The share of young people in the U.K. who vape has tripled in the last three years, new research shows, pushing up nicotine addiction in a reversal of historic trends. Research from University College London suggests disposable vapes have created a sizable youth population who wouldn’t have smoked otherwise. According to the study, the share of 18-24-year-olds who inhale nicotine products has jumped from 28% to 35% since 2021. A big driver of that increase has been vaping, which has exploded in popularity with the mass marketing of disposable vapes. The proportion of 18-24-year-olds who use e-cigarettes has soared from…
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Members of Taiwan’s military conduct routine exercises at Liaoluo Port in Kinmen on May 24, 2024. China on May 23 encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games aimed at punishing the self-ruled island after its new president vowed to defend democracy. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty ImagesChina’s latest military exercises around Taiwan risk escalating cross-strait tensions — but war remains unlikely, political observers say.Beijing warned that the two-day drills, which continued on Friday, were aimed at punishing the island’s new President Lai Ching-te for his “hostility and provocations.”The escalation comes…
TreasuryDirect is the U.S. government’s website that allows you to buy treasuries directly from the government. If you can buy treasuries from the government, is there any reason to use a broker?In this article, you’ll find out the differences between going direct vs. with a broker. Plus, we’ll share some other options (like Fidelity or Schwab) where you can invest for free. Buy U.S. Treasuries directly from the Treasury DepartmentCommission free investing in bondsYou cannot resell here, you must hold until maturity Buying from TreasuryDirectThe TreasuryDirect website can be found at https://www.treasurydirect.gov. As you can see from the .gov domain, the…
The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences said Thursday night they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. NCAA President Charlie Baker along with the commissioners of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference released a joint statement Thursday night announcing they had agreed to settlement terms. They called it the move “an important step in the continuing reform of college…
French founder of artificial intelligence start-up Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris, France.Chesnot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesPARIS — It’s not unusual for well-known technology CEOs to be mobbed by fans or start-up founders looking to make connections at industry conferences around the world.But it wasn’t the high-profile names getting swarmed. Instead, it was the founders of some of the world’s hottest and newest artificial intelligence startups getting all the attention — and trying to bat it away.VivaTech, one of Europe’s biggest…
La información sobre inversión proporcionada en esta página es sólo con fines educativos. NerdWallet, Inc. no ofrece servicios de asesoría o corretaje, ni recomienda o aconseja a los inversionistas comprar o vender acciones, valores u otras inversiones en particular.A principios de 2022 entré en pánico al darme cuenta de que tenía poco más de treinta años y sólo tenía unos $4,000 ahorrados para la jubilación. Una vez que el pánico disminuyó, mi solución fue tener un segundo trabajo (en inglés) para acelerar mis ahorros para la jubilación. En dos años, pude utilizar mis ingresos como trabajador independiente y de 9…
As women get older, our risk for certain chronic diseases increase. We can thank the aging process itself, and the loss of estrogen’s protective effects after menopause. Older women are more prone to conditions like osteoporosis, which can cause brittle bones. The chance of heart disease rises, as do the odds of developing dementia, in part because women tend to live longer than men, and risk increases with age. Diagnosing some conditions is more challenging, since the frequency, appearance and long term effects of many diseases often appear differently in women than in men. It’s a key reason not to…
In what should be a reassuring display of good timing, mortgage rates fell for the third week in a row — right at the start of homebuying season.But mortgage rates are still too high for the comfort of many would-be buyers. That seems to be why home sales stumbled in April, and they might not be much better in May.The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.87% in the week ending May 23, according to rate information provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. It was a decline of 11 basis points from the previous week. (A basis point…
Gildan apparel at a store in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Graham Hughes | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGildan Activewear said on Thursday that its entire 12-person board would resign immediately in favor of activist Browning West’s eight nominees, abruptly ending a contentious proxy battle and restoring former CEO Glenn Chamandy to the company he founded.Browning West along with a significant number of Gildan shareholders had been fighting to bring back Chamandy as CEO, after he was ousted in December in favor of Vince Tyra, who was brought in from Houchens Industries. The activist firm later claimed Gildan’s board…
New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States. The HPV vaccine was developed to prevent cervical cancer in women and experts give it credit, along with screening, for lowering cervical cancer rates. Evidence that the shots are preventing HPV-related cancers in men has been slower to emerge, but the new research suggests vaccinated men have fewer cancers of the mouth and throat compared to those who didn’t get the shots. These cancers are more than twice as common in men than in women.…
After years of high inflation, many Americans — retirees in particular — could use a little extra cash every month. Monthly dividend stocks are one investment that can provide it.What are monthly dividend stocks?Monthly dividend stocks are a subcategory of dividend stocks: shares of publicly-traded companies that pay a portion of their profits to shareholders.Many dividend stocks pay out dividends quarterly or annually, but monthly dividend stocks, as their name implies, pay out every month.Top 9 monthly dividend stocks by yieldBelow is a list of the 9 highest-yielding monthly dividend stocks with market capitalizations of at least $1 billion and…