Month: May 2018

Apple has executed flawlessly as Chipzilla stumbled. …read more […]

Google Home outsold Amazon Echo for the first time in the U.S. during the first quarter. …read more […]

Oil prices extended losses on Monday as Saudi Arabia and Russia said they may increase supplies while U.S. production gains showed no sign of slowing. U.S. crude futures were at $66.47, down $1.41, after hitting a six-week low of $65.80. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers led by Russia began withholding 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of supplies in 2017 to tighten the market and prop up prices that in 2016 fell to their lowest in more than a decade at less than $30 a barrel. …read more […]

President Donald Trump paid a Memorial Day tribute at Arlington National Cemetery to those who have fallen in battle or while protecting a nation forever thankful for their selfless service. Trump said he came to the “sacred soil” of Arlington “to honor the lives and deeds of America’s greatest heroes” — the men and women who laid down their lives so that others could be free. Trump also laid a wreath at the tomb during his second Memorial Day trip to Arlington as president. …read more […]

Crude prices have plunged over the last couple of days, and technical factors suggest that there could be another correction in the making …read more […]

Black leaders who are advising Starbucks Corp on its anti-bias training program, which begins Tuesday, hope it will reinvigorate decades-old efforts to ensure minorities get equal treatment in restaurants and stores, setting an example for other corporations. Starbucks committed to the training after a Philadelphia cafe manager’s call to police resulted in the arrests of two black men who were waiting for a friend. Anti-bias training is intended to get participants to recognize their own unconscious biases and avoid unintentional discrimination. …read more […]

“With mortgage rates and home prices continuing to climb, an increase in housing supply is absolutely crucial to keeping affordability conditions from further deterioration.” …read more […]

The average price for tuition and fees at four-year private colleges and universities has outpaced the rate of inflation by more than 3 percentage points. …read more […]

Editor’s Note: Memorial Day is an occasion for us to reflect on our great nation – and the men and women who have given their lives defending it.

Today we wanted to remind you that our fallen soldiers didn’t make these sacrifices in vain. We think you’ll appreciate this essay on American greatness from Alexander Green.

Originally written in 2012, it’s not at all surprising that it rings as true today as it did then.

Donna DiVenuto-Ball, Managing Editor

Of all the political arguments being made, perhaps none is sillier than the left/right debate about American exceptionalism.

As every schoolchild knows, the United States has …read more […]

There’s value all over the place if you look harder for it and are willing to think long term. …read more […]

Is Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (CY) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year? …read more […]