Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda / Getty Images/iStockphoto With many employers no longer offering extensive pension packages, most Americans are forced to become more financially savvy when it comes to retirement. Money, once shrouded in mystery and considered a taboo subject, is now being discussed at the dinner table. These conversations help people improve their financial […]
(Reuters) – Russia is aiming to create the four-module core of its planned new orbital space station by 2030, its Roscosmos space agency said on Tuesday. The head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, signed off on the timetable with the directors of 19 enterprises involved in creating the new station. The agency confirmed plans to launch […]
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo doesn’t want its Switch successor to be scalped and resold by those hoping to turn a profit, so the company has a simple but effective plan to prevent that from happening – simply make enough of the consoles in the first place. Everyone remembers the PS5 stock issues – until 2023, it was […]
Good times, but not for all. – Getty Images Rising numbers of Americans are making emergency “hardship withdrawals” from their 401(k) plans to avoid eviction or foreclosure, new data reveal. The data, from investment and retirement giant Vanguard, raise new fears about the looming retirement crisis facing millions—and about just how widespread the current “economic […]
MOUNT HOLLY — Burlington County commissioners have taken a first step to preserve nine farms totaling almost 1,200 acres. The commissioners gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the properties to enter the county’s farmland preservation program. In a statement Thursday, the county said it will obtain appraisals to buy development rights to the farms and have […]
In 2021, the historic pavilion at Owl’s Nest Park in the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Evanston and East Walnut Hills was set to be demolished. But that decision was overturned and for the past two years, city leaders and residents have been working to save and restore the old structure. On Tuesday, Cincinnati Parks and its […]
China’s President Xi Jinping has called for the building of “bridges” in the global economy as his nation struggles to reignite growth following the end of strict Covid-19 measures. Beijing continues to grapple with trade and territorial disputes with neighbours and trading partners, and is beset by a debt crisis in the property sector, persistently […]
Russia’s navy is set to receive more than 40 vessels this year, Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Putin says Russia’s naval upgrades will “drastically improve its combat potential.” Russia’s war against Ukraine has seen its navy weather significant losses. Russia has been working hard to bolster its naval capabilities, the country’s leader Vladimir Putin said on […]
A “tension crack” sliced a portion of Highway 154 open this week — and the road will remain closed until Caltrans repairs it, the agency said in a news release Thursday. Construction crews found the crack over the weekend while repairing a slip-out in the highway. Highway 154 was closed in both directions from San […]
A judge on Thursday laid out a plan for a June 2025 trial date for the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students almost two years ago — a sign that after months of lawyers sparring over legal motions in the high-profile case, both the defendant and the victims’ families are closer to […]
Gov. Mike Parson discusses his plans for the coming fiscal year’s budget Thursday following groundbreaking for a new multiagency state laboratory in Jefferson City. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) Hundreds of earmarked items in the $51.7 billion budget passed by lawmakers this year will be vetoed, Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday, just days before the new fiscal […]
The board of trustees at a Massachusetts college voted unanimously this week to begin the process of closing due to persisting financial issues. Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, which was founded in 1900, has “faced significant financial headwinds” in recent years and will soon close its doors. “We know this news will come as a […]