Month: September 2024

Cooper Union’s Foundational Building, left, and 41 Cooper Square facility, right, in New York’s Greenwich Village. Image source: Mario Morgado In a move years in the making, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science announced Tuesday a return to full-tuition scholarships for all graduating seniors. The New York City-based private college, founded in 1859,
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In this article TAP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Coors beer is displayed on a store shelf on February 13, 2024 in San Rafael, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Molson Coors is the latest addition to a growing list of companies reversing their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. In an internal memo sent
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In this article DKS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Dick’s Sporting Goods store at the Los Cerritos Center shopping mall on February 21, 2024 in Cerritos, California.  Kirby Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday blew past Wall Street’s earnings estimates in its fiscal second quarter and
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There’s been a growing interest lately in phased retirement, as indicated by the results of several surveys. For example, more than half (52%) of pre-retirees wish to continue working in some way after they retire, according to The Retirement Outlook of the American Middle Class, a survey whose results were recently released by the Transamerica
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Many American workers are optimistic about their retirement goals, but most believe it will be challenging for them to retire comfortably.  Almost half, 44%, of workers in a new CNBC poll are “cautiously optimistic” about their ability to meet their retirement goals, and 27% say they are “realistic” about that happening.  Even so, 82% of
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The U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Seven Republican-led states have sued the U.S. Department of Education to block the Biden administration from carrying out its sweeping new student loan forgiveness plan. In the lawsuit, the states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Dakota
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In this article PRU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mario Martinez | Moment | Getty Images Seniors looking to reduce expenses while also boosting their quality of life may find the idea of settling abroad appealing, financial experts say. To that point, nearly one-third of retirees have relocated either domestically or outside the country
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Thomas Barwick Molly Richardson, 35, regularly contributes to her 401(k) plan, but the structural engineer says she isn’t too worried about retirement yet. “It’s always something I felt like I could wait until I’m 50 to figure out,” she said. Like many other working adults, Richardson says she has more pressing expenses for now, such
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In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia’s semiconductor and associated stocks slipped Wednesday morning, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight. In the U.S., chipmaker Nvidia plunged more than 9% in regular trading, leading semiconductor stocks lower amid a sell-off on
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In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images More than half of Tiger 21’s members don’t invest in Nvidia, according to a recent asset allocation report released by this network of ultra-high-net-worth investors and entrepreneurs. The network’s second-quarter asset allocation report revealed that 57% of its
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