Elgin Fire Department’s annual memorial service set for Saturday The Elgin Fire Department will host its 32nd annual Elgin Area Firefighter Memorial Service Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, at the Illinois Firefighter Memorial Plaza in George Van De Voorde Firefighter Memorial Park, 533 St. Charles St. Representatives from the Elgin Fire […]
Bitcoin’s price could reach $74,000 in the coming weeks amid softer U.S. inflation figures and institutional demand, which favors riskier assets. Large asset managers like Millennium and Schonfeld have invested in bitcoin spot ETFs, indicating growing institutional interest. Selling pressure from short-term is easing, some on-chain analysts said in a Thursday report. Bullish sentiment for […]
Ghost Bots In China, the AI cloning of dead relatives has become a thriving cottage industry, driving down prices and spurring technological advances in the years since these kinds of services have been offered. In an interview with NPR, MIT Tech Review reporter Zeyi Yang discussed the fascinating, if not macabre, industry he covered for a […]
A variety of factors contributed to Gail Worth’s recent decision to close Gail’s Motorcycles, her Grandview dealership. She was approaching a few nice round numbers: her 60th birthday and the 25th anniversary of buying the business from her father, Ray. The used motorcycle market has been fickle since the pandemic, and Worth feels the broader […]
With few exceptions over the last three decades, investors have always had a next-big-thing investment trend or innovation to look forward to. But since the advent of the internet in the mid-1990s, other next-big-thing trends have consistently come up short. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) aims to change that. In its simplest form, AI […]
Investors are never lacking for data on Wall Street. We’re currently in the heart of earnings season, and economic data continues to be reported on a near-daily basis. But arguably the most important data release of the quarter is set to occur this Wednesday, May 15. This marks the deadline for institutional money managers to […]
Warren Buffett.REUTERS/Jason Reed Warren Buffett is selling stocks because he’s getting out at the market high, Paul Dietrich told BI. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO will pile back in once a crash or recession hits, the strategist said. Berkshire cashed in stocks like Apple last quarter, raising its cash pile to a record $189 billion. Warren […]
It’s a strange time to be investing. Inflation is a big concern, interest rates are still high, and there’s worry that we won’t see a smooth economic landing and might even hit a recession. On top of that, the S&P 500 has shot up by almost 25% in the past year and is hovering near […]
Shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) dropped 8% despite the company reporting solid first-quarter results and increasing its full-year guidance. Let’s look at the company’s quarterly results, why the stock is falling, and whether this is a buying opportunity for long-term investors. Reaccelerating growth Palantir reported strong first-quarter results, with revenue growing 21% to $634 […]
Owned by husband and wife team Jon and Stacy Bichelmeyer, Archway Homes buys houses “as is” in any condition: houses needing little to no repair, houses needing everything repaired from leaking roofs to bad foundations, cluttered houses, or those simply in need of cosmetic updating. Archway provides a no-obligation offer within 24 hours, can pay […]
Showers are such a regular part of life that it’s easy to forget about the accouterments of our lather-up, rinse-down routine. When it comes to our shower curtain liner, more often than not, we don’t think to change it until it’s painfully obvious — like a mildew-y smell or the emergence of a gross brown-gray-green […]
Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) have been nearly synonymous with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) since taking a position in the stock in 2014. The investment (and all the stock they bought along the way) turned out to be smart and made Berkshire a substantial profit. However, Berkshire has started […]