The S&P 500 gained 0.2% to end the day at 3110.29. The S&P 500 ended the week lower by 0.3%. President Donald Trump told Fox News that a trade deal between China and the U.S. was close. Hence why the S&P 500 snapped a six-week losing streak. The more restless investors grow around the trade situation, the higher the probability of a market pullback from current levels.

Wall Street is counting on a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade negotiations, but CNBC’s Jim Cramer isn’t banking on it. With a holiday around the corner, Wall Street will have a shortened week of trading. There will, however, be a full slate of earnings reports coming out in the days prior. Tuesday: Burlington, Dollar Tree, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, DellBurlington Stores reports earnings in the morning. Wall Street is looking for nearly $8.5 billion of revenue and $2.14 of earnings per sha

evgenyatamanenko | iStock | Getty ImagesThe holiday season is fast approaching, and toys are already flying off the shelves. Thames & KosmosSTEM (science, technology, engineering and math) toys remain popular with kids and parents. WowWeeThe earworm that kids can’t stop singing has been transformed into dozens of toys for the holidays. Lego Hidden Side Graveyard MysteryPrice: $29.99A unique play experience that combines the open creative play of LEGO building toys for kids with an augmented real

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew, Duke of York on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the Queen’s annual birthday parade, on June 08, 2019 in London, England. Prince Andrew has been ordered to move his private office out of Britain’s Buckingham Palace, amid continuing fallout over his former friendship with the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a new report said Friday. In his statement Wednesday, Andrew said “I continue to unequivocally regret my ill-judged ass

Trump on Sept. 11 said the administration was readying a ban on flavored e-cigarettes . President Donald Trump raised his concern about possible negative consequences of banning flavored e-cigarettes during a sometimes hostile meeting on Friday with vaping industry executives and public health advocates. Public health advocates urged Trump to follow through with his original plan to remove flavored e-cigarettes from the market. The meeting displayed sharp divides on whether e-cigarettes are one

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration will soon release a plan that will allow states to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. “While we had the first prescription drug price decrease in 50 years, Americans still pay far too much for drugs — other countries pay far less — that is WRONG!” According to the outline, states, wholesalers and pharmacists — acting as intermediaries for consumers — would draft a proposal for safe importation of drugs already available in th

WeWork’s new executive chairman, Marcelo Claure, held an all-hands meeting with employees on Friday and outlined his plans to get the embattled office-sharing company back on track and working towards profitability. The meeting followed WeWork’s announcement on Thursday that it was laying off 2,400 employees, or about 19% of its total workforce. Claure also shared details about WeWork’s strategic plan, which was first presented to the board earlier this week. The company is now aiming to be adju

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla’s design studio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Ringo H.W. Chiu | APDETROIT — Tesla’s Cybertruck pickup made its global debut Thursday night to roaring cheers, some criticism and sighs of relief from Detroit automakers. Cybertruck’s EV range, depending on the model, is expected to vary from about 250 miles to 500 miles, according to Tesla. A promotional shot of Tesla’s Cybertruck. Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk stands in fr

South Korean boy band BTS backstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Hit South Korean boyband BTS will not be given exemption from mandatory military service, the defense ministry has said, reaffirming its policy of no exceptions for pop stars. The seven-strong BTS has spearheaded a wave of Korean pop, crowning their success with three No. Women do not have to do military service. Also, classical musicians who have received a

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 5-0 Friday to designate China’s Huawei and ZTE as national security risks, barring their U.S. rural carrier customers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment or services. The U.S. telecommunications regulator also voted to propose requiring those carriers to remove and replace equipment from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp from existing networks. This is the latest in a series of actions by the U.S. governm

Some fans watching WWE wrestlers battle it out in the ring aren’t always as interested in the storyline as they are in the lives of the wrestlers. “We’re trying to make that much more of a general interest, and the Chinese audience will respond a lot more to that.” The company is one of many that’s experimenting with augmented reality (AR) tech. They’re asking questions like: What if you could face your phone at the TV and see an added layer of information or stats? The 6G network will “change l

When it comes to your financial goals, is can be easy to fall into a “someday” mentality. Someday you’ll own a house, someday you’ll save more for retirement, and on and on. But putting off these goals until some far-off future not only limits your financial potential, it limits the potential for living a full life, too. Here are three strategies a person can take to change their “some day” money mentality. But there’s no such thing as “perfect” when it comes to money or investing (or anything i

A new study from Florida State University found that kids who had helicopter parents were more likely to experience burnout from schoolwork, and they had a harder time transitioning from school to the real world. Those who had helicopter parents also had higher levels of burnout in school. Researchers define helicopter parents as those who “excessively monitor” their kids and are overly involved or controlling in a way that’s inappropriate for parents of adults. Instead of teaching their kids ho

I currently run an executive coaching company, but had I been able to absorb the knowledge from those books much earlier in my career, I’d be even more successful today. As a CEO and leadership coach, here are the 11 books — about leadership, success and professional growth — that I consider to be the best of the decade:1. ‘Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling’By Edgar H. Schein Communication is key to a healthy workplace. In “The Art of Being Unreasonable,” Broad shares s

Jeff Lewis listed his Beverly Hills house flip for $3.5 million—look insideJeff Lewis, designer and star of Bravo’s “Flipping Out,” just listed his Beverly Hills farmhouse flip for $3.5 million.

Designer and Bravo’s “Flipping Out” star Jeff Lewis has put his latest flip on the market for $3.5 million. Lewis purchased the home in 2017 for $1.37 million. Originally built in 1956, Lewis gutted and expanded the property, which is in an area called Beverly Hills Post Office in the 90210 zip code that’s adjacent to Beverly Hills, California. Take a look inside. The renovated farm house is 2,870 square feet with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms and hardwood floors throughout.

“Planning and preparation are the key ingredients to a successful shopping season,” says Sara Skirboll, shopping and trends expert for RetailMeNot. To help you prepare, here are seven tips from experts that will help you save some time and money while shopping during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This can come in a variety of forms, from free shipping codes, promo codes, coupon codes to cashback offers. The best way to remedy that is to do your homework and look through Black Friday and Cyber M

“They know about our work because they’ve seen ‘Frozen,’ and they’ve sometimes seen a commercial on TV or an awards show,” Bell told ” Entertainment Weekly” on SiriusXM . Shepard and Bell’s kids — Delta, 4, and Lincoln, 6 — are well aware that “mom is Princess Anna from ‘Frozen,'” Shepard told CBS’ ” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert .” They also know that “mom’s more famous than dad,” Shepard told Colbert. Despite their success, Bell and Shepard are known to be frugal and try to show their kid

AFL-CIO President Dick Trumka (aka Richard Trumka) speaking at a rally against the proposed United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA), the proposed successor to NAFTA, at the Capitol, June 25, 2019.. Speaking to “Fox and Friends,” the president said “I predict [Pelosi] won’t do USMCA,” the White House’s replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. Trump claimed AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka “has [Pelosi] mortified” and “plays her like a fiddle.” A top labor leader said President

Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesIf you were diligently saving money for medical expenses all year, you may be about to lose it. A health-care flexible spending account, which you may have access to at work, allows you to save pretax dollars in a savings account. You can take tax-free distributions from the FSA as long as you’re using the money for qualified medical expenses. How much to saveGetty ImagesIn 2019, you were able to stash $2,700 in a health-care FSA. You can even invest the