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Want exposure to battery technology? Buy this ASX ETF // Motley Fool Australia
Battery technology is a pretty exciting space right now. The world needs more energy and, preferably, it needs to be clean. There is already an existing threat to fossil fuels, not only from a supply point of view, but simply because of public pressure. The world wants clean energy and batteries will play a key …
ASX All Technology Index endures rocky first month // Motley Fool Australia
It’s now been a month since the launch of the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX) and what a month it’s been. It turned out the index launched just as the coronavirus pandemic escalated in Australia, taking the share market down with it. In the past month, the ASX 200 has fallen 35% while the …
5 Top Healthcare ETFs | The Motley Fool
Healthcare is huge. In 2017, healthcare spending in the U.S. totaled $3.5 trillion — nearly 18% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is the total market value of all products and services produced. Worldwide healthcare spending topped $7.7 billion. By 2022, global healthcare spending will reach at least $10 trillion, according to professional …
Spotify Technology (SPOT) Q2 2019 Earnings Call Transcript — The Motley Fool
Image source: The Motley Fool. Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT)Q2 2019 Earnings CallJul 31, 2019, 8:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Trending Prepared Remarks: Operator Welcome to Spotify’s 2019 second-quarter financial results question-and-answer session. A copy of the company’s shareholder letter issued premarket open today is available on the investor relations website, investors.spotify.com. This …
Why Is Healthcare So Expensive for Retirees? — The Motley Fool
Lots of people assume that their living costs will drop substantially in retirement. But many seniors actually find that their living expenses largely stay the same or even go up. While there are different reasons for this trend, the ever-climbing cost of healthcare is a big contributor. The average healthy 65-year-old couple retiring this year …
Tucker Carlson blasts Rep. Ilhan Omar, and she calls him a ‘racist fool’
Carlson blasted Omar for her critiques of the United States and said the congresswoman is “living proof that the way we practice immigration has become dangerous to this country.” Omar was born in Somalia. Her family had to flee during the country’s civil war. After four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, she arrived …
Why FedEx and Amazon Are Breaking Up — The Motley Fool
As Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) brings more and more of its logistics in-house, the companies that provide it with logistic services get squeezed. Apparently, FedEx (NYSE:FDX) has had enough. In this week’s Industry Focus: Energy, host Nick Sciple and Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline explore why these two companies are splitting up, what it means for their futures, and what …
The Rise of the “Pot-Bots” — Can Investors Profit From Technology That’s Disrupting How Cannabis Is Sold? — The Motley Fool
Automated teller machines (ATMs) revolutionized the banking industry. Customers were able to withdraw or deposit money anytime they wanted. Waiting times in lines inside the bank were cut drastically. And banks made more money as their operational efficiencies increased. Now a somewhat similar technology holds the potential to disrupt the cannabis industry. Fully automated cannabis …
5 Key Healthcare Costs Medicare Doesn’t Cover — The Motley Fool
Medicare is one of the biggest government programs in the U.S., and the vast majority of Americans 65 or older rely on Medicare to help them meet their healthcare needs. The program is vital for the financial security of older Americans, especially because healthcare costs usually rise as you age, amounting to hundreds of thousands …
