Start the countdown: A new year is fast approaching. So now is the time to hatch a plan to get your personal finances back on track. Think of 2021 as a fresh start to solve your money worries. Here are 21 tips – or must-do “money” resolutions for the New […]
Day: December 28, 2020
PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW Retired ornithologist Dan Casey looked through the trees on the eastern edge of the Flathead Waterfowl Production Area, waiting for something to flit among the branches in response to his call. PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW-PSEW “They usually respond well to this call,” Casey said. “It’s like a generic frequency or alarm call.” […]
FILE – In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020, file photo, Southwest Airlines jets sit at gates at Love Field in Dallas. On Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, the airline warned nearly 7,000 employees that they could lose their jobs unless labor unions accept concessions to help Southwest cope with a sharp […]
With 2020 drawing to a close, many long-term investors are starting to ask themselves, “what’s next?” That’s because today feels much like the year 2000 — a decade that began with great hopes for tech companies like AOL, Yahoo and Xerox, but ended with a reckoning. In fact, the tech-heavy […]
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – December 28, 2020 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Rocket Companies RKT as the Bull of the Day and Booking Holdings BKNG as the Bear of the Day. Here is a synopsis of both the stocks: Bull of the Day: There’s a theme to […]
Many of us have spent money on needless things. These pandemic-related indulgences were, in hindsight, a bit much for me. I generally consider myself a pretty frugal person. Sure, I spend money on things I care about, but for the most part, I stick to a budget and choose my […]
Photo credit: Grizzly Media From Bicycling With COVID-19 restrictions continuing to cancel in-person races, many athletes are feeling virtual event fatigue. There are only so many times you can race yourself against the clock in your own neighborhood. That’s why Old Man Winter Rally, traditionally a one-day winter biking and […]
pokaOn the Friday of an unusually warm weekend in early October, my wife, kids and I raced south on Interstate 57 for almost 4 hours to get in one last camping trip of the season. There were no reservable sites available online for Coon Creek Recreation Area on Lake Shelbyville, […]
Among the company’s notable accomplishments, Tesla extended the range of this year’s Model Y to more than 400 miles per charge — that’s a 20-percent improvement over the 2019 model — as well as increasing its acceleration and lowering its price. Tesla also began delivering its new Model Y in […]
Humble newspaper is such an incredibly useful tool. For years, we tossed it in to the heifers, who ran and kicked the newspaper around before happily flopping down into its bedding softness. Newspaper is perfect for polishing window glass, sopping up dirty, wet footprints right inside the door during snowstorms […]
No one can point to a date certain for the birthday of pizza. It seems likely that pizzas developed over a long period of time. Flatbreads have existed in Mediterranean cultures for hundreds of years, with various sauces being slathered across them to satisfy hunger of the masses. But pizzas […]
2020 was unlike any other year in our lifetimes, with the once-in-a-century global pandemic, then the just-as-unpredictable stock market recovery and subsequent bull market. After such an unpredictable year, it may seem foolhardy to predict where things may go in 2021. Yet if one really looks under the hood, some […]
In a year like no other, the South Florida economy experienced unprecedented upheaval. In Miami-Dade, more than 451,000 workers — about two out of every seven members of the county’s pre-pandemic workforce — applied for unemployment; in Broward, more than 311,000. Many of them worked in the tourism and hospitality […]
There were moments, early in the pandemic, when Joseph Musillami wasn’t sure how the family business would make it. Purely Meat Co., a commercial butcher in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood that supplies mostly high-end restaurants, saw sales plummet 75% when the state banned indoor dining in March. It halted […]
By Liz Weston Recreational vehicle sales are soaring, and the RV industry expects 2021 to be a record-breaking year. Dealerships say much of the demand is coming from first-time buyers and others anxious to find a safer way to vacation during the pandemic. As any RV owner will tell you, […]
Before I get into this column about how the coronavirus pandemic and a car crash combined to push me to try shedding my personal vehicle dependence, I want to remind you that I, like you, am also in the future enjoying the infinite wisdom of hindsight. A few weeks ago, […]
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Austin White | The Pueblo Chieftain Normally for their DECA competitions, students at Pueblo East High School and across the state head to an in-person meeting for their presentations and challenges. Obviously 2020 has forced changes with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and those DECA competitions turned into online videos. Despite […]
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Say goodbye to boring gym equipment on your vacation or during a midday workout at the office. Because Peloton (PTON) just took a giant leap in getting its connected bikes and treads outside of the comfy confines of your home. The fitness player disclosed Monday evening it will spend $420 […]