Author: Money Mechanics

John Alexander Young, Chief Financial Officer of Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA), reported the direct sale of 5,033 shares of Common Stock for a transaction value of approximately $340,000 on June 17, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Shares sold (direct) 5,033 Transaction value ~$340,000 Post-transaction shares (direct) 112,590 Post-transaction value (direct ownership) ~$7.4 million Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average reported price ($67.54); post-transaction value based on June 17, 2026 market close price. Key questions How does this sale compare to John Young’s historical trading pattern?In the past year, Young executed eight sales,…

Nationwide, 13.6% of the homebuying deals made in May fell through. That share has held steady over the last 4 months as buyers and sellers grow accustomed to today’s market.  4 of the 10 metros where contract cancellations were most common were in Texas, and three were in Florida; all are strong buyer’s markets.  Deals are least likely to fall apart in San Francisco, where the local market is hot, and other seller’s markets.  Cancellations of contracts to buy homes are most common in Atlanta, Fort Worth, TX and Jacksonville, FL. In each of those places, roughly 18% of all…

Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysYou can change Android Auto for a custom experience.The apps, interface, and operation can be changed.Modifications are easy to find and only take a minute.Android Auto is one of the easiest ways to make your car smarter, but you might not realize the platform offers customization options to make it your own. Whether it’s the system’s appearance, changes to how it operates, or the notifications it sends, you can fine-tune Android Auto to your specific needs in several ways, making it even more useful.Also: 6 Android Auto apps I wish I…

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA, Part 3 of 3 – Any transportation fuel transition ultimately converges on a single question: cost. Engineering feasibility, policy alignment, and infrastructure development all shape the pathway to adoption, but for fleet operators and commercial users, the decision is grounded in economics. The comparison between diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), and electric vehicles (EVs) is therefore most meaningful when evaluated through the lens of total cost of ownership, operational efficiency, and capital recovery over time. Natural gas offers a distinct advantage at the fuel level. On an energy-equivalent basis, compressed natural gas…

In today’s modern world, where brand-new megamansions appear to replace historic homes on a daily basis, it’s rare that a true legacy estate makes its debut on the market, particularly in California, home of some of the country’s most glittering contemporary abodes.Yet that is exactly what has emerged in the Golden State’s Sierra Foothills, where a spectacular 10-acre ranch has been listed for the first time since it was built, having been lovingly tended to by the same family for nearly four decades.The farmhouse estate, which is known as Bella Tenuta, made its first appearance on the market on June…

Financial anxiety does not always end at retirement. For many people, it gets louder. Without a paycheck coming in, every withdrawal can feel permanent.What separates calmer retirees from constantly worried ones is often less about how much they have and more about how they manage decisions, expectations and trade-offs.Feelings of security are strongly linked to planning behaviors and habits, not just portfolio size. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal Finance Become a smarter, better informed investor. Subscribe from just $107.88 $24.99, plus get up to 4 Special Issues CLICK FOR FREE ISSUE Sign up for Kiplinger’s Free Newsletters Profit…

Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesEven as home price growth has slowed, the housing boom during the first half of the 2020s means many owners are sitting on substantial equity — and they appear willing to use it.Homeowners tapped an estimated $47 billion in equity — the difference between their mortgage balance and the property’s market value — during the first three months of 2026, according to a new report from Intercontinental Exchange, a financial markets technology and data company. While down from $49 billion in the final quarter of 2025, the figure marks the highest first-quarter withdrawal figure since…

While Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence announcements dominated the WWDC spotlight earlier this month, the tech giant also packed iOS 27 with a number of upgrades across its everyday apps and services, including smarter bill splitting in Apple Wallet, new ways to share locations in Find My, and improved Apple Maps features. Apple Maps Image Credits:Apple Apple introduced an improvement to “Flyover,” the feature that provides immersive 3D views of cities and landmarks. The feature has been refreshed with more detailed visuals and smoother navigation.  The company also launched “Local Lists,” a new way for users to discover…

In the early 1980s, the 30-year Treasury yield topped 15%. Bond traders who had the foresight to lock in those coupons made the trade of a lifetime.While everyone else chased the dot-com boom a decade later, those traders didn’t need the market to cooperate. Their bonds just kept paying.So, when the stock market went essentially nowhere from 2000 to 2013 (a flat market), many retirees who were in the market, focused on growth, struggled to maintain their lifestyle, while those who bought those bonds were able to sail through. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal Finance Become a smarter,…

For decades, older Americans could count on their monthly Social Security check arriving in the mail. But in 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) was ordered to move to electronic payments.The SSA plans to complete the full transition to electronic payments for all beneficiaries this year. Payments will be delivered electronically, either through direct deposit to a bank or credit union account, or through a Treasury-approved prepaid debit card. Checks will be sent in the mail only as a last resort, and for that you’ll need a government waiver.The SSA says the goal is to improve speed, security and reliability,…