This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. By Matthew R. Crow via Iris.xyz As World War II drew to a close, a military aircraft manufacturer in Sweden saw the post-war consumer economy as an opportunity to expand into cars, and the Saab automobile was born. For about 45 years thereafter, Saab […]
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5 nations sign deal on Caspian Sea water, fishing rights
article Leaders of the five countries along the Caspian Sea have signed a convention aimed at ending decades-long uncertainty over exploitation of its resources. Continue Reading Below The agreement signed Sunday in Aktau, Kazakhstan, by the presidents of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, establishes rules for declaring each country’s […]
American Opportunity Tax Credit vs Lifetime Learning Credit: Which Can You Use?
College has certainly gotten far more expensive over the past few decades, but one thing the tax system in the United States does quite well is offer breaks for money spent on education. There’s the student loan interest deduction, tax-advantaged college savings accounts such as 529 Savings Plans, and more. […]
Is Rite Aid Corporation a Buy?
It’s strike two for Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD). An eagerly desired merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) fell apart in 2017. On Wednesday of last week, another planned merger collapsed, this time with grocery store chain Albertsons. A major Rite Aid shareholder, Highfields Capital Management, opposed the deal, […]
Can a Travelling Tech Truck Help T-Mobile Make its Merger Case?
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) faces a bruising battle with federal regulators to get its merger with Sprint (NYSE: S) approved. The key argument the company has made, part of a broader case that the merger is actually needed to compete with Verizon and AT&T, is that joining forces will allow the […]
Airplane theft shows potential dangers from airline workers
Image 1 of 2 ▼ The theft of an empty plane by an airline worker who performed dangerous loops before crashing into a remote island in Puget Sound illustrated what aviation experts have long known: One of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel is airline or airport employees […]
Has Weight Watchers Stock Peaked?
Weight Watchers International (NYSE: WTW) may be the biggest turnaround story in the last few years. In 2015, the stock traded below $4 per share as Weight Watchers cut its profit forecast 50% below analyst expectations and instituted an $100 million cost-cutting plan. In October of that year, the stock […]
Salesforce.com Could Win Big Betting on Its Einstein AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to become a big part of the customer relationship management (CRM) space in the future. Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) estimates that AI-related CRM spending will jump nearly five-fold to $46.3 billion in 2021 from 2016 levels. This is why Salesforce is busy integrating AI features into […]
5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Retirement Easier
A whopping 46% of Americans say they will not have enough money in retirement, according to a recent Gallup survey. Meanwhile, nearly one in five Americans older than 65 are still working — because they can’t afford to retire. The burden of saving enough money to live on in retirement […]
Why Amazon Doesn’t Worry About Its Lack of Alexa Shoppers
Amazon.com‘s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo speakers and Alexa devices are key components of the tech giant’s expanding ecosystem, but not many people actually shop through the devices. The Information recently reported that only 2% of Alexa users have actually used the platform to buy products using voice commands. Moreover, about 90% […]