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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters after attending the swearing-in of Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) at the U.S. Capitol on August 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House GOP leaders on Thursday released a video promoting their "Commitment to America" agenda. Footage from the video passes off stock images of […]
Over the past week, stock markets around the world plunged as distressing news about the spread of the novel coronavirus continued to accumulate. In the United States, the three major stock indexes—the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite, and the S&P 500—fell more than 10 percent below their recent peaks, a sharp decline that […]
Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, takes part in a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Matt Rourke, File/Associated Press Dr. Oz emailed the White House in March 2020 promoting an anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19. Oz owns stock in two companies that supply the drug, financial […]
These are some of the best horror books to read in 2022, from Stephen King classics to thrilling new releases. Amazon; Alyssa Powell/Insider Great horror novels can be scary, thrilling, or grotesque. These books include Stephen King classics and new releases. These horror picks make great gifts and late-night reads. If you crave the skin-crawling, […]
Danish Saxo Bank traditionally publishes its annual list of “outrageous predictions” that may really shake up the world if the listed events ever happen. However, this year’s forecast doesn’t seem so fantastic. Most of the events, included in the annual report published by the Copenhagen-based financial institution, are featuring so-called black swans – events that […]
The Nasdaq warned MoviePass’s parent company that it would move to delist its stock as soon as December 28. Shares of Helios and Matheson have traded below $ 1 a share for nearly the entire time since May, violating Nasdaq’s listing standards. The company had until Tuesday to boost its stock price above that threshold, […]
A Republican senator who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee bought thousands of dollars-worth of stock in arms manufacturer Raytheon after pushing the Trump administration to approve massive hikes in defense spending. Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma purchased between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 of Raytheon stock last Tuesday – just days after news broke […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images An unusual move in US equity market futures this morning triggered a market intervention by CME Group, the world’s biggest futures exchange. CME had to halt trading for brief periods “to enter the market preventing even harder moves”. Traders are unsure what caused the move, which has left an extra bout of […]
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg reportedly requested opposition research on billionaire George Soros. Sandberg reportedly wanted to know if Soros, who publicly criticized Facebook, was shorting the company’s stock. That news comes after it was revealed that Facebook had a relationship with the opposition-research firm, Definers Public Affairs. Definers has had ties to Republican […]
The “Fearless Girl” statue, a symbol of female can-do business spirit, has been removed from her spot opposite Wall Street’s “Charging Bull.” The statue will move to a location in front of the New York Stock Exchange by the end of this year, said officials. State Street Global Advisors placed the statue opposite Wall Street’s […]
