Weekly Market Review – November 9, 2019
Stock Markets U.S. stocks extended recent gains this week, ending higher for the fifth week in a row. The continued signs of progress with U.S.-China trade negotiations accompanied by better-than-expected corporate earnings for the season, have helped ease the fears of recession for the whole month and moved investor sentiment into the positive zone. Treasury […]
Many can’t afford to take vacations this season: study
It will be a long winter for millions of Americans who won’t be able to head to the ski slopes or sunnier climes for a vacation. Some 33 million Americans, many of them millennials, are financially tapped out and will stay home this winter, according to a new WalletHub survey. “It should be no surprise […]
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Get a loan from your credit card?
If you have a credit card from Chase or Citi, you may be able to borrow against the unused portion of your credit line in the form of a loan. Both issuers are touting the loans to select customers as a quick and easy way to get cash — say, for an unexpected expense or […]
Make Sure You Can Answer These 3 Questions Before Taking Social Security
According to the Social Security Administration, more than three out of every five retired workers rely on their monthly payout to account for at least half of their income. That, arguably, makes deciding when to take benefits the most important decision that seniors will ever make. Unfortunately, deciding when to take your payout isn’t a […]
5 Extreme Downsizing Strategies To Help You Retire Early
Millennials may get flack for being hooked on their smartphones, but this generation may be on to something with respect to retirement planning. There’s a movement gaining momentum among the younger set called FIRE, or financial independence, retire early. FIRE involves saving high percentages of your income today to create a work-free tomorrow. Saving does […]
Roku app for Apple Watch can control your device from your wrist
All you have to do is update your iOS app. Roku is putting a remote control on your wrist — the one that’s wearing an Apple Watch, that is. The company’s app is now out for Apple’s wearable, and you only need to update your iOS app to version 6.1.3 to be able to get […]
Stadia hits Google’s Play Store ahead of its debut this month
You can get your Pixel phone or Chrome OS tablet ready before the service goes live November 19th. Google is set to flip the switch on its Stadia game streaming service this month. While you can play through Chrome or your TV (with Chromecast Ultra), you’ll also be able to run games like Destiny 2 […]
Chevy’s electric hot rod truck mimics the sound of a V8
The E-10 Concept is built using some parts from the Bolt EV. Ford isn’t the only automaker who rolled into SEMA with an electrified version of a familiar car. Chevy has unveiled an E-10 Concept hot rod that looks like a slammed vintage pickup truck (the 1962 C-10), but packs thoroughly modern EV tech. It’s […]
Google’s cybersecurity project ‘Chronicle’ is in trouble
And part of it was because it was absorbed into Google. Chronicle started as a project within X, the Alphabet-owned moonshot factory, until it became its own cybersecurity company under Google’s parent corporation. It was supposed to be an independent startup with its own contracts and policies — at least, that’s what CEO Stephen Gillett wrote when the […]
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Dips 4.78%
Among the S&P 500’s biggest fallers on Friday November 08 was Albemarle Corporation (ALB). The stock experienced a 4.78% decline to $67.98 with 3.41 million shares changing hands. Albemarle Corporation started at an opening price of 69.48 and hit a high of $69.58 and a low of $66.21. Ultimately, the stock took a hit and […]