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[opinion] Financial literacy should be taught to kids — not adults

Lessons on money management should begin in the early years, writes high school counselor Danielle Orange-Scott. (Danielle Orange-Scott is a former 2nd grade teacher and currently a high school counselor ...

Jan. 6, 2020, 3:38 p.m.

Slovákov trápi slabá finančná gramotnosť, dostávajú sa do problémov

Testy medzi 15-ročnými žiakmi ukázali, že na tom nie sú s finančnou gramotnosťou dobre. Kvôli nedostatočnej finančnej gramotnosti sa ľudia na Slovensku často dostávajú do problémov. Potvrdzuje to Národná banka ...

Jan. 2, 2020, 12:11 p.m.

LeBron James on Track for Best Season Ever for a 35-Year-Old

LeBron James is having an incredible start to the season. If he keeps this up, he'll have the best season ever for a 35-year-old.

Nov. 7, 2019, 2:51 a.m.

Death Stranding Sales Could Soar if Fans Don't Read Terrible Reviews

Compared to other Sony published games such as Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Horizon Zero Dawn, Death Stranding has been savaged by reviews.

Nov. 7, 2019, 12:43 a.m.

Kentucky’s Tyrese Maxey Stakes His Claim as the NCAA's Next Big Thing

Maxey's eye-popping debut has already prompted a re-evaluation of his potential.

Nov. 6, 2019, 9:43 p.m.

Dow Struggles to Overcome Fallout from Grave Trump Setbacks

The Dow Jones struggled to overcome the fallout as Trump took blows on multiple fronts and an economist forecast miserable GDP growth.

Nov. 6, 2019, 8:26 p.m.

Gold’s Flash Crash Gives Rise to Buyers After China Pushes Back on Tariffs

The gold price rebounded sharply on Wednesday, as investors began to doubt the prospects of an interim U.S.-China trade agreement.

Nov. 6, 2019, 7:20 p.m.

Capcom is Baiting Gamers With False Hope for a Deep Down Release

Capcom's Yoshinori Ono is giving gamers hope that Deep Down may still come out, but they should take his statements with a heap of salt.

Nov. 6, 2019, 6:41 p.m.

More Trump Derangement in Media Coverage of Kentucky Election

Several mainstream media reports are twisting the Kentucky election results into a defeat for Donald Trump, but this is all on Matt Bevin.

Nov. 6, 2019, 6:04 p.m.

Dow Suddenly Stumbles After Reuters Darkens Trade Deal Sentiment

The Dow suddenly stumbled into decline after a Reuters report darkened the outlook for the US-China trade deal.

Nov. 6, 2019, 5:51 p.m.

Thousands of companies are asking for tariff exclusions even as US and China push to sign trade deal

The overwhelming majority these requests, about 28,000, are under review as of Nov. 1. About 4,900 requests have been granted, while about 10,970 have been denied.

Nov. 2, 2019, 5:08 p.m.

The Google-Facebook ad duopoly is facing a bigger challenge from the trio of Snap, Pinterest and Amazon

Snap, Pinterest and Amazon all grew their ad businesses much faster in the latest quarter than did Facebook or Google, which still dominate the industry.

Nov. 2, 2019, 2 p.m.

The outcome of the US, China trade negotiations will make or break these stocks into year-end

After nearly two years of tit-for-tat tariff threats in the U.S.-China trade spat, the market is still not out of the woods even with the so-called "phase one ...

Nov. 2, 2019, 11:51 a.m.

WeWork, Neil Woodford and the modern ‘bezzle’

In both WeWork and Woodford, the disaster can be seen as a direct result of arrogance-driven over-expansion. And in both cases the influence of pushy personalities seems to have replaced ...

Oct. 27, 2019, 12:55 a.m.

Has Boris Johnson overplayed his hand?

The British PM looked on the brink of a Brexit breakthrough, but is now relying on Jeremy Corbyn to avoid sliding back into the dreaded impasse.

Oct. 26, 2019, 11:22 p.m.

Tesla releases a new version of Solar Roof tiles, aiming to revitalize its clean energy business

Tesla launched version 3 of its Solar Roof on Friday, with CEO Elon Musk taking questions from shareholders online.

Oct. 25, 2019, 9:40 p.m.

Here's what happened to the stock market on Friday

Friday came within a whisker of a banner session as the S&P 500 flirted with a record.

Oct. 25, 2019, 8:11 p.m.

October jobs growth expected to be less than 100,000 due to GM strike

October's employment report is expected to show job growth of just 90,000 workers, due to the impact of the strike at General Motors.

Oct. 25, 2019, 7:28 p.m.

Three things to watch for in the markets on Monday including Alphabet, Beyond Meat earnings

We'll get earnings from Alphabet and Beyond Meat to kick off the busiest week of earnings season.

Oct. 25, 2019, 7:17 p.m.

Trump advisor Peter Navarro fighting 'Phase One' of China trade deal, sources say

Trade hawk Peter Navarro has been fighting the China deal behind the scenes, according to three people close to the talks.

Oct. 25, 2019, 7 p.m.

Federal deficit increases 26% to $984 billion for fiscal 2019, highest in 7 years

The gap between revenues and spending was the widest in seven years. Defense, Medicare and interest payments ballooned the shortfall.

Oct. 25, 2019, 6 p.m.

EU agrees to another Brexit extension as UK fights over election

EU ambassadors have agreed to another extension to the Brexit deadline but won't set a date for it as Boris Johnson continues to try to force an early December ...

Oct. 25, 2019, 1:28 p.m.

Why Bernie Brookes' bad earnings call may boost class actions

One phone call from the then Myer CEO triggered two shareholder class actions and a landmark court ruling.

Oct. 25, 2019, 1 p.m.

The woman at the centre of the WiseTech maelstrom

It was a withering report that sent shares in WiseTech plummeting and kicked off a debate over the role of short-sellers in the market, but J Capital's Anne Stevenson-Yang ...

Oct. 25, 2019, 1 p.m.

SMSF cost debate: are they really that expensive?

Specialists are questioning ASIC's estimate that average DIY super fees are $13,900. But that doesn't mean all SMSF trustees are getting value for money – or good returns.

Oct. 25, 2019, 1 p.m.

Australia readies for cyber 'Pearl Harbour'

The Morrison government is working on new powers to allow security agencies to defend critical private sector infrastructure from a "cyber Pearl Harbour" attack as concerns rise that Chinese hackers ...

Oct. 25, 2019, 1 p.m.