If inflation has you feeling anxious, you’re not alone. Though it’s cooled a bit recently, inflation was still 7.1% in November, the last full month of data. Historically speaking, that number is still outrageously high. According to a recent survey from data-analytics firm Clever, seventy-eight percent of respondents believe rising… read more »
Wednesday, December 28, 2022It seems U.S. consumers have found a way to cope with historic inflation. I’m not talking about making trips to the dollar store (more like the $1.25 store these days). I’m talking about credit cards. With credit-card use on the rise, debt levels are now outpacing price hikes, according to… read more »
Friday, December 23, 2022At the rate things are going, an explosive new trend may force Silicon Valley to change its name. You see, Silicon Valley’s name stems from the fact that the vast majority of semiconductors are made of, you guessed it, silicon. But that’s rapidly changing. And all it took was for… read more »
Tuesday, December 20, 2022Wall Street is missing out on a very profitable sector. But you shouldn’t miss out on it. You see, a recent Wall Street Journal story noted how medical-device leaders like Abbott Laboratories (ABT) are having a hard time meeting the demand for joint replacements and glucose-monitoring devices.… read more »
Friday, December 16, 2022Chances are, your sensitive health-related data is probably floating around in cyber space right now. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean a hacker is going to steal that data and post it for all the world to see… But it does highlight the vulnerability of the roughly one-trillion… read more »
Tuesday, December 13, 2022After nearly forty years of investing — through bull market and bear markets — I’ve learned to adopt the following mantra: Invest for the long haul and control your emotions. Certainly, this is easier said than done. After all, we’re constantly barraged with headlines about exciting new investment opportunities… And… read more »
Friday, December 9, 2022As a boomer of a “certain age,” it was nice to learn that one of my favorite snacks is actually good for me. As we age, doctors say we need plenty of calcium in our diets. But I’d been eating Greek yogurt (a good source of calcium) flavored with cinnamon… read more »
Tuesday, December 6, 2022Been following the World Cup? It’s the world’s biggest soccer tournament. If so, maybe you saw the news that Qatar, the tournament’s host country, banned alcohol sales just days before the event began. But there’s another story related to the World Cup that’s gone unnoticed… It involves a six-billion-dollar order… read more »
Friday, December 2, 2022According to a recent report, the banking sector lost $1.2 trillion last year because of cybercrimes. That’s up from $416 billion in 2020 — a jump of nearly 3x. The thing is, even that trillion-dollar figure doesn’t tell the whole story. It only represents the cost of ransomware in the… read more »
Tuesday, November 29, 2022After a brief delay, America is headed back to the moon. Next stop? Mars! You see, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission launched last week. This is a key step in NASA’s plan to set up a lunar base… read more »
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