The driver of a pickup truck struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while crossing a highway has died.Police say the driver, whose name is not being released, was crossing the highway on Interstate 40 in North Carolina when he was hit by the truck, which was carrying two women, according to the Raleigh News &
On Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Philadelphia Eagles in the regular season finale.They are the only undefeated team in the AFC.And yet, it was J.R. Sweezy, who has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2009, who took the biggest beating from the crowd.Sweeezy got a hard-hitting hit in the fourth quarter, and
A few months ago, I was asked to review the Kindle Unlimited edition of Stephen King’s The Shining.I didn’t think it was going to do very well, but I knew it was an opportunity to be able to sell books at a premium.After all, I had written a review of the book, too, and I
A silver market is a market in which investors buy silver bullion for a specific amount of money, and trade in that amount of silver for silver coins.Silver prices have risen to record highs over the past year, but analysts say they may not continue to go up as high as they did in the
I can’t think of a more important subject than the market for the commodities that can be traded in the Bitcoin market.If you want to know what a bitcoin is, you need to understand what a commodity is, and how that relates to Bitcoin.I think it’s safe to say that the Bitcoin ecosystem has been
ecommerce companies that had been growing at an annual rate of more than 100% were down to just 11% in sales on Wednesday, according to new data from Amazon.com Inc. ecommerce revenue fell 1.5% to $5.8 billion.That compares with an average annual growth rate of 12% in the previous six months, Amazon said.e-commerce revenue is
The diamond market is booming, and with the recent introduction of the new $1,000 crown, there are plenty of ways to get in on the action.And if you’re a fan of high-end jewelry and have a few bucks lying around, there’s an abundance of deals available. In fact, there was an uptick in demand for high-priced
I’ve seen many posts about how Google’s search spam filtering system is causing some of the best SEO results in the world to be thrown out the window.This post will go into a little more detail on why this is the case.I’ll also explain why you may be seeing some ads that you don’t even
The Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday, as it moves to tackle its biggest economic challenge in decades.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is expected to begin its next round of rate hikes in late December or early January, according to a Reuters report
The price of solar energy is going through a period of steady growth, as it continues to emerge as a significant energy source that can reduce dependence on fossil fuels.The solar market is currently worth $4.3 billion, with more than half of that coming from China.But despite the growing market share, solar is not without