Meme-inspired cryptocurrency dogecoin surged on Monday morning, hitting 35 cents. It’s now trading at around 33 cents and is up 10% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap. This boost came after billionaire investor Mark Cuban told CNBC Make It last week that “the community for doge is the strongest when it comes to
Billionaire American businessman Jeff Bezos walks with Blue Origin’s President and CEO Bob Smith after Bezos flew on the company’s inaugural flight to the edge of space, in the nearby town of Van Horn, Texas, U.S. July 20, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin filed a complaint in federal court
A recent report from the United Nations warns that we’re running out of time to avoid catastrophic worldwide disruptions from global warming. The U.N. report describes the science confirming the evidence that many of us have been experiencing first-hand—extreme temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and flooding. While it’s understandable to feel helpless in the face of such
The Taliban, in a shocking blitzkrieg, have swept through Afghanistan in less than a month, the 300,000-man Afghan army all but melting away in their path. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as he fled to Tajikstan over the weekend, conceded in a statement that the Taliban had won, “with the judgement of their swords and guns,
Kathy Kuo is a true interior design powerhouse. At the beginning of her career, the Rhode Island School of Design graduate started making a name for herself on interior design television shows. She moved on to design furniture and textiles for a luxury importer. Then, she created a a line for renowned publisher Assouline Books. Today, Kuo
In this article PTON A Peloton Interactive Inc. Tread exercise machine for sale at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton said it beginning to install a repair to its Tread machines that were recalled earlier this year after reports of injuries.
In this article TSLA RKT WMT OXY FANG Shoppers walk in front of a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sonos — Shares of the high-end speaker company jumped over 8% after
Hector Pertuz | iStock | Getty Images If you’re handling the financial affairs for an older person who has died, you may wonder how the government knows to stop sending Social Security payments. Or maybe there’s a surviving spouse or dependent who is hoping those benefits can continue. Although Social Security rules can be complicated,
In this article BCH.CB= TSLA A view of dogecoin commemorative coins, Yichang, central China’s Hubei province, May 9, 2021. Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency named after a meme of a shiba inu dog, is rallying again. The digital coin jumped as much as 10% on Monday to more than 35 cents, according
Jillian Johnsrud has lived a life full of unconventional and, at times, uncomfortable financial choices. Long before tiny houses or “van life” were considered desirable, she put herself through college living in a camper. When she was in her mid-twenties, she, her husband Adam, and their then-11-year-old son shared a rental home with a housemate.
In this article MNTS An artist’s rendering of a Momentus Vigoride transfer vehicle deploying satellites in orbit. Momentus Space company Momentus debuted on the Nasdaq on Friday, completing a nearly yearlong and turbulent merger process that resulted in a new CEO and the departure of its founders. “In terms of value for investors, I think
In this article POSH VRRM PLUG TTD SQSP Plug Power GenDrive Fuel Cell with GenFuel hydrogen. Source: Plug Power Finding fresh investment opportunities in the current financial environment isn’t easy, to say the least. However, following the recommendations of analysts who consistently get it right is one way to find compelling plays that may be
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Retail earnings have never been better, but the delta variant remains the wildcard. In theory, this is a golden moment for retailers, which begin reporting earnings this week. Consider the following: The consumer is flush. The American consumer has never had more disposable cash
In this article CYXT A data center. Erik Isakson | DigitalVision | Getty Images Company: Cyxtera Technologies Inc. (CYXT) Business: Cyxtera is a global leader in the data center colocation and interconnection services. The company operates a footprint of more than 60 data centers around the world, providing services to more than 2,300 leading enterprises
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Senior Editor With bank accounts and CDs paying bubkis (Yiddish for nothing) and bonds yielding not much more, the stock market has been about the only way to earn something on your money lately (up 18% overall in 2021). But what if you’re insecure about investing in stocks? Then, you might
Regular readers know that one of my pet peeves are legislation names with too-clever acronyms, and the WISH Act is pure cringe, on this metric: it’s the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act, introduced by Rep Tom Suozzi (D-NY) at the beginning of July. Its objective is to create a new federal
The Conference Board’s star economist, Dana Peterson maybe humming that catchy tune “Take that Job and Shove it.” Why? The business group reports that workers are quitting at record rates, so employers must scramble even harder to fill out their workforce. Michael Papadopoulos, Associate Economist at The Conference Board, (in a Conference Board email blast) reports curious
“I am more concerned about the return of my money than the return on my money,” said Mark Twain. The famed author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn “ranked among the highest-paid authors in 19th century America,” and married into wealth as well, yet he proved even more adept at losing money, through venture capital and
Forty years ago today, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, the largest tax cut in American history. This segment of What’s Ahead outlines how this historic legislation set in motion a train of events that led to an outcome once considered an utter impossibility: the peaceable collapse of
Today’s column addresses questions about whether Social Security employees are really correct when they deny the ability to suspend a retirement benefits, turning 62 when receiving disability benefits and the ability to collect survivor’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc,