While waiting for our van to fill with young men from our oldest son’s robotics group, maybe 17 years ago, I marveled at how much prickly pear grew in the yards of Pembroke Township. Pembroke, in southeastern Kankakee County, is one of the nation’s poorest townships, but it’s rich in rare and unusual wild things.
Louisiana is buried so deep under the current property insurance crisis that it’s possible to forget that flood insurance remains a daunting challenge as well. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy took to the Senate floor recently to remind his colleagues of this. We’re glad he’s keeping a spotlight on the issue and working to wrangle a
AGNC currently yields almost 14%, but income investors should consider the following before piling into the stock. If you want to generate passive income from your portfolio, AGNC Investment Corporation (AGNC -0.68%) is one stock that has likely grabbed your attention with its dividend yield of almost 14%. In addition to its juicy yield, the
The S&P 500 slumped by 1.9% for the week. The Magnificent 7, consisting of Microsoft (MSFT), Meta … [+] Platforms (META), Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Tesla (TSLA), led the decline with a loss of 4.8%. Getty Images The pace of the earnings season accelerated last week, with 44 S&P 500
Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUSK – Free Report) by 8.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 73,423 shares of the energy company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,425 shares during the period. Empowered
Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co. Ltd. Class H (HK:6682) has released an update. Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co. Ltd. disclosed additional details about their major investment in GaoTeng Overseas Equity No. 3 Private Securities Investment Fund, representing 5.3% of the company’s total assets. The fund, managed by GaoTeng Overseas Private Fund Management, focuses on debt
Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Mary, not pictured, doesn’t think she’ll ever be able to retire. SDI Productions/Getty Images Mary, a 68-year-old, must keep working after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. She faces reduced Social Security benefits because her previous employer paid into a pension. Older Americans increasingly
A coal-fired power plant near Baltimore will be operating past its planned retirement date next year, pumping out pollution, while the cheaper clean energy projects that could help replace it are stuck in a queue to connect to the region’s electric grid. That’s the type of snarl a recent federal order aims to reduce by
The decision of whether to follow GSA Capital’s lead may lie in the manager’s investing approach. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH 0.10%) is a company on an upswing. After surviving an extended shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, it began relaunching its ships in 2021, and passengers have returned over time. As a result, bookings have
D.J. Bettencourt | Guest Columnist When it comes to insurance, consumers typically focus on the monthly premiums they pay, but oftentimes many of us will neglect to read our policies until we really need them. It’s natural that we don’t want to consider the unpleasant things in life, like illness or accidents, until they occur.