Why stocks could get a boost from $1,400 stimulus checks
Wall Street threw a party as President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law, giving investors confidence in their…
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How a year of living almost exclusively online made the internet weird again
On the audio-based app Clubhouse, people are gathering in virtual rooms to make whale moaning noises or to participate in silent meditation together.…
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Simon Hu resigns as Ant Group CEO
Simon Hu has resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group, months after the company was forced to pull its IPO amid a crackdown by Chinese…
Continue Reading UK exports to Europe fell 41% in January as Brexit hit trade
Britain’s exports to Europe collapsed in January as companies grappled with new terms of trade following Brexit. The United Kingdom exported…
Continue Reading Pakistan bans TikTok again
TikTok has been banned in Pakistan for a second time. The popular short-form video app is no longer available on mobile devices in the country after…
Continue Reading Pentagon and senior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words ‘don’t reflect our values’
In an extraordinary rebuke, the Pentagon and several senior members of the US military called out Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday for a…
Continue Reading Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, sees its shares pop in mega US IPO
Coupang, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, has pulled off the largest US initial public offering so far this year. Shares of the…
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New Mexico horse owners suffer without Sunland Park racing
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The entire racing season at Sunland Park was officially canceled on Feb. 18 after being on hold for months, and it has…
Continue Reading Google Maps gets a fresh coat of paint
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
Continue Reading Netflix may crack down on password sharing
If you’re using your sister’s boyfriend’s dad’s Netflix account — listen up. The streaming giant is testing a new feature…
Continue Reading The Weeknd is boycotting future Grammys
The Weeknd is officially boycotting the Grammys, the singer told The New York Times. The pop star said he will no longer submit songs for the music…
Continue Reading Sherrod Brown: ‘Of course’ we should roll back Trump’s tax cuts, even if CEOs whine
Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is strongly in favor of rolling back the Trump tax cuts for corporations — despite warnings from the business…
Continue Reading El Paso’s Disney Store at Cielo Vista Mall among 60 U.S. stores closing
UPDATE, March 11: EL PASO, Texas — On its website, Disney now indicates that the El Paso Disney Store located in the Cielo Vista Mall…
Continue Reading The Dow and S&P 500 soar to record highs as tech stocks rally again
Wall Street was on a tear again Thursday, with tech stocks surging and both the Dow and the S&P 500 notching fresh record highs. The Dow finished…
Continue Reading Suspense builds on Wall Street over expiring Covid relief for big banks
With the economy crashing and markets in chaos last spring, the Federal Reserve handed out get out of jail free cards to America’s big banks.…
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Stimulus checks coming soon as Biden signs $1.9T virus relief bill
WASHINGTON, DC — Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he…
Continue Reading Patio chairs at center of Oprah’s Meghan and Harry interview — made by a ‘Brady Bunch’ actor — sell out online
An unlikely TV character’s name is at the center of Oprah’s sit-down interview with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry:…
Continue Reading How to invest in America’s nearly $2 trillion shot in the arm
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package Congress passed this week into law Thursday. That’s welcome news for Americans in…
Continue Reading Uber and Lyft to finally share names of drivers deactivated over sexual assault and other serious incidents
Uber and Lyft have largely operated in silos when it comes to deactivating drivers over the most severe reports of safety incidents, potentially…
Continue Reading Tech stocks surge again as market takes aim at record highs
Wall Street is on a tear again Thursday, with tech stocks surging and both the Dow and the S&P 500 on track for new record highs. The tech-heavy…
Continue Reading Google Maps is making some changes
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
Continue Reading Kids interrupting your DIY home improvements? Ace Hardware will help get you a sitter
Ace Hardware wants you to stop blaming your kids for not giving you time to paint over the ugly mustard yellow bathroom walls. So the hardware and…
Continue Reading Incoming Teen Vogue editor Alexi McCammond apologizes again for anti-Asian tweets
Teen Vogue’s newly appointed editor in chief isn’t slated to start until March 24, but she has already issued two apologies this week and…
Continue Reading ECB will buy bonds at a faster pace to keep the recovery on track
The European Central Bank plans to pick up the pace of its bond buying in the coming months to bolster the region’s lackluster recovery from…
Continue Reading CVS expands Covid-19 vaccine to 12 more states
CVS has added 12 new states to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout as more supply becomes available. In the last week, CVS has started administering the…
Continue Reading Senior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words ‘don’t reflect our values’
Senior members of the US military took to Twitter late Wednesday and Thursday to call out Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a sexist segment in which…
Continue Reading How one employee’s exit shook Google and the AI industry
In September, Timnit Gebru, then co-leader of the ethical AI team at Google, sent a private message on Twitter to Emily Bender, a computational…
Continue Reading Massive hack disrupts Molson Coors brewing operations
Molson Coors, the brewer behind the Miller and Coors brands, revealed a “cybersecurity incident” at the company that has disrupted its…
Continue Reading LinkedIn suspends new sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue Reading The Ikea catalog is now a podcast
Everyone has a podcast — even Ikea. The Swedish retailer has transformed its annual bible-sized catalog into an audio version as a “handy and…
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