Apr 12 Feds OK Amazon's delivery drone tests (for real, this time) By Rebecca Lee Amazon has won the Federal Aviation Administration's approval to test delivery drones in the United States, as long as the drones fly no higher than 400 feet and no faster than 100 miles per hour. Continue reading
Apr 10 Why did Walmart raise its wages? By Benn Steil and Dinah Walker This article is reproduced with permission from Forbes. Find the original story here. Walmart recently announced that it was raising its minimum starting wage to $9 an hour, 24% higher than the federal minimum. Since Walmart is… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 7:49 Why companies are racing for almost-instantaneous delivery By PBS News Hour From the Pony Express to Federal Express, the delivery business keeps getting faster and faster. Now there's an explosion of same-day or sooner services, including the promise of home delivery by drone. But there's debate about how many customers are… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 8:03 IMF chief Lagarde on Greece, China and the uneven global recovery By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 1:54 IMF warns of long-term mediocre growth for the global economy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Twitter chat: What should women over 50 do to plan for retirement? By Nora Daly Earlier this week, we shared personal finance expert Kerry Hannon's six tips for women over 50 to achieve financial fitness before retirement. Hannon addressed many of the unique challenges women face when saving for retirement. She also sharing general… Continue reading
Apr 08 Loony Medicare rules can turn a hospital visit into a costly adventure By Philip Moeller Whether your visit to a hospital is considered a formal admission or an observational stay is hugely important, because Medicare pays a whole lot less for observational stays. This is true even if the actual care a person receives in… Continue reading
Apr 07 Reddit CEO Ellen Pao bans salary negotiations By Anna Sillers Ellen Pao may have lost a Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit on all four accounts, but she isn’t backing down on a mission to increase gender equality in the tech world. Continue reading
Apr 06 6 ways women over 50 can achieve financial fitness before retirement By Nora Daly Keeping physically fit is always important, but as we age, it becomes even more imperative to maintaining quality of life. The same is true for financial fitness. Continue reading
Apr 06 Why you should shop Social Security offices for the best deal By Laurence Kotlikoff How could different Social Security offices be dishing out different benefits? The rules are the rules, but staff within the offices have different interpretations, only one of which is right. Continue reading