More people die in flash floods in the U.S. each year than from tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning. That’s a reminder from the National Weather Service (NWS) after sudden, heavy downpours Read more
Month: July 2022
Opinion: Elon Musk is hitting ‘peak hubris’ with his high-risk Twitter and bitcoin plays. Tesla shareholders should be concerned.
Elon Musk is certainly self-confident, perhaps overconfident, but what about his hubris? Confidence and hubris reside at opposite ends of self-image, with overconfidence in between. Confidence is essential in life Read more
Opinion: Big Tech shows its good to be big, as growth slowdown leads to stock gains while smaller rivals find only pain
After super charged, double-digital growth during the pandemic, the results from the five biggest U.S. tech giants this week showed a slowdown as they grapple with inflation, looming recession and Read more
The incredible story of how a scrappy group of truckers rescued their pensions
After a long, loud battle, the victory has come quietly. Over the past few months, deposits have started appearing in the accounts of former truckers, iron workers and other retirees Read more
Are retirees worrying about the wrong things?
In retirement, you’re going to face many risks, such as outliving your money, investment losses, unexpected health expenses, unforeseen needs of family members, and maybe even retirement benefit cuts. How Read more
Most investors still don’t understand the relationship between risk and return, study reveals
You almost certainly do not correctly understand the relationship between risk and return. In fact, the vast majority of us believe that the safest assets produce the greatest returns, according Read more
Opinion: The Fed vowed to crush inflation with higher rates. Then the stock market rallied. Here’s why. (It’s not good news.)
‘‘We are now at levels broadly in line with our estimates of neutral interest rates, and after front-loading our hiking cycle until now we will be much more data-dependent going Read more
Moderna and Pfizer to start clinical trials for COVID-19 boosters that target BA.5 ‘in the near future’
Moderna MRNA, +3.81% and Pfizer PFE, -0.41% have not yet started clinical trials for the new COVID-19 shots that are expected to better target the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of Read more
Using Online Helpers to Boost Your Online Business
If you are thinking about improving your online business efficiency and productivity then getting an online assistant to help you is one of the best decisions that you would ever Read more
Lured by record-high rents, homebuilders ramp up construction of apartments
Homebuilders built fewer single-family homes in June. But they’re betting on the rental market to continue its red-hot streak, ramping up construction of apartments, according to one economist. In June, Read more