it is also well short of the 17% average S&P 500 gain in the year prior to an election year. It's also below the roughly 10% average annual total return for the S&P 500 in the typical year. Of course, it's important for investors to remember...
"Crude oil prices have plummeted. They are down as much as 15 percent. What that means is that it is less expensive to produce gasoline. We could be looking at a gas price drop anywhere from 20 to potentially 30 cents. That could play out over the course of a couple of weeks," Mark...
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With the Republican Party poised to take over the executive and legislative branches, what should retirees expect? Maryalene LaPonsieDec. 12, 2024 Should Investors Hold Precious Metals? Gold's role in diversifying portfolios extends beyond inflation protection, offering an alternative to stocks and bo...
The power of the engine is fed through a transmission to propeller shafts. Transmissions determine the revolutions of the propellers, much like the transmission transfers the engine RPM into manageable speeds to power the rear wheels in our cars. Modern cruise ships use either gas turbine or ...
One part of my laptop is now newer than the rest of it, which should mean I don’t have to spend quite as much time with two other parts of the computer. But should I feel that good about having to send a second computer from the same vendor back to the shop? I spent a long ...
How much is homeowners insurance in your city? We analyzed prices in 20 of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. to find the average homeowners insurance cost in each city. Houston had the most expensive average rate at $6,610 a year. Meanwhile, San Jose, California, was the cheape...
The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to cut roughly a billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year by 2030, save thousands of lives a year, and prompt a transformation of the U.S. energy and transportation landscape.
2024's 10 Best-Performing Stocks The best-performing stocks of the year aren't household names, but they show what's hot in the market. Wayne DugganJan. 2, 2025 10 Best-Performing ETFs of 2024 These funds all trounced the returns of the S&P 500 in 2024. ...
"The Thanksgiving meal is more than just the food," Lauri Wright, director of nutrition programs at the University of South Florida's College of Public Health, told ABC News. "There's so much meaning [and] emotions associated with it." Adobe Stock The average Thanksgiving dinner has...