How the Fed’s rate increase may affect your bond portfolio

skynesher Bond investors are watching as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2018 to combat surging prices. Annual inflation rose by 7.9% in February, a new 40-year high, affecting everyday costs like groceries, housing and gasoline. The central bank’s quarter-point increase on Wednesday may set the stage for future hikes,…

Netflix makes Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s show ‘Servant of the People’ available to U.S. streamers

In this article NFLX Servant of the People is once again available on Netflix in The US. The 2015 satirical comedy series stars Volodymyr Zelenskyy playing a teacher who unexpectedly becomes President after a video of him complaining about corruption suddenly goes viral. Netflix “Servant of the People,” the 2015 satirical comedy series starring Ukraine’s…

Berkshire Hathaway closes at a record above $500,000 a share as Buffett’s conglomerate roars back

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway class A shares achieved a key milestone Wednesday, hitting an all-time closing high of half a million dollars as Warren Buffett’s multifaceted conglomerate fires on all cylinders during the economic recovery. The class A shares gained 1.3% Wednesday, rising for a fourth…

Steve Wozniak’s best investing tips – and why he’s ‘very skeptical’ of most cryptocurrencies

For Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, investing can be a real headache. “As a rule, I don’t invest [often], because then you’ve got to be watching it every day, and I like my head to be really peaceful and low stress,” Wozniak tells CNBC Make It. That’s why he says he tries to avoid buying stocks…

New Federal Reserve projections show six more rate hikes this year

Federal Reserve officials expect to hike rates roughly six additional times this year, bringing its benchmark interest rate to nearly 2%, according to projections released Wednesday. The median member of the Federal Open Markets Committee expects the Fed Funds rate to be 1.9% at the end of the year, according to the release. On Wednesday,…

Inflation is causing some older Americans to delay retirement plans, survey shows

Getty Images As inflation rises, many Americans are shifting life milestones, including retirement. Some 13% of Gen Xers and baby boomers say they have postponed or considered delaying plans to leave the workforce due to soaring costs. That’s according to a survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute, showing a cross-generational wave of Americans canceling or…

96% of travelers want their vacation dollars to positively impact the place they visit, survey finds

Forty-eight percent of respondents told Kind Traveler their greatest challenge in traveling sustainably is finding accommodations that are both “sustainable and socially conscious.” Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Everyone likes a bargain when it comes to booking travel, but many also want the money they spend to do some good where they’re headed,…

Retail sales come up short in February as inflation puts dent in consumer spending

Consumers continued to spend in February through at a slower pace than expected, according to a Commerce Department report Wednesday. Advance retail sales grew 0.3% for the month, slightly below the 0.4% Dow Jones estimate. Stripping out autos, sales were up 0.2%, well below expectations for a 0.9% increase and indicative that after a rapid…

Chinese stocks trading in the U.S. rocket higher after China signals support for the shares

A pedestrian walks past the Alibaba headquarters building in Beijing. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Chinese companies listed publicly in the U.S. surged Wednesday as China on Wednesday signaled support for the stocks. Regulators from both countries are progressing toward a cooperation plan on U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, according to Chinese…

Two years ago stocks dropped 12% in a single day. Here are lessons investors learned that can still apply

A woman wearing a protective mask walks past the New York Stock Exchange on March 12, 2020 in New York City. Pablo Monsalve | VIEWpress | Corbis via Getty Images Two years ago, on March 16, 2020, stock markets suffered a one-day 12% drop. From Feb. 19 to March 23 of that year, when the…