SpaceX’s ‘challenging’ Falcon Heavy mission launch goes 2/3 on booster landings
The center core just missed a waiting drone ship. Last year SpaceX launched its massive Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, but the company describes tonight’s STP-2 mission as one of the “most challenging” launches in its history. It’s also the first Falcon Heavy launch to reuse side boosters, which previously took flight just […]
Google Drive tests a full offline storage mode in Chrome
The beta allows offline storage for PDFs, images, Office documents and other non-Google files. Cloud services are great until you can’t access an important file while you’re on the road with frustratingly slow internet connection. Google Drive introduced offline mode for Documents, Slides and Spreadsheets as a solution for that. Now, it’s also testing the […]
Canonical backtracks on pulling 32-bit support from Ubuntu Linux
You’ll be able to run old applications on newer versions of Ubuntu. Last week, Ubuntu announced it would end support for 32-bit applications, starting with its next release. But the decision was not well-received, especially by the gaming community, and Valve announced plans to drop support for Ubuntu in Steam. In response, Canonical (which produces […]
BMW hints at the future of electric motorcycles with the Vision DC Roadster
Hopefully, the BMW C Evolution scooter will soon get a larger sibling. BMW Motorrad has an electric scooter. The capable and fun C Evolution. An outstanding vehicle I had the pleasure of riding around on in LA. But as far as full-sized bikes go, Zero Motorcycles still rules that market while we wait for Harley-Davidson […]
5 Secrets to Retiring Rich
Can you come up with $10 a day? If so, you can potentially retire with over $2.7 million dollars to your name. That’s what you would wind up with if you invest $10 a day for a 45-year career at a 9.5% annual rate of return. Given that that rate is about the level of […]
3 Harsh Realities Retirement Advice Almost Always Ignores
Saving for retirement is an important financial goal, but it’s been a difficult one for most Americans to achieve comfortably. Finding more money to save is always a challenge, and even those who do a good job of accumulating assets and investing well during their careers can find that their nest eggs are still vulnerable […]
Average retirement-age Americans have this much in their 401(k), report says
Americans who are nearing retirement age have about $200,000 in their 401(k) accounts on average, a new survey found. According to Vanguard’s “How America Saves 2019” report, published this month, the average American worker aged 65 and older has about $192,877 in their 401(k) and a median balance of around $58,035. That’s nearly $20,000 more […]
Here’s how much you need to save each month if you want to retire with $1 million in 20 years
If you start saving around $400 a month in your 20s, you’ll likely be able to retire at age 67 with $1 million in the bank. But what if you’d rather reach that seven-figure milestone — and become financially independent — much sooner? CNBC calculated how much you need to save and invest each month in […]
Stock to Watch: Salesforce.com, Inc., (NYSE: CRM)
On Friday the salesforce.com, inc., (NYSE:CRM) belongs to the sector of Technology of the USA. Successful stock market traders and investors don’t usually just become that way overnight. There are often many years of experience behind those winning trades. The amount of data available to investors these days is incredible. Investors have to be able to focus on the provided information […]
Stocks to Watch: Inseego Corp. (INSG)
As I’d expected, Inseego Corp. (INSG) saw some big moves over the past month, finally shedding its penny-stock status and climbing above the all-important $5 level to a peak of approximately $5.75 in the last week of May. The good news doesn’t end there. In our view, if Inseego can break $6 in the near […]