The hogs are beefing up. Harley-Davidson's 2016 lineup will feature motorcycles with more power.
Bigger engines will go into the company's Fat Boy, Slim and Softail models, and a Road Glide Ultra is being added to Harley's Rushmore line.
The Softails will all get an upgrade to the High Output Twin Cam 103 engines, previously available only in Harley's larger touring bikes, as will all the Dyna models except the Street Bob. The new engines will get a horsepower and torque boost.
Here's a look at why global stock markets are falling and what it might mean for American workers and investors.
What is causing the global stock market meltdown?
The stock market plunge was triggered by China’s move two weeks ago to devalue its currency. Although Beijing said the action was taken in line with a policy change to make its exchange rate more market-driven, many investors and analysts took the announcement as an indication that the Chinese economy is slowing more sharply than previously thought.
BIG CREEK, Calif. — Nestled high in the Sierra mountains among the pine and fir trees, a little-known man-made wonder may help resolve a pressing energy concern: how to store wind and sun power that the grid increasingly can't handle.
For nearly three decades, water has flowed down from the mountains' artificial lakes to spin an electricity generator at the John S. Eastwood Power Station, the crown jewel of Southern California Edison's Big Creek hydroelectric system.
Last week's stock sell-off could upend an already confusing landscape for the U.S. technology sector.
For a while last week it appeared tech stocks might escape relatively unscathed, even as the broader market headed down. But Friday's 3.5% loss for the Nasdaq composite index put the leading technology exchange into the red for the year, down 0.6%.
If stocks continue sliding this week, that could put a drag on investments in technology companies, which have been strong this year. Acquisitions could pick up as initial public offerings slow.
It was fun while it lasted.
For years, investors in U.S. stocks shrugged off threats — a government shutdown, fear of a euro collapse, a near U.S. debt default — and just kept on buying. At the sixth anniversary of the bull market in March, the Standard & Poor's 500 index had more than tripled in value.
Now, buyers are hard to find. A wave of selling has hammered major indexes, with the S&P 500 losing nearly 6% in the last week.
Question: I'm an 89-year-old widow whose husband took care of our finances for 45 years. I don't have homeowners insurance because I don't have a mortgage. Friends share advice for protecting my assets. One says I need a mortgage, another says a trust. Others say I should get a homestead, and my CPA says I should lower my property taxes.
I'm worried because this community is a revolving door of new owners, and our boards have become more aggressive.
This renovated California bungalow on a Venice walk street has a cool coastal vibe with white walls, seaside hues and palm-topped outdoor spaces. In the public areas, cathedral-style ceilings wrapped in light Hickory wood brighten the interiors while adding volume to the open-area floor plan.
Westfield Corp. plans to spend $800 million on a massive makeover of its Century City mall as it races to stave off local competitors and the rapid growth of online retailing.
The overhaul comes after a major renovation just a decade ago, underscoring the challenge of keeping pace with the revolution in retail.
When the work is completed in 2017, Westfield will have spent about $1 billion on improvements since acquiring the mall in 2002, estimated Peter Lowy, co-chief executive of Westfield Corp.
China’s Shanghai composite stock index fell nearly 8.5% on Monday, erasing the Chinese market’s 2015 gains and intensifying concerns of a deep economic slump in the world’s second-largest economy.
The Shanghai exchange fell 8.45% to 3,211.20 on Monday as more than 750 stocks fell by the daily 10% limit. The rout triggered a global sell-off and sent Asian markets into a tailspin -- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell nearly 5%, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average 4.61%, its biggest one-day drop since June 2013.
U.S. investors haven't seen stocks fall so far and fast in years.
Friday's implosion could suggest the end of one of the longest bull markets in history, one marked by low interest rates, confident investors and soaring corporate valuations — despite an often jittery global economy.
The recent trouble in China's economy, analysts say, only ignited a long-smoldering bonfire.
“It came in a flash but what was behind it was building,” said James W. Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management.
Amid the nationwide panic over the rising costs of public employee pensions, one proposed solution is nearly universal: States and municipalities should shutter their traditional defined benefit plans and place all new employees in a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan instead.
That's the idea in a proposed California ballot initiative we reported on last week. The measure, which would end defined benefit plans for new employees as of Jan.
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