In a new blog post, A Wealth of Common Sense’s Ben Carlson tries to clarify the options for retirees when it comes to taking their Social Security benefits. For more than half of Americans aged 65 or older, Social Security makes up at least half of their income needs.
Just days after enduring yet another $2 billion equity offering, Tesla Motors Inc TSLA 2.52% may have a brand new headache to worry about: the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. UAW President Dennis Williams told reporters in Detroit last week that they are familiar with Tesla’s Fremont, California plant.
Most people invest in a 401(K) plan with high hopes of strong returns on their investment. However, the only thing guaranteed when it comes to your 401(k) plan is that participation comes at a price.
Unfortunately, the rise in crude oil prices in 2016 is too little too late for a number of oil and gas E&Ps. However, according to Roth Capital Partners analyst John White, there are still plenty of E&P buying opportunities out there.
Tesla Motors Inc TSLA 2.52% could be one of the best short-selling opportunities in the market today. According to Bank of America analyst John Murphy, Tesla’s stock has nearly 30 percent downside ahead.
It may still be too early to be bullish on metals and mining stocks. Axiom analyst Gordon Johnson believes the Federal Reserve’s hawkish commentary last week will trigger another leg down for a number of global metals, mining and mining equipment stocks.
Facebook Inc FB 1.34% has taken a lot of heat in the past month after former contractors claimed that the platform’s “trending topics” were chosen by human editors with liberal bias. Facebook has defended the political neutrality of its “trending topics” by arguing that its hand-selected stories are first “surfaced by an algorithm.”
Less than a decade after out-of-control mortgage debt nearly dragged down the entire U.S. economy, the Wall Street Journal reports that by the end of 2016, Americans will collectively hold $1 trillion in credit card debt. The all-time peak for national credit card debt was $1.02 trillion in July 2008, indicating that many Americans have…
Wall Street bashers flooded the Internet with outrage over the timing of Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS 1.26%’s upgrade of Tesla Motors Inc TSLA 2.52% this week. Just hours after Goldman upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy, Tesla announced that Goldman would be teaming with Morgan Stanley MS 1.3% on a $2 billion stock…
Looking for another reason to dislike drug companies? Good news: Some companies systematically use charitable giving as a way to raise their drug prices with minimal public awareness.