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These are the top 10 NBA players this season, according to the new 'NBA 2K19' video game

A new season means new ratings for more than 350 NBA players, and developer 2K Gaming has slowly been revealing individual player ratings for months in the lead-up to the worldwide release of 2K19 on Sept. 11. Basketball fans and players alike have always had a strong response to the 2K ratings, which take player tendencies, consistency and overall efficiency into account to come up with a final number. …read more […]

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Don’t Buy Another Bond Fund Until You See This Chart

Junk bonds… We’ve all been taught to avoid them.

Common opinion suggests junk bonds are loaded with too much risk. But has the “junk” moniker turned conservative investors away from otherwise good investment opportunities?

The truth is much of today’s junk bond market is anything but junk.

If you take a closer look, you’ll find there’s a treasure trove of corporate bonds on the market right now, delivering high yields with favorable levels of risk.

And while some may be called “junk,” deeper inspection reveals that they’re burdened by an unduly bad reputation.

According to standard rating schemes, a junk bond is any bond with …read more […]

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It's become very clear that the future of Apple is the Apple Watch (AAPL)

At Apple’s big iPhone launch this past week, the Apple Watch stole the show. SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s main moneymaker is the iPhone, but analysts and the press can’t help but speculate about the trillion-dollar company’s next big thing. Nowhere was this more clear this past week at the company’s annual iPhone launch event at its Apple Park campus. …read more […]

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US calls UN meeting on undermining North Korea sanctions

The United States has called an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council for Monday in response to what it says are efforts by some countries “to undermine and obstruct” sanctions against North Korea. Haley said the panel should release the original report, which cited “a massive increase in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products” for North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions. …read more […]