At nearly the halfway mark in a volatile year of trading, the S&P 500 index is down, but not out to the point of an official bear market yet. According to a widely followed definition, a bear market occurs when a market or security is down

What would Jack Bogle think? The legendary Vanguard founder, who died three years ago at 89, famously advised investors to avoid anything fancy in their retirement portfolios, 401(k) plans and IRAs. Bogle's usual advice to an ordinary investor was to stick to a low-cost U.S. stock-market index

Ukrayinska Pravda Ukrainian troops share video of Russian boat near Zmiinyi Island being destroyed Iryna Balachuk - Saturday, 7 May 2022, 12:35 Ukrainian troops have destroyed a Russian Serna landing boat near Zmiinyi [Snake] Island in the Black Sea. Source: Pivden [South] Operational Command on Facebook; Serhii

The New York Times Russia's Grave Miscalculation: Ukrainians Would Collaborate KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine -- The solicitation to commit treason came to Oleksandr Vilkul on the second day of the war, in a phone call from an old colleague. Vilkul, the scion of a powerful political family in

TheStreet.com KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell Put a Big Change on the Menu KFC and Taco Bell lead the way when it comes to fast-food innovation and stunts designed to get you talking about their brands. The fried chicken chain has focused on the latter

Quartz Economists are asking the US to report inflation by income The US’s most popular inflation gauge, the consumer price index, is one of the few areas of American life where income doesn’t really play a role. The indicator, which is compiled by the Bureau of

The prices for gas and diesel fuel, over $6.00 a gallon, are displayed at a petrol station in Los Angeles, March 2, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Diesel prices are surging, contributing to inflationary headwinds due to the fuel's vital role in the

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SALZBURG, Austria -- Finland and Sweden need to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) now while Russia's Putin is focused on Ukraine, the alliance's former chief told CNBC. The two Nordic countries have been considering joining NATO in the wake of Russia's unprovoked invasion of

Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, left, speaks next to Christian Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), during an ALU rally in the Staten Island borough of New York, U.S., on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images After