As Dow Surges Near Record, Microsoft Leads The Way
The Dow (DJIA) nearly closed at a record this week. It fell just short but is up 14.54% to 26,791.13. The stock at the head of the 30 companies which make up the index…
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This City Is Auctioning Off Hundreds of Homes for $1,000 Each
Several American cities remain so blighted that they have thousands of unoccupied houses. Some of these houses have been bulldozed; others have been left to rot. In one city, the local government has created…
It’s 117 Degrees in One Place Today, and -87 Degrees in Another
The effects of global warming have continued to make the average temperatures across the world rise to all-time record levels most months. The rates at which Antarctic ice melts continues to be tremendously high.…
Americans Spend Nearly 3 Hours a Day Doing This One Thing
Despite the rise of the PC and smartphone as a way for people to entertain themselves or talk with others, one leisure activity dominates the day for Americans. We watch TV nearly three hours…
One of America’s Great Papers Fires a Third of Its Staff
The Reading Eagle was started just after the Civil War, in 1868, Since then, it has served one of Pennsylvania’s largest cities. It has several distinctions as an American daily, most peculiar among them…
Best New Car Brands of 2019
One of the most carefully followed new car brand rating reports — the J.D. Power 2019 Initial Quality Survey — was released today. The survey influences new car buyers as the largest manufacturers in…
Amazon Extends Plans to Crush FedEx
FedEx killed part of its deal to deliver goods for Amazon last week. Now, Amazon has returned the favor. It has announced it will buy more large Boeing jets for its own delivery service.…
A New Member to the Club of People Worth $100 Billion
The role of the world’s most valuable person by net worth has traded back and forth between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft founder Bill Gates for a while. Both have a net worth…
Domestic Flights Expected to Boom Over the Next 20 Years, but Mostly in One Country
In most developed nations, airports are stacked with airplanes that carry hundreds of millions of people each year. Growth in air travel will drive a need for new planes. An industry study just released…
How Hard Is It to Sink an (Almost) Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier?
The Trump Administration has just sent another 1,000 soldiers to the Middle East because of worsening tensions with Iran. Part of these tensions are due to attacks last week of oil tankers. In addition…
This City Has More Walmart Stores Than Any Other in the Entire Country
As of the end of last year, Walmart had 4,711 stores in the U.S. The huge retailer continues to lead all other companies in the U.S. based on both revenue and the number of…
This Form of Cancer Will Kill More People Than the Most Common Cancer in 2019
Annual deaths from cancer have dropped 27% in the last 25 years, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). However, the death rates for some have barely dropped, and some forms will still kill…
The Government Could Force Amazon to Break Into These Three Pieces
A growing number of politicians, and now apparently some officials of the federal government, believe some of America’s largest tech companies are illegal monopolies that prevent competition in the parts of tech they dominate.…
Microsoft Becomes Best Performing Dow Stock Of 2019
The Dow (DJIA) is up 11.84% this year to 26,089.61, which means it is close to its all-time high. Among its 30 components, one has posted a stock price of almost triple that rate…
It’s 119 Degrees In This City Now, And It’s Not Getting Better
Heat waves swung through Phoenix the week and pushed temperatures as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit. In New Delhi, India, the temperature rose close to 120 but was pushed down fairly quickly by strong…
The World’s Least Peaceful Country Is in Central Asia, US Is Toward the Bottom
War-torn, impoverished and politically unstable, the least peaceful nation in the world can be found in Central Asia, according to a well-respected global study of how people feel about their own countries.
Soon You’ll Be Able to Know the Air Pollution Levels in Your Own Neighborhood
Air pollution makes tens of thousands of people sick every year. Governments and scientist can now measure levels of air pollution on a block-by-block, neighborhood-by-neighborhood level.
Rising Temperatures Could Kill 17% of Sea Life by Century’s End
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that global warming could trigger the death of 17% of sea life by the end of the century. The study…
Did You Know the Trick to Charging Your Phone Faster?
Smartphone batteries have one nagging problem. When they run down, it can take three hours to recharge them. However, there is a way to decrease the time on a charger.
The Value of This Tech Brand Is Diving
Most major tech brands have risen in value recently, along with the earnings of their parent companies and a growth in customers. However, one of the most famous tech brands in the world is…