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By Gavin Magor On November 16, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If you’re at least 65 years old, you’re eligible for Medicare — the federal health insurance plan for people who worked in the U.S. and paid taxes for at least 10 years. The program includes a...
By Mike Larson On November 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Things got a bit hairy in the stock market last week.
The Dow Industrials tanked more than 200 points at one point last Thursday on news the Senate might push out corporate tax relief. The Dow...
By Gavin Magor On October 26, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance industry took several major hits this year, with hurricanes in the East and wildfires in the West. These events were truly catastrophic for the people...
By Remi Lukosiunas On October 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We’re in the heart of third-quarter earnings season, with companies big and small reporting their latest numbers. The good news? Over the last two weeks or so, several major banking corporations...
By Mike Larson On October 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Thirty years and four days ago, on October 19, 1987, the stock market crashed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6%. Those were the worst point and percentage losses in...
By Mike Larson On October 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I just got done telling you how the inaugural picks from our brand new Weiss Ratings’ Under the Radar Stocks service were performing very well. And I’m happy to report that since then, the news...
By Mandeep Rai On October 4, 201707:00 AM Eastern
A slow and steady set of rate increases from the Fed – check. Low inflation – check. Decent, if slow, growth – also check. These are the reasons why stocks keep getting bid higher.
But is the...
By Mike Larson On September 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
A month ago, I told you that you can find huge winners when you look where few others are – and hinted that I’d have more on that front soon. I said:
“There are literally hundreds and hundreds...
By Gavin Magor On September 28, 201707:00 AM Eastern
It’s been a busy hurricane season so far — and it doesn’t look like it’s letting up just yet. Irma, the latest hurricane to hit the U.S. and several Caribbean islands, took her toll on the state...
By Mike Larson On August 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Happy Eclipse Day! For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will streak across the continental U.S. later today. Viewers in a 70-mile wide swath of territory stretching southeast from...