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Here’s where financial advisors say I bonds may work in your portfolio
I bonds are currently paying 9.62% annual interest through this October, presenting an opportunity for investors with a range of goals, according to financial experts. These assets, backed by the fede...
Natural gas surges 9% to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war roils energy markets
A liquefied natural gas tanker berth in Japan, on Dec. 17, 2021. Should Japan ever exit the Sakhalin energy projects in Russia and their stakes were acquired by Russia or a third country, this would w...
Biden starts $3 billion plan to boost battery production for EVs
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about climate change and protecting national forests on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, April 22, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Biden ad...
Digital Banking Rebel Pioneers Leveraging Of Crypto For Home Loans
MIAMI BEACH, FL(Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) Getty Images Mortgage rates in the United States are rising quickly, yet a Miami startup is racing to securitize home loans with cryptocurrency. No...
Stocks churn near lows of the year in volatile trading after Nasdaq’s worst month since 2008
U.S. stocks swung between gains and losses on Monday morning as Wall Street tried to shake off a brutal month that saw the Nasdaq Composite suffer its worst stretch since 2008. The Dow Jones Industria...
Europe Needs Natural Gas And America Could Help—If We Could Get Out Of Our Own Way
DASHAVA, UKRAINE – SEPTEMBER 18: A worker explains the reading on a pressure guage on a valve at … [+] the Dashava natural gas facility on September 18, 2014 in Dashava, Ukraine. The Dasha...
Can I live without it?
A pedestrian carries shopping bags in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Calla Kessler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sandy Magny plans to take her teenage daughter to...
How this U.S.-made, $176,000 anti-tank weapon could change the war in Ukraine
Ukraine’s defense against Russia is being supported by billions of dollars in military aid from NATO countries. One of the most capable and expensive weapon systems supplied is the FGM-148 Javel...
Chevron (CVX) earnings Q1 2022
The Chevron logo is displayed as a tanker truck enters the Chevron Products Company El Segundo Refinery on January 26, 2022 in El Segundo, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Chevron...
McDonald’s (MCD) Q1 2022 earnings beat estimates
McDonald’s on Thursday reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue, fueled by price hikes in the U.S. and strong international sales growth. But the war in Ukraine and inflation in the fa...
Georgia is now the latest state to mandate personal finance education
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp makes remarks during a visit to Adventure Outdoors gun shop as he pushes for a new state law to loosen requirements to carry a handgun in public, in Smyrna, Georgia, Januar...
U.S. Left $7 Billion In Military Hardware In Afghanistan As Taliban Took Over, DOD Reportedly Finds
Topline The Department of Defense estimates $7.12 billion worth of military equipment purchased by the United States was left in Afghanistan following the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops that conclu...
Ford cuts 580 U.S. salaried, agency workers as it restructures for EVs
Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company’s Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it’s building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting 58...
Powerball’s jackpot is $454 million. What to do first if you win
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images If you play Powerball, there’s a good chance you’ve daydreamed about how you would spend the money if you hit the jackpot. With the lottery game’s top ...
How Stagflation Could Trigger Global Bitcoin Adoption
Stagflation can be defined as a prolonged period in which an economy experiences persistently high inflation, high unemployment rates, and stagnant aggregate demand. It is a period where central banks...
High inflation may prompt consumers to change summer vacation plans
Summer vacations plans could be in flux this year. This time, it’s not because of Covid-19. Instead, high prices due to inflation may prompt prospective travel goers to switch up their plans. In...
The $150 Billion Road Electric School Buses Can Ride To Create American Jobs And Protect Kids’ Health
Anyone who has gone to school in the United States remembers the smell of diesel exhaust from riding the iconic yellow school bus, but few realize the danger of breathing those fumes. Thankfully, our ...
GE hoping to 3D print concrete components for wind turbines
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. The Haliade-X is part of a new generation of huge turbines set to be installed in the years ahead. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | G...
Pickleball translates into big business with tournaments, investments
Two men play pickleball. Seth McConnell | Denver Post | Getty Images About eight years ago, when brothers Rob Barnes, then 19, and Mike Barnes, then 21, founded a pickleball paddle-maker, they encoun...
How Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown is likely to work
Netflix signage next to the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Netflix surprised the world this week, saying it plans to finally ad...
Sanctions could hurt Russia’s multibillion-dollar crypto industry
Illuminated mining rigs operate inside racks at the CryptoUniverse cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sanctions imposed on Russia over the country...
Kevin Costner explains his road trip travel app HearHere
Kevin Costner knows a good story when he hears one. That’s why he said he was intrigued when he heard about an app designed to alert travelers of notable, yet often unnoticed, places of interest...