Day: January 21, 2017

“Valley Of The Gods” Recounts The Wild Ride Of Peter Thiel’s Fellows

In a Q&A, author Alexandra Wolfe follows the lucky 20 who dropped out of college and were given $100,000 to become tech entrepreneurs. Back in 2011, the legendary PayPal founder and Silicon Valley investor launched an initiative he’d been thinking about for years-encouraging brilliant young students with a genius idea to skip college and start a company and maybe become the next Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk.

Will the Stock Market Crow in the Year of the Rooster?

The Lunar New Year is approaching on Jan. 28. We’re heading into the Year of the Rooster, after 12 months of the frisky monkey, and that means the brokerage CLSA is on hand with its annual Feng Shui Index to tell us what to expect in the year ahead. Specifically, this is a fire rooster year: each year also has one of five elements attached to it, the others being wood, water, earth and metal.

Will Apple Raise Its Dividend in 2017?

Recently, though, Apple has embraced dividends, and now, some income-hungry investors look to the iPhone maker for its quarterly payouts as well as its potential for stock-price increases. With tax reform proposals that could unlock some of Apple’s overseas cash stash, Apple might be in a better position than ever to consider a dividend boost this year.

Why Smart Mobility Services Are a Smart Move for Automakers

As the U.S. new-vehicle cycle peaks, everybody seems to be a Debbie Downer when it comes to automotive stocks, and few seem to be looking for out-of-the-box upside to these stocks. That’s not stopping Detroit executive from pursuing future ideas, of course, and while industry folk havetouted the enormous potential for smart mobility projects that could eventually resemble services such as Uber — once valued at more than $60 billion — we haven’t touched on exactly why those projects will help automakers evolve.

What Does 2017 Hold for Medicare?

Medicare faces substantial uncertainty in 2017, as the incoming Trump administration has already promised to make major healthcare reforms. Although the president said during his campaign that he would not make cuts to Medicare, members of his cabinet and lawmakers in Congress might well see things differently.

The Top Ten Financial Markets Questions for 2017

By Dr. Sonu Varghese via Iris.xyz Some events are true black swans – for example, the September 11th terrorist attacks or the tsunami in Japan – one-off events that create immediate financial panic, but may or may not exacerbate underlying economic vulnerabilities.

This Would Be a First for the Marijuana Industry

Heading into 2016, there were 23 states that had legalized medical cannabis and four that had legalized recreational pot. This in itself was impressive considering that, just two decades prior , California became the first state to legalize any form of marijuana with its Compassionate Use Act for a select few medical patients.

The Key to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions: Find a System That Works for You

Have you set your New Year’s resolutions yet? In this segment from Industry Focus , Motley Fool analysts Dylan Lewis and Michael Douglass share some of their best tips for staying on top of resolutions and not losing steam as the year wears on. Listen in to find out how to make a resolution that will “pay” you, how to keep motivated all year, and the benefits of writing down your goals.

Here Are the 4% Retirement Rule’s Major Flaws

While there’s no magic retirement savings number guaranteed to deliver financial security during your senior years, many near-retirees are advised to use the 4% rule to see if they’re on the right track. Although the 4% rule has a strong history of success, it’s far from perfect.

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Baby monitors have come a long way from the walkie-talkie-type devices that let you listen in on the coos and cries of your infant. Today they’re part of the Internet of Things in a connected home that let you wirelessly watch your child on your computer, laptop, or smartphone whether you’re at home, outside, or away.

What happened to virtual reality?

He later added that ” Over the past year, evidence has stacked up that VR isn’t as hot as everyone thought it’d be, and it feels poised to go the way of the smartwatch , a once-promising new computing platform that ultimately flopped once introduced into the real world. Following the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, we have yet to see a breakthrough game or app.

BERNSTEIN: ‘We are one tweet away from … well, almost…

When most President-elects take office, Wall Street analysts pay close attention to what proposed legislation could mean for companies, industries and the economy. The global quantitative strategy team at Bernstein plans to pay close attention not only to the President’s policies, but also to his tweets, especially when it comes to individual companies and industries.

Meet the power players who really run Uber

Like any chief executive, Kalanick leans heavily on his team and direct reports to manage all parts of the business, from people operations internally to putting out regulatory fires externally. As Uber faces challenges on all fronts in 2017, here’s who is leading the charge internally to make transportation “as reliable as running water.”

Report: Pai pick as chief at FCC

Citing unidentified people, Bloomberg and Politico both reported Friday that the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will be Ajit Pai, currently a commissioner at the agency. Pai’s chief of staff, Matthew Berry, declined to comment.

TRUMP: Defeating ISIS ‘will be our highest priority’

Just moments after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, the official White House website was updated with the 45th president’s position on foreign policy, which proclaims the defeat of ISIS and other terror groups as his “highest priority.” “To defeat and destroy these groups, we will pursue aggressive joint and coalition military operations when necessary.

Trump’s First Big Move: Repealing Obamacare Mandate

President Donald Trump late Friday took one of his first major policy actions by issuing an executive order undoing one of the key pillars of the Affordable Care Act, the individual mandate requiring all Americans to carry health insurance or pay a penalty. The newly sworn-in Trump in the Oval Office signed an order giving federal agencies authority to undo rules created under the ACA that obligate them to enforce the penalty for people who do not purchase health insurance as required by the law, also known as Obamacare.