Rapper icon Kanye West, as he has teased several times before, said in a tweet on Saturday night that he’s “running for president” in the 2020 election. As absurd as that may sound, Tesla’s TSLA, +7.95% Elon Musk seems to be on board: The “announcement” follows closely on the heels of another, perhaps more realistic, […]
A cartoon posted on a local newspaper’s Facebook page is using the Holocaust to criticize Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s order requiring masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “Lockdown Laura says: Put on your mask … and step onto the cattle car,” the caption reads. Dane Hicks, chairman of Kansas’s Anderson County Republican Party, […]
The builders of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are pulling the plug on the project as companies continue to meet mounting environmental opposition to new fossil fuel conduits in the U.S. Duke Energy Corp. DUK, -0.11% and Dominion Energy Inc. D, +0.41% said Sunday that they were abandoning the proposed $8 billion pipeline — which aimed […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Ready for today’s investment pop quiz? Which of the following is the Russell 2000’s RUT, price/earnings ratio when calculated based on trailing 12-month earnings? a. 17.5 b. 14.1 c. meaningless I bet that hardly any of you answered “c.” After all, the benchmark is down 15% for year-to-date performance. You’d be […]
The US embassy compound in Baghdad, seen here in January, has been repeatedly targeted by militants (AFP Photo/Sgt. Kyle Tabot) Baghdad (AFP) – Two rocket attacks targeted American diplomatic and military installations overnight, Iraq’s security forces said Sunday, a little over a week since unprecedented arrests prevented a similar incident. Since October, US diplomats and […]
Click here to read the full article. Key Point: Submarines are an important part of maintaining a balance of power in the Western Pacific region. This month the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet submarine force announced that all of its forward-deployed submarines were simultaneously conducting “contingency response operations” in the Western Pacific in support of the Pentagon’s “free […]
WASHINGTON – Democrats have heard this story before. Their standard-bearer builds a sizable lead in the race for president against Donald Trump. Everything seems pointed in their direction. Pundits start talking about a Democratic victory like it’s inevitable. Then it doesn’t happen. Still licking their wounds four years after Hillary Clinton’s stinging loss, Democrats are grappling with heightened […]
FILE PHOTO: Protesters rally against racial inequality in Stone Mountain By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A predominantly Black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site that civil rights activists consider a monument to racism. Video footage […]
There isn’t much about the future that I can predict, much less guarantee to investors. But here’s one thing I can guarantee: If you achieve as little as 0.5% extra annualized return on your portfolio while you’re accumulating assets — and continue to do so while you’re retired — you will be many, many dollars […]
Every so many years, it seems, the stock market is flooded with mindless cash, an influx of inexperienced traders looking for a quick buck and a thrill. It’s happening again. Consider the weird saga of Hertz, the long-respected car rental brand. Undone by debt, it’s not clear the company will survive. They’re dumping cars online […]