Demonstrators hold placards during a protest outside of John F. Kennedy International Airport against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking visitors from seven predominantly Muslim nations in New York on Saturday, Jan. 28. A U.S judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that would have led to the deportation of refugees and visa-holders from seven mostly Muslim countries. The ruling by U.S. District Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn came at an emergency hearing Saturday night, hours after the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups sued to halt the Jan. 27 order.
Month: January 2017
More And More Tech Leaders Are Denouncing Trump’s Muslim Ban
Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai are just some of those expressing concerns about the order banning refugees from 7 countries. A growing number of tech leaders, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, are denouncing President Trump’s executive order that bans refugees from 7 Muslim-majority countries: Syria, Iran, Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Sudan.
More And More Tech Leaders Are Denouncing Trump’s Muslim Ban
Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai are just some of those expressing concerns about the order banning refugees from 7 countries. A growing number of tech leaders, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, are denouncing President Trump’s executive order that bans refugees from 7 Muslim-majority countries: Syria, Iran, Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Sudan.
White House Defends Immigrant Ban as Airports Stop Travelers
President Donald Trump defended his order suspending refugee resettlements in the U.S. and barring entry to people from from Iraq, Syria and five other Middle East nations, as confusion broke out at airports around the world and government agencies and airlines tried to interpret the new rules. “It’s not a Muslim ban,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
White House Defends Immigrant Ban as Airports Stop Travelers
President Donald Trump defended his order suspending refugee resettlements in the U.S. and barring entry to people from from Iraq, Syria and five other Middle East nations, as confusion broke out at airports around the world and government agencies and airlines tried to interpret the new rules. “It’s not a Muslim ban,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
How SkyPark at Santaa s Village is shifting focus now that the holidays are over
LAKE ARROWHEAD >> SkyPark at Santa’s Village reopened this weekend, after being closed since Jan. 20 due to stormy weather, with a new thrust and significantly lower admission fees. With the passing of its peak holiday season, the amusement park, which began in 1955 as Santa’s Village, has shifted to themed promotions, said Bill Johnson, general manager.
Charles Schwab IRA Review: Is It Right for You?
When you’re ready to start saving for retirement, opening an IRA may be a very wise choice. IRAs are one of the most flexible retirement accounts, and they have some particularly attractive tax benefits, too.
Brokers for IRAs: E*Trade vs. Vanguard
One is known as one of the first online brokers, and the other is famous for pioneering index funds, but they both help millions of people save for retirement with IRAs. In this article, we’ll compare E*Trade’s and Vanguard’s IRA accounts , based on factors like commissions, account fees, and investment selection.
People with these personality traits have more and better sex
A study has discovered a link between certain personality types and the frequency and quality of their sex lives. 278 newlywed couples participated in the study and kept daily journals.
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Trump’s immigration order: ‘It is not a…
In an email sent by Apple CEO Tim Cook to employees obtained by Business Insider, Cook said that Donald Trump’s executive action on immigration “is not a policy we support.” On Friday, Trump signed an executive order that blocked citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, from entering the US for at least 90 days, including people who already have visas and legal permits to live in the US.
When Should You Retire?
The short answer is when you’re financially and mentally prepared to do so, but there is much more to it than that. To retire comfortably, you’ll need to know how much retirement income your savings, pensions, and Social Security can sustainably create, as well as how your basic needs will be met, such as healthcare.
Hollywood Reacts With Outrage and Disgust Over Trump’s Muslim Ban
Members of Hollywood have taken to social media on Saturday to speak out in response of Trump’s executive order banning refugees from entering the U.S. The order, signed by Trump on Friday, suspends refugees from entering the United States for four months, and indefinitely suspends Syrian refugees. Celebs including Kumail Nanjiani, Ava DuVernay and J.K. Rowling took to twitter to express disdain towards Trump’s actions.
How Interest Rates Impact Bank Earnings — In Q4 and Beyond
A lot of conversation in the bank industry over the past few years has centered around the hope that interest raise will soon begin to rise, which was indeed the case in the fourth quarter of last year. However, what’s important to understand is that higher rates aren’t invariably good for banks.
This is what Elon Musk’s mysterious digging tweets are about
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has broken ground on an underground tunnel he plans to burrow beneath the city of Los Angeles to spare himself from having to sit in traffic. He’s also about to purchase a large earth drilling machine to continue the tunnel, which was started on his companies’ properties in Hawthorne, CA, according to a person familiar with his thinking.
Don’t Get Sucked In by These 2017 Tax Scams
It can be hard enough to hand over some of your hard-earned dollars to Uncle Sam each year in taxes, but it’s even more painful if you fall for a tax scam and end up enriching some crooks. Learn more about common tax scams so that you can recognize — and avoid! — them.
Better Buy: Skyworks Solutions Inc. vs. Infinera
Investing in the tech sector can be tricky. Competition tends to be fierce, which makes it difficult to stay one step ahead.
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If you’re like most Americans, you’re going to rely on a mix of income sources in retirement, such as savings, pensions, work, and Social Security. In spite of this multi-income strategy, retirement costs, such as healthcare expenses, and inadequate savings, suggests there’s a real risk out living the money you set aside during your career.
White House Defends Immigrant Ban as Airports Stop Travelers
President Donald Trump’s administration defended an order suspending refugee resettlements and barring entry to people, including legal U.S. residents, from seven Middle East nations, as travelers were blocked from getting on U.S.-bound flights or detained after arriving at airports across the country. executive order , aimed at stopping would-be terrorists from entering the U.S., saw detentions at airports from Dallas to Atlanta to New York.
Intel’s Earnings Were Solid, but Its Guidance Raises Some Questions
Weak enterprise server demand, tougher competition from AMD and rising capital spending could partly offset the success of various growth initiatives. A stabilizing PC market is proving to be a nice tailwind for Intel .
Southwest Airlines Soars Past High Expectations — Hawaiian Airlines, Not So Much
Between late June 2016 and mid-January, shares of Hawaiian Holdings climbed 50%. Southwest Airlines stock was close behind, with a gain of more than 35% over that period.
7 Million People Will Miss Out on a Tax Credit Worth up to $6,318
Nobody likes paying taxes, but they can be a particular burden for low-income families. And while tax credits can help lower earners make ends meet, countless Americans pass up one major money-saving opportunity every year: the Earned Income Tax Credit.
2 Terrible Stocks for Retirees
Though it might not seem like it, the wisdom of Shakespeare’s line from Hamlet “to thine own self be true” applies to investing. As we age, our investment needs change.
Here’s Why Intel Corporation Didn’t Raise Its Dividend
In a previous column , I went over several potential reasons why the company may have opted not to boost its dividend. Now that the company has announced its full-year earnings results for 2016 and, more importantly, issued its financial guidance for 2017, it’s quite clear why the chip-maker held off on giving its shareholders raises.
Here’s What’s Going on in Europe Next Week
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What to Watch When Electronic Arts Reports Earnings
Continued growth in full-game downloads, mobile games, and extra content has helped EA grow digital revenue and expand its gross margin from 63% in fiscal 2013 to an expected 71% for fiscal 2017, which ends at the end of March. In fiscal 2016, EA’s revenue totaled $4.6 billion, of which $2.5 billion — 54% of the total — was digital.
What Investors Might Have Missed in the Markets This Week
The markets managed to hold onto weekly gains on Friday despite a weaker-than-anticipated gross domestic product figure. The U.S. economy slowed a bit during the fourth quarter with a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.9%, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
What Investors Might Have Missed in the Markets This Week
The markets managed to hold onto weekly gains on Friday despite a weaker-than-anticipated gross domestic product figure. The U.S. economy slowed a bit during the fourth quarter with a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.9%, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
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Universal Orlando announced earlier this week that it’s opening the Volcano Bay water park on May 25, just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the subsequent summertime crowds. hasn’t unveiled an official opening date for Pandora: The World of Avatar, the immersive Avatar -themed expansion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Detroit’s Luxury Brands Cap Off Strong Year in Key Market
One way to do that is to expand luxury brands — Cadillac for GM and Lincoln for Ford. The good news is that while the automakers have had a tougher time gaining market share in the U.S., China helped send sales surging in 2016.
Detroit’s Luxury Brands Cap Off Strong Year in Key Market
One way to do that is to expand luxury brands — Cadillac for GM and Lincoln for Ford. The good news is that while the automakers have had a tougher time gaining market share in the U.S., China helped send sales surging in 2016.
4 Smart Ways to Boost Your Credit Score In 2017
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to improve your credit score in 2017? If you didn’t, maybe you should. Improving your credit score can literally save you tens of thousands of dollars in interest on your next mortgage, and it can make it much easier to qualify for the best auto financing and credit card offers.
4 Smart Ways to Boost Your Credit Score In 2017
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to improve your credit score in 2017? If you didn’t, maybe you should. Improving your credit score can literally save you tens of thousands of dollars in interest on your next mortgage, and it can make it much easier to qualify for the best auto financing and credit card offers.
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in February
Maybe that cash stream is used to supplement income, or maybe its a way of using reinvested dividends to build wealth over very long time horizons. Either way, the only way one can do that is to find companies that can reliably pay that high yield dividend.
Trump has two paths he can take on marijuana legalization – …
After his inauguration on January 20, Trump signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to start rolling back the Affordable Care Act, revived two controversial oil pipelines, staged a war on the media, and played a game of chicken with the president of Mexico. But we still don’t know much about Trump’s plans for marijuana legalization.
Serena Williams was presented with a letter and custom Air…
Serena Williams won the Australian Open, beating Venus Williams in straight sets. This Grand Slam title not only came with a big trophy and $2.8 million winner’s check, but it also came with a special gift from Michael Jordan.
Serena Williams was presented with a letter and custom Air…
Serena Williams won the Australian Open, beating Venus Williams in straight sets. This Grand Slam title not only came with a big trophy and $2.8 million winner’s check, but it also came with a special gift from Michael Jordan.
America’s millennials stuck in their parents’ basement may…
Economists are hinging a lot of their forecasts for the US economy on how many election promises President Donald Trump keeps. Last year, the share of young adults living with their parents increased again, as the chart shows.
America’s millennials stuck in their parents’ basement may…
Economists are hinging a lot of their forecasts for the US economy on how many election promises President Donald Trump keeps. Last year, the share of young adults living with their parents increased again, as the chart shows.
This Promising Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Be a Game-Changer
Cancer is among the scariest diagnosis a person can receive. According to the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer Facts & Figures 2016” report, there were an estimated 1.69 million new cases of cancer diagnosed in 2016, along with a projected 595,690 cancer deaths.
This Promising Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Be a Game-Changer
Cancer is among the scariest diagnosis a person can receive. According to the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer Facts & Figures 2016” report, there were an estimated 1.69 million new cases of cancer diagnosed in 2016, along with a projected 595,690 cancer deaths.