Recent Posts

Why Roth Retirement Accounts Are Now Even Better

Photo by TeodorLazarev / Shutterstock.com A newly minted federal law makes it easier for millions of Americans to save for retirement. But hidden inside the legislation is a bomb that could explode the well-laid plans of retirees hoping to leave an inheritance for children or other loved ones. As we …

Read More »

German Court Overturns Ban on Assisted Suicide

BERLIN — Germany’s highest court on Wednesday overturned a ban on medically assisted suicide, adding to a long-simmering debate about euthanasia and the role of professionals in end-of-life decisions in a country with Nazi ties to the practice. The Federal Constitutional Court found that the right to die “includes the …

Read More »

Driverless car startup Pony.ai raises $462 million at a $3 billion valuation

In a sign that investors’ enthusiasm for driverless cars hasn’t dampened yet, Pony.ai today secured a whopping $ 462 million in fresh funding, $ 400 million of which came from Toyota. The capital infusion brings the Guangzhou- and Fremont, California-based startup’s total raised to about $ 800 million at a …

Read More »