Last Tuesday Lyft announced a new promotional partnership with Taco Bell that has received harsh criticism from drivers and passengers. The addition of “Taco Mode”—giving passengers the ability to make Taco Bell an intermediate stop on the way to their destination—brings the first-ever “ride-thru” experience into the ride-share market. The program will be optional for […]
Read moreCambria Investment Management’s Meb Faber believes investors should expect pretty lousy returns in the coming years due to pricey equity valuations. CNBC’s Mike Santoli spoke with Faber, who invests globally using a ‘deep’ value investing strategy, in an exclusive interview for CNBC PRO. Santoli asked the ETF manager for his market outlook. “A few years […]
Read moreCambria Investment Management’s Meb Faber shared his views on the market, cryptocurrencies and quantitative investing in an exclusive interview for CNBC PRO with Mike Santoli. On investor behavior: “Chasing and herding is one of the most time tested terrible things that people do …We remember the 90s dotcom (bubble) and then people getting fascinated with […]
Read moreThe family office of Steven Cohen, the billionaire banned from running a hedge fund in the US, has run into a regulatory roadblock in the UK. Point72, which manages about $11bn of Mr Cohen’s personal fortune, has been told in recent months that it would not receive regulatory approval in the UK by the Financial […]
Read moreApple stock, even trading near a record high, looks far cheaper than the overall stock market. In fact, by one common metric, if Apple were priced just like the S&P 500 index, it would be trading at $187 from its current $156. If it were valued like a tech stock, it would be priced at […]
Read moreGoogle said it finally has an algorithm in place to bury junky Android apps that have bad reviews. Surprising, since the Google Play Store has come under fire for years for being a haven for lower-quality apps than what one might find in the iTunes App Store for iPhones. Google said the changes are already […]
Read moreA company building tiny rockets is only a few launches away from cracking open a multi-billion dollar market. Vector Space Systems on Thursday flight tested its Vector-R launch vehicle from Spaceport Camden in Georgia. The FAA-approved launch reached its targeted height of 10,000 feet while carrying a commercial payload which included packages from NASA, Astro […]
Read moreThe global financial meltdown that led to the Great Recession could have been mitigated if the Federal Reserve had “slashed rates more dramatically” at the time, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said, reflecting on his famous 2007 “they know nothing” Fed rant. Cramer recalled on Thursday, 10 years to the day, that he didn’t plan it. “The […]
Read moreAndy Hall, a trader nicknamed the “God” of the oil and energy markets, is reportedly closing down his main hedge fund, Astenbeck Capital Management. The hedge fund posted large losses in the first half of the year, according to a Bloomberg report. The flagship fund, Astenbeck Master Commodities Fund II, has tanked nearly 30 percent […]
Read more“Alexa, ask Trackr to find my phone.” Device-monitoring app Trackr on Tuesday announced it has secured $50 million in its latest round of funding, which included dollars from the Amazon Alexa Fund, among other investors. “The Alexa Fund came to us after we created this skill [for Alexa-capable devices],” Trackr CEO Chris Herbert told CNBC’s […]
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