El Paso’s Aceitunas Beer Garden finally re-opens after lengthy pandemic shutdown
EL PASO, Texas– Aceitunas Beer Garden, the westside El Paso bar and entertainment staple was re-opening their doors Friday after a lengthy shutdown…
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Nasdaq’s computer system literally can’t handle Berkshire Hathaway’s sky-high stock price
The world’s most famous electronic stock market can’t compete with the stubbornness of a 90-year-old billionaire. For decades, Warren…
Continue Reading What is bitcoin cash?
A cryptocurrency that looks and sounds a lot like bitcoin has creeped up into the top 10 biggest digital currencies list: bitcoin cash. Bitcoin cash…
Continue Reading Washingtonian staffers protest CEO’s ‘public threat’ to return to in-person work
Staffers at the Washingtonian, a monthly DC-based magazine, are protesting Friday in response to their CEO’s opposition of remote work. On…
Continue Reading Sean Hannity used to rule Fox. But in the post-Trump era, Tucker Carlson is king
Sean Hannity finds himself in familiar territory as of late: second place. For most of his career, the right-wing Fox propagandist has been in the…
Continue Reading Why investors are paying attention to elections in Scotland
Investors are waiting for the final results of parliamentary elections in Scotland that could spark radical changes to the political and economic…
Continue Reading Microsoft is finally updating its 26-year-old icons from Windows 95
Microsoft is giving Windows 10 a fresh coat of paint. But it’s not just getting a touch-up — Microsoft is doing all the fine details, getting…
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Kidde recalls more than 200,000 smoke alarms over failure to warn of fire
Kidde is voluntarily recalling about 226,000 smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms over concerns that they can fail to alert…
Continue Reading Major disappointment: America added way fewer jobs than expected in April
The pandemic continues to roil America’s economy, setting the job market on its head. Employers looking for workers are having trouble finding…
Continue Reading Gary Vaynerchuk: NFT is the next big thing
Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk is selling a new use case for NFT: “Smart event” tokens that have real value rather than digital art.…
Continue Reading Vanishing workers are the latest economic worry
The US economy is roaring back to life after a long period of hibernation, sending companies scrambling to find workers that can help them meet a…
Continue Reading IHOP turned away Adam Sandler. Now it’s trying to make it up to him
IHOP is hoping to make amends with Adam Sandler next week after an unwitting hostess turned away the comedian at a Long Island location. The IHOP…
Continue Reading Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccine, currently available by emergency use authorization
WASHINGTON, DC — Pfizer/BioNTech has initiated its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for full FDA approval of its Covid-19…
Continue Reading One year after the worst jobs loss on record, millions of Americans remain out of work
The US labor market collapsed a year ago when more than 20 million jobs vanished in a single month. Now the economy is healing, but millions of…
Continue Reading This will be one of the most important summers for Hollywood ever
In a parallel universe, audiences around the world are heading to the cineplexes Friday to see Marvel’s “Black Widow” as it kicks…
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Scams rise as El Pasoans spend more time online during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Nearly 800,000 complaints of suspected internet crime were reported in 2020, according to the FBI. That represents an increase of…
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Southwest University Park goes cashless, adds mobile food ordering and adopts clear bag rule
EL PASO, Texas — Southwest University Park is officially transitioning to a cashless facility. With a cashless system, Southwest University Parks…
Continue Reading Chinese cinemas are showing old propaganda movies. Is Hollywood going to lose out?
Beijing has ordered China’s cinemas to use the box office this year to spread propaganda celebrating the Communist Party. The country’s…
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Peloton recall to cost company $165 million in lost sales
Peloton is estimating its treadmill recall will cost the company about $165 million in lost revenue during the the current quarter, and result in a…
Continue Reading Facebook told to investigate its role in insurrection
Facebook’s independent oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s decision to suspend former President Donald Trump. But one of…
Continue Reading Biden’s Wall Street cop is putting Robinhood on notice
Gary Gensler, the newly installed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, put Robinhood and Citadel Securities on notice Thursday about a…
Continue Reading Major Tesla investor dumps a big chunk of shares
A major shareholder in Tesla has become bearish about the company. Scottish fund manager Baillie Gifford & Co. sold 11.1 million shares of Tesla…
Continue Reading IBM says it has created the world’s smallest and most powerful microchip
The semiconductor industry’s constant challenge is to make microchips that are smaller, faster, more powerful and more energy efficient —…
Continue Reading Jamie Dimon calls Biden’s tax hike plan ‘a little crazy’
Several top business leaders have backed President Joe Biden’s plan to raise taxes on large corporations and the wealthy and spend more on…
Continue Reading Nearly 1 in 3 new stores opening in the US is a Dollar General
Three dollar store chains will make up almost half of all the new stores opening up in the United States this year, a reflection of the dollar store…
Continue Reading A look at Bill and Melinda Gates’ enormous lakefront home
News of the Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce ricocheted around the world this week, raising a number of questions: What, why? What about the…
Continue Reading Steel prices have tripled. Now Bank of America is sounding the alarm
A bubble could be brewing in steel stocks. The pandemic brought the American steel industry to its knees last spring, forcing manufacturers to shut…
Continue Reading The head of Yale’s massive endowment fund has died
David Swensen, the long-time chief investment officer at Yale University and a legend in the world of college endowments, died Wednesday at the age…
Continue Reading Applebee’s shorter menu is here to stay. Here’s what got cut
Last year, when Applebee’s sales took a hit in the pandemic, the chain slimmed down its menu. Now its sales are recovering, but…
Continue Reading Jen Psaki says she talked with the Biden transition team about a roughly one-year term
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. In a pair of new…
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