Would You Buy US Debt That Matures in 100 Years?

Posted: August 17, 2019 at 9:30 am

Several media report that the U.S. Treasury Office of Debt Management has started to consider whether the government should issue 50-year and 100-year bonds. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin confirmed this. Although ...
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JC Penney Results Keep It in Penny Stock Territory

Posted: August 17, 2019 at 9:15 am

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) posted quarterly results that will keep its shares in penny stock territory, perhaps permanently. The New York Stock Exchange already has warned the struggling ...
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These Are Peter Fonda’s 71 Films

Posted: August 17, 2019 at 9:13 am

Peter Fonda died at age 79 of complications of lung cancer. He was part of Hollywood royalty, son of screen legend Henry Fonda and younger brother of megastar Jane Fonda. ...
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Argentina’s Chance of Default Soars

Posted: August 17, 2019 at 8:25 am

Credit rating agency Fitch believes that the financial and political unrest in Argentina has substantially increased the chance it will default on its sovereign debt. That could deeply trouble the ...
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5 Ultra-Safe Stocks to Hide Out in Until the Trade Wars End

Posted: August 17, 2019 at 7:10 am

To many investors, this may seem like a virtual replay from times past. The Federal Reserve resorted to a tactic not used since 1995 when it lowered interest rates 25 ...
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Why Orangutans Are in Danger of Becoming Extinct

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 11:31 pm

Orangutans, the world’s largest tree-climbing mammal and Asia’s only great ape, are in danger of extinction, and we are losing them fast. Orangutans, which means “persons of the forest” in ...
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10 Things Mosquitoes Are Good For

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 10:48 pm

What are mosquitoes good for? You might be asking that question on a summer evening as you’re sipping your drink of choice and the pesky pests arrive to spoil the ...
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20 Bacon Flavored Foods the World Doesn’t Need

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 10:11 pm

Bacon satisfies on many levels. It’s smoky, salty, meaty, slightly sweet, and crispy -- unless it’s only lightly cooked, and then it’s just deliciously, unctuously fatty. It’s an indulgent pleasure, ...
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100 Best Albums of All Time

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 6:59 pm

In a time when streaming services dominate the music industry and singles and individual plays drive the business, some might consider albums to be a dying art form. Since the ...
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States With the Highest and Lowest Vaccination Rates

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 6:13 pm

The world before vaccines was vastly different than today. Children -- and adults -- regularly contracted serious infectious diseases that up until recently have been but a distant memory. ...
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16 Warning Signs Your Child May Be Bullying Other Kids

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 4:26 pm

Bullying is often described as aggressive behavior among children in school that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying can be teasing, hitting, name-calling, and it can also be online ...
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20 Warning Signs Your Child May Be Getting Bullied at School

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 1:41 pm

About one in four American students say they have been bullied at school. A fifth of all students between 12 and 18 years of age in the country have experienced ...
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Who Cares About OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report Anymore?

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 1:25 pm

There was a time when any pronouncement on the oil market from Vienna, home of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was parsed with nearly the same care ...
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Cloudflare Gears Up for IPO

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 1:10 pm

Cloudflare has filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its initial public offering (IPO). No pricing details were mentioned in the filing, but the ...
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12 ETFs to Avoid a Stock Market Crash in 2019 — and Maybe Even Profit From It!

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 1:00 pm

The current raging bull market may be more than 10 years old, but multiple scares along the way have unnerved many investors. As the fourth quarter of 2018 was a ...
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