Second Chance Checking 101
Are you finding it difficult to open a new bank account due to a previous mismanaged account? Your bridges with your bank may not have burned down completely. Get back into your bank’s good graces with a second chance checking account. Fresh Start, Second Chance Checking Account According to an FDIC National Survey, as of […]
Only This Many People Are Happy at Work
Many workers spend upward of 40 hours a week on the job, and a large chunk of us go so far as to regularly log in after hours and on weekends to get our work done. Given the amount of time we all spend working and the massive collective effort we put in, you’d think […]
4 New Year’s resolutions that will save you money in 2019
Americans have a savings crisis on their hands. Roughly 40% of Americans don’t have enough in savings to cover an unexpected $400 expense, according to a report released in May by the Federal Reserve. And a separate report by personal-finance website Bankrate found that one in five Americans have more credit-card debt than they do in emergency savings. Meanwhile, a […]
Pension age: How to find out when you’ll reach State Pension age
For those lucky enough to be nearing retirement, or at least discussing the possibilities for your retirement, you may be regularly checking your State Pension age in case of any changes. The State Pension age is the earliest age you can start receiving your State Pension. This age may be different from the age which […]
New Horizons probe sends first signal from Ultima Thule
It’s the farthest flyby in human history. NASA now has proof that its New Horizons probe completed its record-setting flyby of the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule. The mission team confirmed the flypast at 10:31AM Eastern Time after receiving telemetry data indicating that the spacecraft was “healthy.” It technically flew past Ultima Thule at about […]
New gaming platform will debut one short game each day of the year
‘Meditations’ offers short five-minute games from various genres. A new gaming platform called Meditations could be a great fit for people who love playing those random online games a few minutes a day to decompress. It promises to launch one new “tiny game” every day in 2019, each one accompanied by text to serve as […]
Hackers claim to have insurance data linked to 9/11 attacks
It’s an extortion attempt masquerading as a public service. The hackers who stole Orange is the New Black are back, and they’ve hit a new low. The group known as TheDarkOverlord claims to have stolen 18,000 documents from Hiscox Syndicates, Lloyds of London and Silverstein Properties, and threatened to release files providing “answers” for 9/11 […]
NPR-led system will track podcast listening behavior
It’ll need help from Apple and Spotify to get a complete picture, though. Podcast creators typically don’t know much about your listening habits. They can track downloads, but they seldom know when you’ve skipped an ad or left an episode unfinished. NPR, however, aims to fix that. It recently partnered with a host of companies […]
IBD 50 Stocks To Watch: How Cloud, AI Shape Five9’s Software Future
Two big changes are underway in the customer service software industry — cloud computing and the use of artificial intelligence — and Five9 (FIVN) is in the thick of both developments. That could be why Five9 stock has been outperforming many other enterprise software companies amid the market correction. San Ramon, Calif.-based Five9 has a […]
The 3 biggest risks to stocks in 2019
New York – After such a volatile 2018, predicting what the US stock market will do in 2019 is like guessing where a single piece of paper will land in a windstorm. Few saw this year’s market mayhem coming after an unusually sanguine and calm 2017. Investors have some reasons for optimism in 2019: The […]