Retirees look back with envy at the days before the Great Recession. Back then, a simple money market fund could fetch you 4% with absolutely no risk at all. These days, you’re lucky if you can find something approaching 1.5%. Continue Reading Below But don’t despair. There are alternatives, and while […]
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Australian car-making ends with last GM plant closing
CANBERRA, Australia – The last mass-produced car built designed and built in Australia rolled off General Motors Co.’s production line in the industrial city of Adelaide on Friday as the nation reluctantly bid farewell to its auto manufacturing industry. Continue Reading Below GM Holden Ltd., an Australian subsidiary of the […]
The Latest: Last car built in Australia rolls off GM line
CANBERRA, Australia – The Latest on Australia’s last auto plant (all times local): Continue Reading Below 11:30 a.m. The last mass-produced car built designed and built in Australia has rolled off General Motors Co.’s production line in Adelaide as the nation reluctantly bid farewell to its auto manufacturing industry. GM […]
3 Key Quotes From IBM’s Third-Quarter Conference Call
Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) rocketed about 9% higher on Wednesday, one day after the century-old tech giant reported solid third-quarter results and predicted that its years-long revenue slump would end this year. IBM’s transformation into a cloud- and cognitive-computing company has tested the patience of investors. That […]
3 Heirloom Stocks to Hold Forever
Investing for the really long term is a big challenge. It’s impossible to predict events that could transform society decades from now, much less a scandal or disruption that could turn any of today’s best companies into tomorrow’s has-beens. Consider that there’s only one company that has managed to stay […]
Longtime New York City news anchor Michele Marsh has died
NEW YORK – Michele Marsh, one of the women who achieved success in the male-dominated television news industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. Continue Reading Below Marsh, 63, was surrounded by loved ones this week at her South Kent, Connecticut, home when she lost her seven-year […]
Mastercard Getting Rid of Signatures for Credit/Debit Payments
In an age when credit and debit cards have smart chips inside them to provide an added layer of security, signing for a purchase feels somewhat antiquated. Continue Reading Below A signature is, of course, not needed for online or mobile payment. But if you use your credit card in […]
3 Stocks Every Retiree Should Consider Buying
In the years leading up to your retirement, stock investments will help you build that nest egg. But the investing doesn’t stop when the golden years start — it’s just your requirements that change. Continue Reading Below So, we asked a few of your fellow investors here at The Motley […]
Why Agenus Inc. Stock Slumped Today
What happened Continue Reading Below Shares of the cancer immunotherapy and vaccine company Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN) fell by as much as 16.7% on nearly five times the average volume today, before ultimately ending the day down by only 5.1%. This sizable move lower was triggered by a $250 million mixed […]
ATM Order Weakness Hits NCR Hard
NCR (NYSE: NCR) has done a good job of evolving with changing times, going beyond its initial focus on checkout-line hardware to provide a wide range of payment-related services with numerous applications. By doing so, NCR hopes to cash in on the growing number of consumer transactions that involve payment […]