You decided to apply for Social Security as soon as you turned 62. While you're happy to have the monthly checks coming in, you're less thrilled about having shrunk your benefit by up to 30% by applying early. It can feel like there's nothing you can do to change that, but that might not be the case. There are actually four ways to increase your benefits after you've signed up, although they all h...
You decided to apply for Social Security as soon as you turned 62. While you're happy to have the monthly checks coming in, you're less thrilled about having shrunk your benefit by up to 30% by applying early. It can feel like there's nothing you can do to change that, but that might not be the case. There are actually four ways to increase your benefits after you've signed up, although they all have some pretty big caveats. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
The income target is straightforward: $12,500 a month equals $150,000 a year, and the portfolio doing the work is $2.8 million. Dividing the income by the capital gives the math the whole article has to solve: a blended yield of roughly 5.4%. That number falls in the middle of the income-investing spectrum, which is why ... How to Build $12,500 a Month in Dividend Income From a $2.8 Million Portfo...
The income target is straightforward: $12,500 a month equals $150,000 a year, and the portfolio doing the work is $2.8 million. Dividing the income by the capital gives the math the whole article has to solve: a blended yield of roughly 5.4%. That number falls in the middle of the income-investing spectrum, which is why ... How to Build $12,500 a Month in Dividend Income From a $2.8 Million Portfolio Without Touching the Aggressive Tier
A concert by the US rapper Kanye West, who was supposed to perform on July 18 in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, has been banned on public safety grounds, the authorities said. The prefect of the province, Salvatore Angieri, said the decision was made following requests from bodies including the local Jewish community. They had “expressed reservations” about the appearance of the rapper as part o...
A concert by the US rapper Kanye West, who was supposed to perform on July 18 in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, has been banned on public safety grounds, the authorities said. The prefect of the province, Salvatore Angieri, said the decision was made following requests from bodies including the local Jewish community. They had “expressed reservations” about the appearance of the rapper as part of the Pulse of Gaia Festival, the statement released on Friday evening said. Another concert by the...
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have historically disagreed about this, but rising artificial intelligence expenses may result in costly new subscription options.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have historically disagreed about this, but rising artificial intelligence expenses may result in costly new subscription options.
Meta Platforms announced new premium subscription plans for several of the company's social media platforms Wednesday. The move was well received by investors with shares trading higher on the news, helping to boost the wealth of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta...
Meta Platforms announced new premium subscription plans for several of the company's social media platforms Wednesday. The move was well received by investors with shares trading higher on the news, helping to boost the wealth of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta...
Did Iran Get Its Hands On A US Stealth Missile? JASSM-ER Wreckage Sparks Reverse-Engineering Fears The U.S. committed nearly its entire stockpile of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles to the military campaign against Iran and has fired at least 1,000 of these long-range, stealthy, precision cruise missiles to hit high-value IRGC targets. One of the unavoidable risks of deploying advanced weapons, s...
Did Iran Get Its Hands On A US Stealth Missile? JASSM-ER Wreckage Sparks Reverse-Engineering Fears The U.S. committed nearly its entire stockpile of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles to the military campaign against Iran and has fired at least 1,000 of these long-range, stealthy, precision cruise missiles to hit high-value IRGC targets. One of the unavoidable risks of deploying advanced weapons, such as the JASSM-ER, is that unexploded or partially intact systems can fall into enemy hands, allowing adversaries to study U.S. technology, refine countermeasures, and accelerate the development of copycat versions. A new report from Army Recognition , citing defense journalist Babak Taghvaee , claims Iran has recovered wreckage from a JASSM-ER near Arak, potentially giving Tehran access to fragments of the missile. "The recovered debris reportedly includes composite airframe sections, structural components, propulsion fragments, and possible avionics elements that could reveal insights into stealth construction, fuel-efficient propulsion, and survivability design," according to the military blog. Army Recognition cited images posted on X by Taghvaee showing what is described as badly damaged JASSM-ER wreckage recovered in Iran. The missile appears largely intact and possibly unexploded, which, if confirmed, would give Tehran higher-value intelligence on the advanced missile. The number of AGM-158B JASSM-ER stand-off weapons (stealth cruise missiles) employed by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy during the recent war in Iran was enormous. These missiles were used so extensively that debris and remains of them can now be found across various parts of… pic.twitter.com/NKzhR453mK — Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) May 27, 2026 This incident is reminiscent of a similar one in 2011, when Iran captured a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth spy drone and claimed to have reverse-engineered the aircraft. Tehran later displayed and tested drones modeled on the RQ-170, in...
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Huntsman Corp (NYSE: HUN), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway? This
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Huntsman Corp (NYSE: HUN), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway? This
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak on stage on her lawyer’s advice amid tech firm’s sanction Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in silence on stage at an event at Hay festival, after lawyers advised her not to speak because of ongoing legal action brought by Meta. Wynn-Williams, whose bestselling memoir, Careless People, details her years working at Facebook, was due to ap...
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak on stage on her lawyer’s advice amid tech firm’s sanction Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in silence on stage at an event at Hay festival, after lawyers advised her not to speak because of ongoing legal action brought by Meta. Wynn-Williams, whose bestselling memoir, Careless People, details her years working at Facebook, was due to appear in conversation with the investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr and academic Tim Wu. Continue reading...
For the past two years, the message from Big Tech to its employees was simple: use more AI. The companies that used it most would win. The numbers would follow. The numbers have not followed. And now the message is changing. Amazon (AMZN) shut down an internal AI leaderboard called KiroRank on May ...
For the past two years, the message from Big Tech to its employees was simple: use more AI. The companies that used it most would win. The numbers would follow. The numbers have not followed. And now the message is changing. Amazon (AMZN) shut down an internal AI leaderboard called KiroRank on May ...
samxmeg/E+ via Getty Images China’s manufacturing sector lost momentum in May as export demand softened and businesses continued to grapple with rising costs, highlighting challenges facing the world’s second-largest economy despite strength in services and advanced manufacturing. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index slipped to 50.0 in May from 50.3 in April, according to data fro...
samxmeg/E+ via Getty Images China’s manufacturing sector lost momentum in May as export demand softened and businesses continued to grapple with rising costs, highlighting challenges facing the world’s second-largest economy despite strength in services and advanced manufacturing. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index slipped to 50.0 in May from 50.3 in April, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The reading, which matched economists’ expectations, sits on the dividing line between expansion and contraction and marks the weakest level in three months. Production remained relatively stable, but new orders edged into contraction territory. Export demand deteriorated more sharply, with new export orders falling below the growth threshold after expanding in April. Analysts said the decline was driven largely by weaker overseas demand for consumer goods, adding pressure on Beijing to boost domestic spending and reduce the economy’s dependence on exports. China’s growth has been weighed down by a prolonged property downturn, soft consumer spending and a sluggish labor market. In response, policymakers have pledged reforms aimed at addressing imbalances between supply and demand while accepting a more modest economic growth target for 2026. Manufacturers also continue to face higher input costs. A measure of raw-material prices remained firmly in expansion territory, indicating that costs are still rising, although the pace of increases slowed from April. Analysts said higher input prices are continuing to filter through to finished goods. External factors have added to the strain. Rising energy prices linked to disruptions in the Middle East have increased costs for many manufacturers, particularly in petrochemicals and other upstream industries. Not all sectors struggled. High-tech manufacturing and equipment producers outperformed the broader factory sector, benefiting from demand tied to semiconductors, artificial intelligence infra...
A $10,000 position in Invesco Semiconductors ETF (NASDAQ:PSI) on the last trading day of 2025 was worth ~$20,496 by the close on May 26, 2026, and that is the kind of arithmetic that ruins dinner parties. Your brother-in-law at Goldman is up 10.07% in the S&P 500. Your friend who only buys the Nasdaq 100 ... The Semiconductor Play Nobody Owns Just Lapped Wall Street’s Biggest Names
A $10,000 position in Invesco Semiconductors ETF (NASDAQ:PSI) on the last trading day of 2025 was worth ~$20,496 by the close on May 26, 2026, and that is the kind of arithmetic that ruins dinner parties. Your brother-in-law at Goldman is up 10.07% in the S&P 500. Your friend who only buys the Nasdaq 100 ... The Semiconductor Play Nobody Owns Just Lapped Wall Street’s Biggest Names