Category: Business News

3 Unbelievably Undervalued Dividend Stocks

The S&P 500 is currently trading near an all-time high, which is making it quite difficult to find companies that are trading on the cheap. However, if you’re willing to turn over a lot of rocks, you’ll find that there are still ahandful of stocks out there that are trading for dirt-cheap prices.

3 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Dividend Stock

Investing in high-quality dividend stocks is perhaps the most surefire way to build wealth over time, but not all dividend stocks are high quality. In order to narrow down your search, here are three important questions to keep in mind when researching your next dividend stock purchase.

Bombardier CEO Seeks to Close Window on C Series Jet Discounts

Bombardier Inc. gained sales momentum for its flagship C Series jetliner this year with major orders from Air Canada and Delta Air Lines Inc. Now it’s looking to get away from the pricing discounts that fueled the aircraft’s rebound. The planemaker expects to book new sales in the coming months after racking up 360 firm orders and more than 400 commitments for the C Series, its biggest-ever plane, Chief Executive Officer Alain Bellemare said.

Northrop’s New Combat Drone Could Outclass Boeing F/A-18, Lockheed F-35

One year ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tapped Northrop Grumman to build it a TERN prototype, capable of launching from and landing on small naval warships. Just six months later , before TERN had even conducted its first test flight, DARPA decided it liked the new drone so much that it “doubled down” and ordered Northrop to go ahead and build it a second test vehicle.

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It was a pretty big deal when the park’s Be Our Guest restaurant opened in 2012, and with it a menu complete with a few adult beverages to accompany its upscale dinner service. Walt Disney, who passed away 50 years ago, was adamant that alcoholic beverages not be served at Disneyland, and that wish carried over to Disney’s Magic Kingdom when it opened five years after his death.

Businessman says NJ Transit reneged on promise, owes him $1M

In a photo taken Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, Russell Graddy poses for a photo outside his diner Mr. G’s in Paterson, N.J. Graddy said New Jersey Transit owes him more than $1 million after reneging on a promise to let him run a restaurant in Atlantic … In a photo taken Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, Russell Graddy poses for a photo in his diner Mr. G’s in Paterson, N.J. Graddy said New Jersey Transit owes him more than $1 million after reneging on a promise to let him run a restaurant in Atlantic City’s … A small businessman says New Jersey Transit owes him more than $1 million after the agency reneged on a promise to let him run a restaurant in Atlantic City’s bus terminal.

Aging baby boomers increasingly embrace marijuana, heavy alcohol use

I wrote earlier this week on how fewer teens are using drugs or alcohol than at any point in the past few decades. Indeed, while anti-drug PSAs still encourage parents to talk to their teens about drugs before someone else does, two recent studies suggest there’s another high-risk population we should be worried about: our kids’ grandparents.

Are You Caught Up On Catch-Up Contributions?

Millions of baby boomers are closing in fast on retirement, and while retirement savings are coming up short for many, the IRS allows you to significantly boost your savings once you turn 50. These catch-up contributions can make a big difference in attaining financial security in retirement, so let’s review the IRS’ catch-up contribution limits for 2017, and provide some insight into just how valuable this tool can be. People participating in workplace retirement plans, including 401 and 403 plans, can contribute up to $18,000 of earnings to their plan in 2017.

Monte Paschi to Start Share Sale in Effort to Avert State Rescue

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA will begin taking orders for shares Monday as it aims to complete raising 5 billion euros by the end of the year to avoid a rescue by the Italian government. Monte Paschi will sell stock to institutional investors through Thursday, while the offer for retail investors will end on Wednesday, the Siena, Italy-based bank said in a statement Sunday.

BP Gains Abu Dhabi Oil Field Stake for $2.2 Billion in Stock

BP Plc cemented its 77-year relationship with Abu Dhabi by swapping about $2.2 billion of its own shares for a stake in one of the emirate’s largest onshore oil concessions. The U.K.’s second-biggest oil group will issue new ordinary shares to pay for 10 percent of the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations Ltd., giving the emirate a 2 percent holding in BP, the London-based company said Saturday in a statement.

Yoga for Everyone

It’s time to roll out your yoga mat and discover the combination of physical and mental exercises that for thousands of years have hooked yoga practitioners around the globe. The beauty of yoga is that you don’t have to be a yogi or yogini to reap the benefits.

Chinese city cancels flights in 2nd day of smog alert

A security guard wears a mask during duty in Beijing, China, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. China’s capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in … A woman adjusts her mask before walking outdoors in Beijing, China, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016.

These Universities Are Training The World’s Top Coders

With early college admissions under way for many universities around the country, we got to thinking: Which colleges have the best coders in the world? While there are academic rankings, like the Top Computer Science Programs by U.S. News & World Report , there is no list that ranks colleges purely by their students’ ability to code. The criteria for the U.S. News & World Report , for instance, includes number of research papers produced, global research reputation, and number of conferences.

FCC Chair Wheeler To Step Down

The Federal Communications Commission is about to get a big shakeup in terms of personnel and quite likely in policy. On Thursday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler [seen here], who pushed through controversial rules protecting net neutrality and guarding consumer privacy, announced he will step down from the commission on Jan. 20, the same day that Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president.

Duterte Says He Killed Three Kidnappers in 1988 to Save Hostage

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he killed three kidnappers in 1988 when he was  Davao City mayor to save a woman hostage. “There were three of them; I didn’t really know how many bullets from my gun went through inside their bodies,” Duterte told reporters in Singapore Friday evening before his flight back home, according to a transcript e-mailed by his office.

BP Gains Abu Dhabi Oil Field Stake for $2.2 Billion in Stock

BP Plc cemented its 77-year relationship with Abu Dhabi by swapping about $2.2 billion of its own shares for a stake in one of the emirate’s largest onshore oil concessions.  The U.K.’s second-biggest oil group will issue new ordinary shares to pay for 10 percent of the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations Ltd., giving the emirate a 2 percent holding in BP, the London-based company said Saturday in a statement. Abu Dhabi investor Mubadala Development Co.

Beijing Orders 1,200 Factories to Close or Cut Output Amid Smog

Beijing municipal government ordered more than 1,200 factories in the printing, construction materials and petrochemical industries citywide to either suspend or cut output after earlier issuing this year’s first red alert warning for severely high levels of air pollution. Under a contingency plan for severe air pollution, the city shut down more than 700 plants with production procedures that will pollute air and required 500 more to reduce production, according to a statement posted on the municipal government website on Saturday.

Chinese Buying Insurance in Hong Kong Said to Face Further Curbs

Chinese residents buying insurance in Hong Kong will no longer be able to swipe their credit cards multiple times to get around previously imposed curbs intended to slow sales, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Purchases of insurance in Hong Kong using MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. credit cards issued in China have been capped at $5,000 per insurance product, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the changes haven’t been made public.

Americans’ 5 Big Fears About Retirement

If you’re among the millions of American workers worrying that retirement may fail to live up to your expectations, you’re not alone.A new study by Transamerica shows that American workers are wrestling with fearsinvolving financial security and health in retirement. If you have similar worries to the respondents to this survey,here are some ways to overcome them.

iRobot’s Roomba 980 Dominates a New Competitor

The primary task of robotic vacuum cleaners might seem pretty straightforward — to navigate any given room and clean up the mess — but it turns out that’s easier said than done. Andto the benefit of home robotics specialist iRobot Corporation In an effort to compare the latest and greatest high-end robotic vacuums last week, theRossen Reports team over at Today featured both the Dyson 360 Eye and iRobot’s Roomba 980 in their “Does It Work?” special series.