A colleague was looking into doing a project on Social Security’s Disability Insurance (DI) program, so it forced me to take a look. If you listened to conversations on DI, you would get the impression that the problem is out …
Elon Musk has submitted a bid to buy Twitter TWTR, -1.68% for $43 billion. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has been buying equity in the social-media giant throughout most of 2022, and now he says he wants to take over …
Elon Musk is speaking to investors who could partner with him on a bid for Twitter, sources close to the matter told The Post. A new plan that includes partners could be announced within days, those sources said. One possibility, the …
Many technology stocks have gotten crushed in the high-inflation, rising-interest-rate environment of 2022. Some may have further to fall. Investors with shorter-term horizons may wish to steer clear of more volatile, innovative companies, despite outperformance during the pandemic. Those include …
On April 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter TWTR for $54.20 a share. Twitter’s stock closed at $45.08 (17% below Musk’s takeout offer price) on April 14, making it clear that many investors believe the deal won’t …
Experience may be the best teacher in other walks of life, but not when it comes to retirement investing. In fact, according to a just-released study, experience counts for surprisingly little. When it comes to a working knowledge of finance, …
This gives a whole new meaning to the idea of washing money. A New York City man has been charged with allegedly running a network of illegal bitcoin ATMs in laundromats aimed at customers involved in criminal activities looking to …
The American Society on Aging’s (ASA) massive annual conference typically focuses on themes like the health or vitality of older adults. But this year’s On Aging meeting in New Orleans (the group’s first in-person confab in three years) had a …
“‘Twitter has become kind of the de facto town square.’” That’s Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discussing his offer to buy Twitter TWTR, -1.68% for $43 billion. Musk was discussing his views on free speech and his attenion-grabbing Twitter …
A surge of COVID-19 cases in New York State that is making it once again an epicenter of the U.S. pandemic is due to two new versions of the omicron variant, that appear even more infectious than the BA.2 subvariant …
The level of profit that large corporations experienced in 2021 was unparalleled in American history, as consumers faced the worst price inflation the U.S. has seen in decades Even as top executives warn about the effects of inflation on their …
Anglo Asian Mining PLC said Thursday that its gold and copper production fell in the first quarter at its Azerbaijan project, while silver production rose. The London-listed, Azerbaijan-focused company said gold production was 10,040 ounces, compared with 11,907 ounces a …