U.S. House passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief bill – including $1,400 checks
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday passed a massive $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill with the goal of having it on President Joe…
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Meghan complained to ITV about Piers Morgan’s comments
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her mental health, CNN…
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Dow closes at all-time high after Congress passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill
NEW YORK, NY — Congress’ approval of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief stimulus bill helped spur stocks on Wall Street broadly…
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Companies on alert after apparent hack of cloud-based security camera service
Cloud-based security camera company Verkada confirmed on Wednesday that it is grappling with a cybersecurity incident after multiple reports said…
Continue Reading Iowa reporter acquitted on all charges after arrest during Black Lives Matter protest
A Des Moines Register reporter whose trial was the subject of outrage among press freedom advocates was acquitted Wednesday on all charges stemming…
Continue Reading Roblox goes public and is instantly worth more than $40 billion
Investors weren’t making the trademark “oof” Roblox death sound Wednesday. Shares of the popular video game platform debuted on…
Continue Reading Don’t invest in a SPAC just because a celeb is involved, SEC warns
Shaquille O’Neal, Colin Kaepernick, Jay-Z and other celebrities are jumping into the SPAC boom. And the SEC is getting worried. “Never…
Continue Reading Elon Musk made $25 billion Tuesday
Elon Musk lost tens of billions of dollars last week. He made nearly all of that back in a single day, Tuesday, following a 20% rally in…
Continue Reading She came to the US seeking asylum. Now, she’s helping support hundreds of undocumented families
On a bustling Tuesday morning, Xiomy de la Cruz greets volunteers at a local food bank and tasks them with the day’s assignments —…
Continue Reading Russia’s Twitter crackdown ends up taking out government websites
Russia moved to slow down the speed of Twitter on Wednesday after the social media company failed to remove what the country’s media watchdog…
Continue Reading GE dismantles the business that ended its dominance a decade ago
General Electric is selling off its aircraft leasing business, closing the books on its once mighty GE Capital unit, the financial arm of the company…
Continue Reading Why small grocery stores are (still) out of toilet paper
If you’ve gone into your local independent grocery store recently, chances are you’ll still find a shortage of items like toilet paper,…
Continue Reading Starbucks is launching a new cold brew line in grocery stores
Starbucks wants you to buy more of its coffee at the grocery store. So it’s offering up something more on-trend than the bottled Frappucinos of…
Continue Reading Our pandemic nightmare is almost over. We should all thank the US government
One year after it began, the Covid-19 pandemic nightmare is nearly over. With millions of Americans getting vaccinated each day and the imminent…
Continue Reading Clorox prepares for a return to normal by selling wipes to businesses
Clorox got a huge boost from worried consumers continually wiping down surfaces at home during the height of the pandemic. But now that more people…
Continue Reading The US added 379,000 jobs in February, signaling the recovery is finally gaining steam
The US economy added 379,000 jobs last month, far more than economists had expected, signaling the labor market recovery is finally gaining steam.…
Continue Reading Americans’ wages have gone up, but the news is not all good
The average paycheck for American workers has gotten bigger during the pandemic. Ordinarily that would be cause to jump for joy. But the reason for…
Continue Reading America’s unemployment problem is much worse than it seems
The national unemployment rate is masking how much some groups are still struggling in the pandemic economy. That’s why the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading One year into the pandemic, America is still down nearly 10 million jobs
The American job market is nowhere near fixed. Nearly one year into the pandemic, the nation is still down nearly 10 million jobs. Another 745,000…
Continue Reading GameStop shares surge more than 100%
GameStop shares climbed rapidly and were halted twice for volatility ahead of the closing bell Wednesday. The gaming retailer’s stock was…
Continue Reading Michael Bolton wants you to break up with Robinhood. Yes, that Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton wants you to dump Robinhood. In the strangest twist yet in the already bizarre Robinhood saga, Bolton is singing about payment for…
Continue Reading The US economy was stronger than we thought last quarter. But it still wasn’t strong enough
The US economy fared ever so slightly better in the fourth quarter of 2020 than initially thought. The nation’s gross domestic product grew at…
Continue Reading Disney+ reaches a major milestone
Disney+, the focal point of Disney‘s media empire, has achieved a significant milestone. The streaming service has surpassed 100 million global…
Continue Reading Scaramucci finds ‘great irony’ in Republicans opposing Biden’s rescue plan
Anthony Scaramucci is dumbfounded by the universal opposition among Republicans in Congress to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion America…
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‘A lot of people are frustrated with masks’: El Paso gym owner says no masks needed to workout with state mandate lifted
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas businesses are now officially allowed to open to full capacity and the statewide mask mandate has been lifted. The…
Continue Reading Speedy vaccines are boosting King Dollar
Heading into 2021, most of Wall Street was in agreement: the US dollar, which spiked a year ago as Covid-19 sent markets into a tailspin, was poised…
Continue Reading Meghan formally complained to ITV about Piers Morgan’s comments
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her, following the…
Continue Reading Media freedom fight threatens to escalate UK-China tensions
Beijing has summoned Britain’s ambassador to China over an article she wrote on press freedom, escalating a bitter row between the two…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know so far about the massive Microsoft Exchange hack
Many security experts remain alarmed about the large, Chinese-linked hack of Microsoft’s Exchange email service a week after the attack was…
Continue Reading Piers Morgan leaving ‘Good Morning Britain’ after storming off set over his attacks on Meghan
Piers Morgan, who prompted a backlash and an investigation from the United Kingdom’s media regulator over his comments about Meghan, Duchess of…
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