A near-record number of Americans will be traveling for the coming Memorial Day holiday weekend. A strong economy and consumers willing to spend on vacations are fueling the increase in travelers.
The ETF universe includes a variety of funds that allow investors to share in the spoils of legal gambling, smoking (tobacco and marijuana), and beer and spirits consumption. Investing in sin can pay off.
The mortgage loan delinquency rate fell by nearly a full percentage point year over year in February. Mortgage loan rates have also dipped sharply over the past week, and CoreLogic executives see a good…
U.S. traffic fatalities were higher in 2017 than in any other of the previous 10 years. The fatality rate in 14 cars was at least double the rate for all cars and in the…
The ETF universe includes a variety of funds that allow investors to share in the spoils of legal gambling, smoking (tobacco and marijuana), and beer and spirits consumption. Investing in sin can pay off.
Just two days before Friday's Uber IPO, online financial firm SoFi launched an ETF focused on the gig economy.
The U.S. average price for a gallon of regular gas fell by nearly four cents last week. This may be the beginning of a price decline that lasts through the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
That Google dominates the world of search is not news. A new study looks at what that means for news organizations, politics and competition going forward.
Large-cap oil and gas exploration and production companies are being put under a microscope following the Occidental acquisition of Anadarko. Here are few more, plus a couple of ETFs that allow investors to pick…
While the U.S.-China trade war heats up again, investors can seek shelter in a number of U.S. equities that have little or no exposure to China. Here are 10 of the best.
A new OECD report on skills development focuses on the need to ensure that adults have the digital skills they need to thrive in the years ahead. The United States scores well in some…
The now-concluded battle over which oil giant would get to pay billions of dollars for Anadarko is now over and short sellers probably made some money no matter which horse they backed.
While short interest in solar and alternative energy stocks was mixed during the latest reporting period, a couple of stocks made some big moves and one was forced into a reverse split.
The national average price for a gallon of gas is lower Thursday than it was at the beginning of the week and U.S. drivers should expect them to keep falling until the Memorial Day…
Wednesday's appointment of three new members of the board of directors for the U.S. Export-Import Bank enables the bank to make and guarantee loans of more than $10 million, its first such opportunity in…
Now that Chevron has declined to make a counter-offer to Occidental's bid for Anadarko, where else can Chevron and the other supermajor companies look for possible acquisitions?
What hedge funds offer for their big fees are investing strategies that are difficult for an average investor to duplicate. Some exchange-traded funds try to duplicate as much as possible the various strategies employed…
More U.S. teachers are taking on second jobs not just to supplement their incomes, but to make ends meet.
The record-shattering pace of CEO departures in 2019 took a breather in April.
3D Systems badly missed analyst estimates Wednesday morning and investors are taking down other 3D printing stocks as well. But the whole group may hold a few opportunities.
