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Oil to Touch $100 Soon? Sector ETFs to Benefit/Lose

Oil futures touched a fresh 2023 high of more than $95 on Wednesday after inventories at the largest storage hub in the United States dropped toward levels nearing operational minimums. The rise in prices…

247patrick · 3 years ago

3 Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy for 2023 & Beyond

These mutual funds have positive three-year and five-year annualized returns, and minimum initial investments within $5000, and carry a low expense ratio compared to the category average.

247patrick · 3 years ago

50 Inventions You Didn’t Know Women Are Behind

On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a patent in the United States. (It was for her technique of weaving straw with silk.) Of course, women inventors existed before…

247patrick · 3 years ago

The 50 Greatest Movie Love Stories of All Time

Love is rarely tidy. It can provoke extreme behavior from the most unassuming of characters. Throughout history, people have performed both extraordinary and downright despicable acts in love’s name. The stories of their passion…

247patrick · 3 years ago

30 Countries Buying the Most Weapons From the American Army

Last year, the United States’ arms exports to foreign countries took a major leap, increasing nearly 50% from $34.8 billion to $51.9 billion. One of the biggest sources of the increase in weapons exports…

247patrick · 3 years ago

34 Cities Where Most People Make More Than $90K a Year

Blessed with fair year-round weather and its proximity to the economic powerhouse of Hollywood, Santa Barbara has for decades attracted the rich and famous. George Lucas, Oprah Winfrey, and Ellen DeGeneres are among the…

247patrick · 3 years ago

18 Times Popular Music Festivals Turned Into Disasters

Festivals – often based around music of various genres, but also sometimes focused on dance, film, theater, or other arts – date back to Ancient Greece, with the earliest ones specifically focused on music…

247patrick · 3 years ago

The 50 Most Expensive Colleges in America

A survey released this Summer revealed that just 44% of parents feel that they’ll be prepared to pay for their child’s education by their freshman year. Another poll found that just 36% of Americans…

247patrick · 3 years ago