More Americans are turning 65 this year than ever before, and that number is set to creep even higher over the next few years. It’s fueling a huge rollout of new retirement products — but they’re not all golden tickets. An average of 11,200 Americans will reach that traditional retirement age each day in 2024, […]
A sewage pipe burst through U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys Monday afternoon, spewing odorous water all over the street and slowing rush hour traffic to almost a complete stop. Around 5 p.m., the pipe buckled through the concrete at mile marker 92 in Tavernier. The water from the pipe flowed to the east, flooding […]
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The week before Mother’s Day is always a busy one for florists across the Concho Valley. This year Americans are spending more than 30 billion dollars on Mother’s Day gifts and flowers are one of the most popular. At San Angelo’s southwest florist Mother’s Day is one of […]
US stocks tipped lower before the bell on Wednesday as investors tried to read the rate-cut runes and weighed a fresh batch of earnings reports for insight into the chance of a Corporate America-spurred revival. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) dipped roughly 0.2% after ekeing out a fourth daily win in a row. Futures on the […]
xi jinping China has built up a $170bn (£135bn) stockpile of gold after a record buying spree, in a move that has raised fears Beijing is preparing its economy for a possible conflict over Taiwan. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) bought 27 tonnes of gold in the first three months of the year, taking […]
LONDON (AP) — Five military horses spooked by noise from a building site bolted during routine exercises on Wednesday near Buckingham Palace, threw off four riders and caused chaos as they galloped loose through central London streets and collided with vehicles during the busy morning rush hour. The commotion erupted when the horses from the […]
(Bloomberg) — The swaps market is flashing warnings there could be a dash for dollar liquidity on a scale last seen at the start of the pandemic, according to Mizuho International Plc. Most Read from Bloomberg Andra Belcea, head of cross-currency swaps trading at Mizuho, flags the cross-currency basis — a measure of the extra […]
Stocks have recovered from their recent slump on Monday. But bearish strategists on Wall Street still see key concerns that aren’t going away anytime soon for stock investors. With Federal Reserve interest rate cut expectations fading, signs of inflation remaining sticky and stocks still trading at higher than average valuations, many believe the market is […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is in a rush to finish the big legislative and building projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit sloppy amid all the haste. This week, legislators from the governing Morena party mistakenly submitted the wrong bill on pension reform […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That’s because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns […]
A Missouri mother is accused of abusing her infant son, repeatedly bringing him to the brink of death by suffocating him, according to St. Louis Metropolitan police. The mother, 20, recorded videos of the abuse, which she also sent to the friend, court documents filed April 16 in St. Louis County said. McClatchy News is […]
(Bloomberg) — The bid for Treasuries that swept through markets ahead of the weekend is unwinding amid hopes the conflict between Iran and Israel will now calm, with attention returning to the inflationary forces dogging the world economy. Most Read from Bloomberg The yield on 10-year securities rose as much as six basis points to […]