If you remember, Alphabet briefly inherited the biggest market cap crown back in early February. Since then, Apple has found new steam gaining about 20% since hitting its lows point for the year on February 11. Right now, Apple’s shares are up 4% year-to-date and the company is now worth right around $610 billion…
Today several major media outlets have posted the results of an investigation into the financial dealings of some of the rich and powerful, based on a huge number of documents that have been handed over by an anonymous source. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ), a nonprofit group in the…
Chocolate bunnies are getting more expensive this year. How could this be so? Blame it on bad weather and the rising demand in Asia that are pushing up prices of cocoa, a vital ingredient in chocolate making. The milk chocolate index (yes this is a real thing), which tracks prices of…
In a recent study from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business it seems that those that are at the poverty level are paying more for everyday items we all need. The study, which analyzed toilet paper purchases among 100,000 U.S. households over the course of seven years is…
Many major wireless carriers are offering free calls and texts in and out of Brussels and parts of Belgium after the attacks there that killed 30 and injured over 100 on Tuesday. These are the companies participating: AT&T Verizon T-Mobile Sprint Virgin Mobile USA Boost Mobile It should be noted that…
Starting this year there is a new incentive for kids to graduate from high school: any graduating high school senior who is accepted to one of Detroit’s five community colleges won’t have to pay a dime for tuition. It’s a huge move to better educate the youth of Detroit. The…
Peabody Energy is the world’s largest private-sector coal producer. They warned Wednesday that they may go out of business- the latest sign of the brutal conditions in the battered industry. In a regulatory filing the company said that ongoing losses and its decision to miss certain interest payments means it may…
On Wednesday the Fed said it is not going to raise its key interest rate as expected. They also cut forecasted U.S. economic growth and inflation, and significantly lowered its estimate for the number of rate hikes in 2016. The Fed’s committee, led by Chair Janet Yellen, estimated back in…
If you are setting your sights on the launch your own business, you’ll need some great tools to manage it. Most think that it costs tons of money to be organized and operate the basics but it’s not! Since the operation of your business is on your own dime the first…
Chipotle in Billerica, Mass., closed its doors for a second day after one of its employees tested positive for the highly contagious norovirus that is going around the U.S. right now. As many as four employees are suspected to be sick with the stomach bug. According to the CDC: “Norovirus is a…