The year 2016 has been filled with great oscillations as investors were taken on a wild ride, with some markets and exchange traded fund standing out from the rest.

Dec. 29, 2016 – 5:58 – Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton weighs in on the U.S. imposing sanctions on Russia in response to the alleged election hacking.

Mad Fientist , chose to live frugally in rural Vermont, where he managed to save and invest about 70% of his after-tax income . “I’d never been a spender,” Brandon, who worked as a software developer, told Business Insider .

Since the release of the “Star Wars” standalone movie, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” we have begun to realize how much tinkering was done to the movie not just in the reshoot phase but throughout principal photography. The most recent example is an interview with actor Ben Mendelsohn, who plays Orson Krennic in the movie, in which he hinted at the amount of alternative footage there is for the movie.

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On Tuesday, the Buffalo Bills became the 19th different NFL team to change head coaches in just the last three seasons. While that may seem like terrible job security, NFL coaches actually have it pretty good.

A new report this month on global military spending shows that these companies are solid growth bets in the uncertain year ahead. These are the top five.

While the market has done well this year, not every stock had a great 2016. It’s no secret that it has been a rough year for the solar industry, for example.

Dec. 29, 2016 – 4:20 – Howard Gutman, former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, on U.S. relations with Russia and the Obama administration’s policy toward Israel.

Dec. 29, 2016 – 3:57 – Ed Butowsky of Chapwood Investments on the City of Dallas’ pension crisis and why the Dow has yet to reach 20K.

Israeli company Gottex, which owns the trademark for Gap in the country, said Thursday it will close all seven of its Gap brand stores during the course of 2017. The store closures come as a result of underwhelming profits as Gap has faced tough competition there from fast-fashion powerhouse H&M .

Shares of the luxury fashion retailer surged Wednesday to two-year highs on a report that the company was actively seeking a buyer. Shares of fashion retailer Kate Spade shot up to two-year highs on Wednesday following a report that the company is considering selling itself.

A week ago we were looking at the very tight trading ranges as a sign of a likely top. That continued through Tuesday, and by that time we saw the tightest market, measured as a five-day moving average of the percentage trading range, since at least 1999 and probably earlier than that.

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 index turned in its biggest fall in two months, putting a damper on a post-election rally. Trading volumes are expected to remain light.

Snapchat has begun using a new machine learning technique to determine which of its users are most likely to swipe up and engage with an ad on the app, AdAge reported. The targeting technique allows advertisers to tell Snapchat whether they value ad engagement – such as swiping through to install an app, visit a website, or watch a movie trailer – versus simply reaching the maximum number of users.

Professional email etiquette can be a minefield. You don’t want to be stuffy and formal, but appearing overly casual with colleagues or clients doesn’t make a great impression either.