FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks edge higher; S&P 500 still near record NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street, keeping the market near record levels as earnings season winds down and investors wait to hear from the Federal Reserve. At … [Continue reading] about Update on the latest in business:
Blue Origin launches artwork, moon-landing test into space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin launched artwork painted on a capsule and a moon-landing navigation experiment into space Thursday, a month after sending founder Jeff Bezos on the company’s first passenger flight. No one was aboard for … [Continue reading] about Blue Origin launches artwork, moon-landing test into space
Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners’ consent in the 2020 election. The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that the … [Continue reading] about Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls
Colorado officials to clerk under federal probe: ‘come home’
DENVER (AP) — Rural Colorado county officials pled with community members to pass along a message to their missing-in-action county clerk who is being investigated for an election security breach: “Come home.” Mesa County commissioners made their … [Continue reading] about Colorado officials to clerk under federal probe: ‘come home’
Mastering your 3-wheel retirement vehicle
Do you suffer from pension envy? Many current and retired feds do! Most people currently on the federal payroll will retire under the “new” (circa 1980s) Federal Employee Retirement System, known affectionately as FERS. Unlike the plan it replaced, … [Continue reading] about Mastering your 3-wheel retirement vehicle