SpaceX Starman Roadster completes its first orbit around the Sun
It won’t get close to Earth until 2020. Starman and his Tesla Roadster are now regular denizens of space. According to data from Where is Roadster, the cosmic driver has completed his first orbit around the Sun, taking 557 days since the first Falcon Heavy launch to circle our home star. Its path has taken […]
Tesla’s relaunched solar power efforts include $50 panel rentals
You could save money without having to buy outright. Tesla has relaunched its troubled solar power efforts, and that now includes an option that might be more affordable for some homeowners. The company has debuted a Rent Solar program that lets residents in six states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New Mexico) pay […]
MIT experts find a way to reduce video stream buffering on busy WiFi
No more fighting with your family over who gets to stream in HD. Is there anything more annoying that trying to watch a video on a slow internet connection shared with a bunch of other users? Skips, endless buffering, and ugly pixelation can ruin the experience of watching a movie or TV show when everyone […]
NASA selects proposals for smallsats built to study deep space
They’ll help predict space weather and protect spacecraft. NASA is expanding plans to use small satellites (aka smallsats) to explore the Solar System. The agency has picked two proposals for smallsat technology that would improve observations in deep space, where they could help improve models that predict space weather. One, Science-Enabling Technologies for Heliophysics (SETH), […]
This Is, Statistically, the Worst Age to Take Social Security Benefits
Seniors will make a lot of important decisions, but few, if any, have as much bearing as deciding when to begin taking their Social Security retirement benefit. Every month, over 63 million people receive a benefit from the most successful social program in our nation’s history — and 70% of those recipients (and climbing) are […]
A Recession Won’t Wreck Your Retirement…But This Will
Here is what matters if you’ve made it and want to keep it. Do the financial markets have your attention? I assume so. After all, Wednesday’s 800-point drop in the Dow was the worst day in the U.S. stock market this year. And while many investors missed it, the December 2018 plunge in stock prices […]
5 Things You Need to Know About Health Savings Accounts
With healthcare growing more expensive by the minute, many working Americans and retirees alike are grappling with costly medical bills. If that sounds like you, then it pays to learn more about health savings accounts, or HSAs. These accounts let you save and invest money that can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses, […]
Burns: It may be time to eat the rich
A few years ago, in one of my bolder proposals, I suggested that we eat the rich and take all their money. It was a surprisingly popular idea, immediately accepted by the vast majority of people who don’t consider themselves rich. The rich were surprisingly silent about the notion, perhaps because they were busy thinking […]
Stocks to Watch: Hilton Inc (HLT)
Investors may be setting their sights on shares of Hilton Inc (HLT). After a recent scan, we have seen that the 50-day MA vs Price signal is providing a reading of Sell. Looking at the signal direction, we have noticed that it is showing a Weakening. Investors may also be looking to gauge the strength of […]
Stocks to Watch: Suntrust Banks (STI)
After a recent reading, we have noted that the longer-term MACD oscillator indicator signal on shares of Suntrust Banks (STI) is pointing to a Buy. The MACD is generally used to gauge bullish or bearish price movements. The direction of the MACD signal is currently Weakest. Taking a peek at the 50-day parabolic time/price signal, […]