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Post-Retirement Finance Stocks Sites to Track Money

Deciding on when you will retire, where you will retire, and how much money you need for retirement is one of the biggest decisions of your life. You want to feel confident in your finances and the plan you have worked out for yourself. Retirement is a time for relaxing and doing some of the thing syou couldn’t years before due to your hectic work schedule or any number of reasons. The list below details a few applications and websites that allow you to properly and accurately track your money in real time so that during your retirement everything can move according to plan. Read more →

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Oil Prices Slip

Oil prices are on the decline once again and this is the much needed news that the world needed. The International Energy Agency said the oil market would be “oversupplied” in 2016 and noted that the prices would fall even further in the coming year. The IEA also mentioned that the demand for oil would slow dramatically next year. More specifically the IEA reports that the global oil-demand will slow down to 1.2 million barrels a day in 2016. Currently the world demand 1.4 million barrels a day. Read more →

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US Stocks Surge

The first weeks of June were tough on U.S. financial markets. Ambivalence over Greece and its ability to handle debt plans with the European Union, as well as slumps in the technology and financial sectors caused major losses in the first days of the month. But on June 10th, American markets saw a sharp rise delivering the biggest one-day gain in over a month since the market’s’ last peak on May 8th. Read more →

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Air Travel to Double by 2035

According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ annual report the demand for air travel is projected to double in the next 20 years. PwC’s report was based on the current state of the airline industry across the world. Before the demand can be met however, more variables need to fall into place for there to be worldwide success. The airline industry will have to increase production of planes, hiring more employees, increase their entire infrastructure, and deal with the rising and falling prices of fuel. Read more →

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Stocks to Invest in Now

1. Netflix: Netflix, the extremely popular video streaming service reports quarterly results right in the middle of the month. This information gives investors a great personal view of how the company is performing and whether they should invest or not. April is a huge month for new releases in terms of movies and television shows, which could have an impact… Read more →

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West Coast Ports Still Uncertain

After almost ten months of negotiations that resulted in a standoff between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the two parties reached a tentative agreement to get twenty-nine ports on the West Coast back up and running. With a dispute affecting the supply chains of thousands of businesses, the shutdown after months of maneuvering… Read more →

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West Coast Maritime Port Shutdown

After nine months of negotiations and increased gridlock, vessel operations at West Coast maritime ports may be completely shut down in as little as five to ten days, according to a recent article in MarketWatch. The disputed contract covers 20,000 workers and 30 different ports, so the negotiations could be foreseen to move slowly, but with both sides blaming each… Read more →