"Guardians of the Galaxy" Needs to Save Disney World
Image source: Disney. Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been slow to tap its Marvel franchises as fodder for major attractions at its domestic theme parks, but that’s starting to change. The media giant announced last month that a Guardians of the Galaxy -themed thrill ride will replace its Twilight Zone Tower of Terror free-fall attraction in... Read More →
"Guardians of the Galaxy" Needs to Save Disney World
Image source: Disney. Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been slow to tap its Marvel franchises as fodder for major attractions at its domestic theme parks, but that’s starting to change. The media giant announced last month that a Guardians of the Galaxy -themed thrill ride will replace its Twilight Zone Tower of Terror free-fall attraction in... Read More →
NVIDIA Corporation Reveals Lower-Cost GeForce GTX 1060
Image source: NVIDIA. Last month, graphics specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) released the GeForce GTX 1060 for desktop gaming personal computers. That 1060, which carried a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $249, used a fully enabled GP106 chip and packed 6 GB of video memory. Although $249 is a fairly low price point, particularly as the... Read More →
The Save Our Social Security Act: a First Step Toward Reform?
Image source: Getty Images. For years, lawmakers have acknowledged the future financial challenges that Social Security faces in meeting its obligations to retirees. Yet more than three decades after the most recent major reform of the program, Social Security continues to elude any long-term solutions from those charged with ensuring its financial stability. Now, however,... Read More →
What It's Like to Cut the Cord and Drop Cable
Sometime during the 1980s my parents got cable for our home in the Boston suburb of Swampscott, Massachusetts. The selections were limited (HBO seemed to have about four movies) and the cable box also served as the remote with each channel getting its own button. What we got at the time was laughable compared to... Read More →
What It’s Like to Cut the Cord and Drop Cable
Sometime during the 1980s my parents got cable for our home in the Boston suburb of Swampscott, Massachusetts. The selections were limited (HBO seemed to have about four movies) and the cable box also served as the remote with each channel getting its own button. What we got at the time was laughable compared to... Read More →
Turning 62 in 2017? Expect Less From Social Security
Many Americans look forward to starting to receive Social Security at their earliest opportunity, jumping at the chance to get monthly payments by activating their retirement benefits as soon as possible. Yet many policymakers and government officials have urged more people to consider putting off claiming their benefits until later than age 62, and one... Read More →
It’s Not So Simple to Flip the Script from Saving to Spending
Listener Abby is off to business school, and her financial life is turning upside down. But how do you reset your money priorities when your life switches gears? In this segment from Motley Fool Answers , Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by Jason Moser, to talk about the ways you need to plan... Read More →
Medley Capital Corp (MCC) CEO Brook Taube Bought $1.3 million of Stocks
CEO of Medley Capital Corp ( MCC ) Brook Taube bought 171,000 shares of MCC on 08/19/2016 at an average price of $7.69 a share. The total cost of this purchase was $1.3 million. Medley Capital Corp is a close ended management investment company. The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income & capital... Read More →
Lyft's Search for a Buyer Continues
Although ride-hailing company Lyft is said to have been in talks with multiple parties interested in acquiring the company, no deal has been reached yet. Lyft has and continues to face challenging competition with Uber, an industry peer that has a whopping $68 billion valuation. According to the New York Times , Lyft has in... Read More →