Alaskan sled dogs. Reuters/Nathaniel Wilder Alaska benefited from the GameStop buying frenzy in January. The state's GameStop holding surged more than 700% to $7 million last quarter. Alaska also owns over $85 million of Tesla stock, after eliminating its stake in 2019. See more stories on Insider's business page. There […]
Read moreUK Economy Recovers In February
The UK economy recovered in February despite the coronavirus lockdown restrictions being in place, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed Tuesday. Gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent monthly, following a revised 2.2 percent fall in January. Nonetheless, this was slower than the expected growth of 0.6 percent. February’s […]
Read moreUS reporting more than 400K cases per week; State Department to raise travel alert level to most countries: Live COVID-19 updates
The Biden administration is lauding the significant strides made by both states and communities to combat COVID, while simultaneously warning that the fight is not over yet. “While we’re making extraordinary strides in the number of people vaccinated, we still have an extraordinary amount of disease out there,” Centers for […]
Read moreKevin McCarthy jumps on Marjorie Taylor Greene's bandwagon, saying he'll introduce his own resolution to censure Maxine Waters for her 'dangerous comments'
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy plans to introduce his own resolution to censure Maxine Waters. McCarthy announced his decision after Marjorie Taylor Greene said she wanted to “expel” Waters for “inciting Black Lives Matter terrorism.” Waters has maintained that she did not encourage violence when she spoke to protesters near […]
Read moreIn California: COVID-19 cases down 25%, and no masks required during Oscars
Plus: What to do with your COVID-19 vaccination card. A staffing crisis hits San Francisco restaurants. And a tiny town will cut water use by 74%. I’m Winston Gieseke, philanthropy and special sections editor for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, bringing you today’s California headlines. Have a friend who might […]
Read moreRejected Broadway posters on sale to help theater community
Workers making more money on unemployment a ‘big problem’ for labor force: Moore Economist Stephen Moore discusses business struggling to get employees back to work and the national debt increasing with more government spending. Letting the world see your failures is usually something most people try to avoid. Not for […]
Read moreConsumer watchdog group issues policy to strengthen national eviction moratorium
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Monday that lawyers for property owners who violate the national ban on evictions could face federal prosecution and other consequences. Since the eviction moratorium has been in effect, housing advocates and renters have said a lack of enforcement has led to landlords ignoring […]
Read moreOne lagging travel stock this year could soon play catch-up, trader says
Booking Holdings may be about to book some gains. So says JC O'Hara, chief market technician at MKM Partners, who sees potential in the travel services name as it lags its rivals year to date. Though Booking is up more than 10% this year, other travel stocks are winning out, […]
Read moreFauci says it's 'disturbing' that some people won't take Covid vaccine because of politics
Fauci said "we can't be pejorative to them. We've got to try and convince them.' He said the "easiest" way to get out of the pandemic is to get a vaccine. White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday it is "disturbing" that some Americans won't take a […]
Read moreU.S. Stocks Close Weak Ahead Of Earnings, Crucial Economic Data
U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday with investors largely making cautious moves as they looked ahead to earnings season and the release of some crucial economic data this week. Despite the pace of vaccination gathering momentum in the U.S., worries about a surge in coronavirus cases in several countries across […]
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