Joe D'allegro

Retirees need income and the safety of bonds, even more so when the stock market is poised for a downturn. These are the best bond fund options.

Tesla has passed Ford in market value, but Elon Musk’s electric-car company is being chased by EV start-ups backed by Chinese money.

The richer a country is, the more likely its people are happy.

In the French election, Marine Le Pen has “no chance.” But just in case, if she pulls out a surprising win in France, the markets could go haywire.

Automakers, including Toyota, Honda and Mercedes, are testing car technology to monitor drivers for medical conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

Most American investors think of the S&P 500 as being the core index for investing in US stocks, but a total stock market approach may be the wiser bet. Vanguard Group is a believer in focusing on the broader universe of equities if you can choose only one.

Digital assistants, like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa, are making inroads into the office market, providing employers with unimaginable levels of data that can be analyzed to improve decision-making. But to do so, these AI technologies — sitting on desks and in conference rooms — will be monitoring employees’ every word and analyzing tone and sentiment.

Tesla and a growing list of competitors in the electric vehicle market dominate debate over the future of cars and recharging networks, but there’s another kind of green transportation making inroads, based on the most abundant resource in the universe: hydrogen fuel cells.

In today’s real estate market, with affordability stretched and climate and issue, the modular home could be poised for a comeback.

Elon Musk used to say EVs would increase in value after purchase. That’s not happening, but the original Tesla Roadster is getting attention from collectors.