The idea of becoming a millionaire may seem daunting, but based on Grow calculations, a million dollars or more is what most 25-year-olds today may need to retire comfortably. The good news is, getting there may be easier than you think, especially if you start saving and investing in your 20s. If you haven’t already begun saving and investing, the time to start working toward that goal is now. Because of the power of compounding, putting away even a small amount each month can have a large impa

—Feuer1:37 pm: Coronavirus causes Moody’s to slash global vehicle sales forecast for 2020Investor Service is slashing its global vehicle sales forecast as the coronavirus outbreak reduces demand and disrupts automotive supply chains. —Reuters1:10 pm: Presidential contenders take aim at Trump’s coronavirus responseDemocratic presidential candidates at Tuesday night’s debate took aim at the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The first confirmed case of secondary transmiss

Trump said in a news conference the risk of coronavirus to people in the U.S. is still “very low.” Trump also put Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. response to the coronavirus . ET, Dow futures fell 379 points and indicated a plunge of 400.59 points at Thursday’s open. Futures slipped after the CDC confirmed the first U.S. coronavirus case of unknown origin in Northern California, indicating possible “community spread” of the disease. But as Trump spoke, the news about the “communi

The patient didn’t have a relevant travel history or exposure to another patient with the virus, the CDC said Wednesday. U.S. health officials confirmed the first possible community transmission of the coronavirus in America, a troubling sign that the virus could be spreading in local cities and towns. It’s significant because it means that it’s also possible the infection is spreading untraced throughout the local community. The CDC said it is working closely with state, local, tribal, and terr

More than a dozen people have been killed and hundreds injured in clashes between opposing groups of protesters in New Delhi, hospital officials said on Tuesday, as riots overshadowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s first visit to India. The clashes, the worst in the capital since unrest over a new citizenship law began in December, started at the weekend but turned deadly on Monday. Violence erupted again in multiple areas of northeast Delhi on Tuesday, just miles away from where Trump and Indian

Peugeot maker PSA Group posted a higher-than-expected rise in 2019 revenue on Wednesday, although the volumes of cars sold declined, with the French firm saying it anticipated sliding demand in Europe and Russia this year. The auto group, which is working through a merger with Italy’s Fiat Chrysler, has relied on selling pricier models like SUVs to boost earnings at a time when revenues have faltered at many rivals. PSA said group revenue came in at 74.7 billion euros ($81.2 billion), up 1% from

Even though local authorities have rushed to build new hospitals, first-hand reports still describe inadequate hospital beds and medical care. Boosting medical resources in WuhanChina has sent more than 30,000 medical staff to Hubei, among which roughly two-thirds were sent to Wuhan. Chinese health officials say that 10% of China’s critical care medical staff are currently deployed in Wuhan to fight against the virus. To be clear, insufficient health care services have been an issue for China —

A spokesperson from the company behind Japan’s top dating app, Pairs, also said the online dating industry in the country is “blooming” and may just be getting started. Eureka is part of Match Group, the firm behind other popular online dating apps such as Tinder. “We only have 20% of the single population who have ever used online dating,” Nishiyama said. Safety concernsNishiyama admitted, however, that security concerns could get in the way of greater adoption of online dating apps in Japan. O

Women wearing kimonos lead cheers from atop a dugout at a baseball game in Japan in 1965. Japanese baseball todayAmerica has competition when it comes to claiming baseball as its national pastime. The Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB), the country’s equivalent of Major League Baseball (MLB), boasts approximately 27 million fans — about 20% of the entire population. Japanese baseball players tend to stay on one team throughout their careers, though occasionally someone makes it to the U.S

The Hong Kong government has announced 120 billion Hong Kong dollars ($15.4 billion) worth of measures to support its economy, which has been dragged down by pro-democracy protests and the new coronavirus outbreak. That planned spending would result in “an all-time high” fiscal deficit of 139.1 billion Hong Kong dollars, or around 4.8% of gross domestic product, Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in his budget speech on Wednesday. “Since January 2020, Hong Kong has come under the thr

European markets continued their negative trend Wednesday with the coronavirus outbreak continuing to weigh on global investor sentiment. The spread of the coronavirus continues to rattle global markets; overnight, Australia led the losses among major Asia Pacific markets as investors withdrew amid concerns over the outbreak. China, the epicenter of the outbreak, reported 406 new confirmed cases and an additional 52 deaths as of Feb. 25. Meanwhile, South Korea, where there is the second largest

You may never have heard of Nerio Alessandri, but you may well have used the gym equipment he designed. Alessandri is the founder of Technogym, one of the most popular gym equipment brands in the world, with 50 million users globally across 100 countries. The business is now worth around €2.2 billion ($2.4 billion) and since it went public on the Milan Stock Exchange in May 2016 has seen its share price increase by 156%. He maintained a steady cashflow by getting customers to pay half of the equ

The Malaysian ringgit could weaken further as the country grapples with a host of issues ranging from this week’s political upheaval to the coronavirus outbreak that’s spreading beyond China. Commenting on the outlook for the Malaysian ringgit, Ambrose said: “I don’t know how much weaker it can go. Since the start of the week, the Malaysian ringgit has weakened significantly against the greenback, last trading at 4.235 per dollar after seeing levels below 4.17 last week. Malaysia’s central bank,

U.S. government debt prices were lower Wednesday morning after yields hit record lows amid fears that the new coronavirus outbreak is becoming a pandemic. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was higher at around 1.3471%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also up at 1.8267%. The 10-year yield fell to a record low on Tuesday as concerns about the global economic impact of the coronavirus sent investors running for safety, as evidence

It was ranked first place in Glassdoor’s study, with the median salary for jobs posted there coming in at £30,139 ($39,086). The median salary in the U.K. was £30,420 in 2019, according to the country’s Office for National Statistics. Analysts also noted that Crossrail — a new transport line connecting the town to London — would be opening in 2021. In second place was the city of Cambridge, which offered a slightly higher median salary of £31,941, while Gloucester, where workers took home averag

He said the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker would be willing to license its 5G technology exclusively to an American firm so that the U.S. could create a rival that would be able to compete in the next-generation mobile networks. Washington maintains that Huawei’s equipment could be used by China to carry out espionage, a claim Huawei has denied. The Huawei USA Twitter account, responding on Tuesday to a CNBC opinion column, reiterated the idea of licensing its tech to an American fir

The Philippines on Wednesday said they have barred travelers from South Korea’s North Gyeongsang province from entering its country, while Vietnam also said it has banned tourists from virus-hit areas of South Korea, according to Reuters reports. On Tuesday, Singapore said it would ban all visitors who have recently traveled to Daegu, a city in South Korea where many cases have been reported. “Since January 2020, Hong Kong has come under the threat posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, which

Shares in Asia declined in Wednesday morning trade after stocks on Wall Street plunged for a second day — as investors scrambled for safety amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak beyond China. The Nikkei 225 slipped 1.07% in early trade after dropping more than 3% on Tuesday. Investors will continue watching for updates on the coronavirus outbreak that is spreading outside of China, with a top U.S. health official warning Tuesday it will likely become a global pandemic. There has been a rec

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We haven’t heard much about iOS 14, but a new leak suggests that its app switcher could be inspired by the current version of iPadOS, and in time for the arrival of the iPhone 12. Here’s that internal ‘App Switcher’ settings. Plus, even assuming this really has appeared in an internal build that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be available in the final consumer release of iOS 14. So don’t count on seeing this in iOS 14, but we wouldn’t count it out either. So we’ve got quite a wait, but TechRad