, the question that arises is whether IBM can grow its margins in a competitive environment such as this. Remember, IBM became a powerhouse in the tech sector because of the huge switching costs associated with its hardware, software and services. I don’t see the same stickiness with many of the imperatives (Security, etc) despite their robust revenue growth at present.
- [By Leo Sun]
Prior to joining Xiaomi, Barra was the VP of Android at Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, and oversaw the operating system’s growth between 2010 and 2012. Looking ahead, what can Barra’s move to Facebook tell us about Xiaomi’s future in phones and Facebook’s future in VR devices?
- [By Craig Jones]
Pete Najarian spoke on CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report" about unusually high options activity in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).
stock newsletter: Nabriva Therapeutics AG(NBRV)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NBRV) got a boost, shooting up 10 percent to $9.71. Nabriva Therapeutics announced a $80 million common stock offering.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NBRV) shares shot up 37 percent to $9.38 after the company disclosed that its Phase 3 trial evaluating IV and oral lefamulin met all primary FDA and EMA endpoints.
stock newsletter: PrimeEnergy Corporation(PNRG)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
In trading on Thursday, energy shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.18 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included PrimeEnergy Corporation (NASDAQ: PNRG), down 8 percent, and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) down 3 percent.
