Burial plots can range anywhere between $1,650 and $5,000, whereas a cremation burial space averages about $995. In 1980 about one in ten people who died in the U.S. were cremated, by 2012 this has reached 41% and by 2018 it is expected that at least half of all deaths will be followed by a cremation.
Shares of Apple's stock closed at an all-time high Monday, riding a post-earnings rally and a more favorable outlook on Wall Street. Apple closed at $133.29 a share, surpassing its record closing high price of $133, set in February 2015. It has yet to break its all-time intraday high of $134.54 a share, set in April 2015. The record came after Goldman Sachs raised its price target on the stock on Monday, citing Apple's 3-D sensing technology.
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) stock is the biggest laggard among the Dow 30 stocks in the year-to-date. The entertainment giant's stock price is down by 12.05% in the year-to-date and has underperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDX:INDU) by nearly 16% (as on Sep 9 close).