The S&P 500 now yields just 1.4% as companies that don’t pay dividends or have low yields make up a larger share of the broader market. Investors looking for passive income may be turning to stocks with higher yields and track records of dividend raises. Walmart (NYSE: WMT), WM (NYSE: WM) (formerly known as Waste […]
It feels like a schadenfreude moment. But maybe not. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he hasn’t the money to post bond on roughly half a billion dollars he now owes under his New York fraud judgment. By Monday, Trump must arrange a $454 million bond to comply with a court ruling. But his […]
A spacecraft that visited the moon is being tested now to help astronauts on the next lunar mission. The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 1, which circled the moon with mannequins and science experiments in 2022, just touched down in Ohio for eight months of testing before humans climb on board future versions of the spacecraft, […]
Coinbase plans to raise $1 billion through a convertible debt offering, following the path of Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy. The offering has an extra provision, “negotiated capped call transactions,” which will ensure less dilution at the conversion. The raise comes after Wall Street analysts threw in the towel on their bearish stance on the stock. The […]
Mar. 6—WILKES-BARRE — Some of the area’s most successful businesswomen and community leaders shared their stories — from collecting lizards to over-drafting a bank account — with some 1,200 Wilkes-Barre Area High School students during five different sessions during an Inspiring Careers of NEPA (ICON) event Wednesday. Coal Creative CEO Holly Pilcavage spoke of overcoming […]
A robotic spacecraft made history Thursday becoming the first privately built craft to touch down on the lunar surface, as well as the first American vehicle to accomplish the feat in more than 50 years. The lander, built by Intuitive Machines, touched down on the lunar surface at around 6:23 p.m. ET, overcoming a late-stage […]
Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, brushed off New York Attorney General Letitia James’s (D) threat to seize the former president’s assets if he can’t pay the fines charged in his civil business fraud trial. James told ABC News on Tuesday she is prepared to seize Trump’s assets if he does not pay […]
Feb. 19—WILLMAR — The Willmar Municipal Utilities wind turbines had another successful month in January 2024 following a very rough 2023 that had the WMU Commission preparing for their potential demise. “We had a good month,” said WMU Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Marti. Wind turbine three was available 99.3% of the time, and wind […]
Ireland has a new distance champion after Daniel Wiffen swam another impressive race at the World Championships in Doha on Sunday. The Armagh man obliterated the field in the 1500m freestyle to claim gold. His latest success comes just days after he won Ireland’s first world title in the 800m on Wednesday. Wiffen posted a […]
Broward’s high school students may have to walk through a new layer of security this fall. The school district plans to install walk-through metal detectors at 10 yet-to-be-named high schools for the start of the 2024-25 school year, Superintendent Peter Licata said. But students needn’t worry about a stressful TSA-like experience where students have to […]
HILLSDALE — Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness (CAPA) of Hillsdale County held its 8th Annual Children’s Charity Ball this past weekend. The ball included dinner, a silent auction to raise money for CAPA, a speaker on medical abuse, and the announcement of Rillie Thilo as the winner of the Advocate of the Year award. I […]
Russia is “obviously” experiencing problems with its Kalibr cruise missiles after successful strikes by Ukrainian forces in Crimea, Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said on national television on Feb. 15. Read also: Sunk Russian warship carried military cargo, Ukraine says Now the enemy uses very few of these missiles. Only two Kalibr cruise missiles were […]