Ridofranz / Getty Images/iStockphoto The further out you are from retirement, the more difficult it may seem to figure out exactly how much you’ll need when that magic day comes. Younger people might not even be thinking about retirement, though they should, because the more time you have to invest, the more money you’ll have […]
A trio of recent opinion polls have predicted Labour is on course to win a huge majority at the general election. So are the Conservatives really on course for an election “wipeout”? Or should we be sceptical about poll findings? [BBC] Firstly, what are the old-fashioned type of polls telling us – those that typically […]
After the planet experienced the hottest year on record in 2023, don’t think we’ll be getting any relief this summer. In what will surely come as little surprise, most of the United States can expect higher-than-average temperatures heading into the summer months, if current weather models are accurate. This is according to the National Oceanic and […]
Jeff Bezos Has Been Predicting Amazon’s ‘Inevitable Death’ For Years And Says Lifespans Of Large Companies ‘Tend To Be 30-Plus Years’ Not 100 Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Founder Jeff Bezos has always been unusually frank about the potential decline and eventual demise of his company. This sentiment has been a recurring theme in his communications, expressing […]
Just a few months ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was looking quite prescient. After being criticized for years by economists, Wall Street titans, and CEOs for mistakenly labeling inflation as “transitory” in 2021, Powell’s response to his inflation predicament—rapid interest rate hikes—managed to quash the bulk of consumer price increases by the end of […]
More employers are exploring concepts like a four-day workweek but what many people want is flexibility.onetime/Getty Images Let’s have a day! Travel for summer vacations is shaping up to be brutal. United Airlines asked pilots to take unpaid leave next month due to issues at Boeing. And JetBlue’s checked bag fees might change depending on […]