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“Penny Stock Boom Sparks 4,300% Gain in Indian Firm With No Sales”

“Retail investors’ frenzy over small stocks in India has reached such extremes that shares of some companies that aren’t booking any sales, let alone profits, are going through the roof. These include Transglobe Foods Ltd., a fruit-jam maker that has… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

“Survey: Nearly 4 in 10 Americans would borrow money to cover a $1K emergency”

“…Bankrate’s January Financial Security Index survey reveals that just four in 10 U.S. adults (41 percent) would cover the cost of a $1,000 car repair or emergency room visit using savings. The findings echo what previous Bankrate studies and others —… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Ex-Fed boss Greenspan says ‘there is no barrier’ to Treasury yields falling below zero”

“There is some $15 trillion in government debt that now yields less than zero, and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan believes there’s no reason why U.S. government bond yields couldn’t join much of the developed world in the subzero… Continue Reading…

Economy

“1 in 4 Americans have no plans to retire”

“Nearly one-quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals’ retirement plans and the realities of aging in the workforce… According to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for… Continue Reading…

Business

“Amazon isn’t the only company that paid $0 in federal taxes last year”

“Under President Trump’s new tax law, 60 of America’s biggest corporations paid $0 in federal taxes in 2018, despite earning billions of dollars in profits. Amazon, Netflix, General Motors, Chevron, JetBlue, IBM and U.S. Steel were all among the companies… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

Not Good! “Former TARP watchdog: ‘No question’ that banks will need another bailout”

“A key figure in the financial crisis is not convinced that the U.S. government has fixed its “too big to fail” problem… Barofsky told Yahoo Finance that the largest banks have only gotten larger and more interconnected than they were… Continue Reading…