According to a new survey from Ally Invest, the online trading and automated investing arm of Ally Financial Inc., nearly two-thirds of survey respondents (65%) say they find investing in the stock market to be scary and/or intimidating, up from 61% in a similar survey during the same period last year. Fear is highest among…
A new report from personal finance website GOBankingRates revealed that 32 percent of Americans – nearly a third of respondents – have no money in their savings accounts. GOBankingRates conducts this survey each year to better understand Americans’ personal financial standing. Since 2015, the results have shown that the majority of Americans have less than…
By Michael Maloney, Special for The Times USA. Short of execution, life in prison without a chance of parole is the harshest punishment in our judicial system. According to the ACLU approximately 79 percent of the 3,278 prisoners serving life without parole in the United States were sentenced to die in prison for non-violent crimes….
People tend to use social media – particularly YouTube and Instagram – more in 2018 compared to 2017, according to a new survey from The Manifest, a business news and how-to website. Nearly two-thirds of social media users report they use YouTube (63%) and Instagram (61%) more in 2018 than 2017, compared to 52% who…
New survey results find that a strong majority of Americans from three generations say the country is headed in the wrong direction and say they are “fearful” about the future of democracy in America. The poll from AARP and the Association for Young Americans (AYA) also found that Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers agree…
The Concord Coalition today warned that the rapidly rising federal budget deficit — totaling nearly $779 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 — reflects a structural gap between spending and revenues that is largely ignored in Washington even as it grows worse. The Treasury Department this afternoon released the figure, which is $113 billion higher than…
Ford Motor Company just announced layoffs in the midst of a reported $1 billion in tariff-related losses. Auto sales are down due to trade tariffs that President Trump imposed on metal and other car-related materials. Competitive Enterprise Institute trade policy expert Ryan Young says this sort of economic calamity is not surprising. “President Trump’s push…
Hurricane Michael is a monster storm. It is the largest to hit the Florida panhandle in decades. AccuWeather predicted a terrifying storm earlier today, noting: “Catastrophic Hurricane Michael continues to intensify as it approaches the Florida Panhandle. It is the strongest storm to hit the U.S., in terms of wind, since Hurricane Charley in…
The Washington State Patrol Troopers Association has announced its opposition to Initiative 1639, bringing a solid line of law enforcement professionals standing with Evergreen State rights activists against the extremist gun control measure, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has learned. WSPTA joins the Washington State Sheriffs Association, Washington Council…
In a new study just released by Upgraded Points, data compiled from 2007 through 2017 highlights spikes in growth as well as sharp declines in some of America’s most iconic airports. Though the numbers revealed some obvious names on the list, there were some surprising downward trends in a few of the biggest airports. Upgraded…
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today unveiled the 2019 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. The rankings offer a comprehensive evaluation of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas based on how well they meet Americans’ expectations for retirement, with measures including housing affordability, desirability, health care…