3 Dividend Stocks That Pay You More Than Verizon Does
Long-term business tailwinds and market-trouncing dividends have made Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) a staple in income investors’ portfolios. But Verizon isn’t the only top stock that’s rewarding investors with an envy-inspiring yield. BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) offer higher yields than Verizon does, and according to […]
American Airlines vs. High Fuel Prices: This Could End Badly
For the past several years, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) CEO Doug Parker has been one of the most prominent proponents of the idea that the airline industry has been permanently transformed and will produce big profits going forward. In the past year, he has doubled down on this argument, saying that in the new environment, […]
Canalys: Apple Shipped 3.8 Million Watches in Q1
Smartwatches are taking over the wearables market. That product category continues to cannibalize other types of wearable devices like basic fitness trackers, a trend that is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now the top dog in wearables thanks to the strength of Apple Watch. In fact, the company beat […]
Why Ford’s Stock Is Still Struggling Under CEO Jim Hackett
Tuesday marked one year since Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE: F) board of directors ousted Mark Fields as CEO, replacing him with Jim Hackett — a futurist and former Steelcase CEO who had joined Ford to run its future-mobility subsidiary. It has been a year of ups and downs. Hackett’s promotion was followed by a broad […]
Xbox Adaptive Controller first look: A new, necessary gamepad
Microsoft stumbled into the accessibility market about three years ago, with the launch of the Xbox One Elite controller. The Elite wasn’t designed to help people with disabilities play video games — in fact, it was built for hardcore players who wanted more mapping options by adding rear paddle buttons, more sensitive triggers and interchangeable […]
Chevy will soon let you pay for gas from inside your car
Refueling your Chevy car or truck is about to get a little easier with the launch of Chevy’s new in-dash payment system. The service, which is being beta tested in Detroit, Seattle and Houston, is part of General Motors’ (GM) Marketplace commerce platform and will allow drivers to pay for their gas from inside their […]
How NASA Tech Is Helping Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Response
NASA assets in space and in the air are helping first responders deal with the ongoing volcanic outburst in Hawaii. Kilauea volcano, on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been erupting pretty much continuously for the past 35 years. But Kilauea’s activity ratcheted up considerably on May 3 after an earthquake rattled the region; lava began spilling […]
This NASA Camera Melted During a SpaceX Rocket Launch, But the Photos Survived!
Veteran NASA photographer Bill Ingalls is no stranger to rocket launches, but even he seemed surprised when one of his remote cameras melted in a fire sparked by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Tuesday but — wait for it — still managed to snap photos of the liftoff. “Well, one remote cam outside the pad […]
La Loche modular farm to grow fresh produce for school, community
Dene High School recieves $220K grant from PC Children’s Charity By fall there will be fresh, locally-grown produce in La Loche for the high school’s breakfast and lunch programs and the wider community, thanks to a modular farm the size of a shipping container. Students from Dene High School are training to grow and harvest […]
UWindsor board of governors gives final approval to $73M sports facility
The University of Windsor’s board of governors has approved the building of a new athletics facility. Both undergraduate and graduate students voted in favour of the Lancer Sport and Recreation Centre back in 2017. A vote by the board of governors was the last hurdle before development on the new sports upgrade could leave the […]