America wasn’t ready for Covid-19. These newsrooms helped guide the way
When life came to a grinding halt a year ago, two national publications excelled at guiding readers through an unprecedented and scary pandemic,…
Continue ReadingWhen life came to a grinding halt a year ago, two national publications excelled at guiding readers through an unprecedented and scary pandemic,…
Continue ReadingIt is not yet clear when (or if) Tiger Woods will play professional golf again after he injured his leg in a car accident late last month. But that…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue is so massive that economists are marking up their growth forecasts for not just this year,…
Continue ReadingExperts have made clear that they don’t expect economies around the world to bounce back from the Covid-19 shock at the same speed. But…
Continue ReadingAfter more than a year of health restrictions putting a crimp on in-person dating, Tinder says it’s gearing up for one of the “flirtiest…
Continue ReadingCathie Wood of ARK Invest has become one of the top investment voices on Wall Street over the past few years, thanks to big bets on Tesla, Square,…
Continue ReadingAmericans shopped less in February, leading retail sales to fall 3% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. It was a much…
Continue ReadingExperts have made clear that they don’t expect economies around the world to bounce back from the Covid-19 shock at the same speed. But…
Continue ReadingChinese President Xi Jinping called on the country’s regulators this week to step up their crackdown on tech companies and extend scrutiny to…
Continue ReadingNokia will slash the size of its workforce over the next two years to free up money to invest in its 5G networks business. The Finnish…
Continue ReadingFacebook is teaming up with News Corp Australia just weeks after the country passed a groundbreaking law requiring tech companies to pay for news…
Continue ReadingGeely will pour nearly $5 billion into building an electric battery plant in China, as the country’s top privately-owned carmaker moves more…
Continue ReadingFacebook is teaming up with News Corp Australia just weeks after the country passed a groundbreaking law requiring tech companies to pay for news…
Continue ReadingMove over, SpaceX and Instacart: Payments processing company Stripe is now the most valuable startup in America. Stripe announced Sunday a new $600…
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. How the pandemic has…
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Continue ReadingElon Musk is not your typical CEO. Now he has a new title to prove it. In a filing with his least favorite regulator, the Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft says its workplace communication platform, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services should be returning to normal after an earlier software…
Continue ReadingA computer chip shortage has long been dogging the auto industry — and now, it will mean added costs at the gas pump for buyers of some General…
Continue ReadingUS airline stocks rose Monday after a number of carriers reported strong demand for seats from leisure travelers. Speaking at an investor conference…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen has unveiled a massive expansion of battery production as it seeks to gain an edge in the electric car race. The German carmaker said…
Continue ReadingBig banks face competition from startup challengers on fees, apps and direct deposits. During the Covid era, that battle is expanding to which…
Continue ReadingSome Americans are seeing their stimulus checks pending in their bank accounts, and they’re complaining about banks holding their stimulus…
Continue ReadingToys “R” Us is changing hands again, less than two years after Tru Kids Inc. bought it in a liquidation sale. WHP Global, a New…
Continue ReadingWe have passed a year since the initial COVID-19 shutdowns. That means a year of working from home, business casual from the waist up, and staring at…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s Black women hold more than 90% less wealth than American White men, Goldman Sachs revealed in a new report Tuesday. In response,…
Continue ReadingRecent stock market volatility is once again showcasing the virtues of a balanced portfolio. Some experts have been warning for a while that the…
Continue Reading“Tucker Carlson is the new Donald Trump,” CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources”…
Continue ReadingMore than a decade on from its release, “Avatar” is once again the highest-grossing film of all time — after reclaiming the coveted…
Continue ReadingFormer Starbucks executive Rosalind “Roz” Brewer assumed her new role as CEO of Walgreens on Monday, officially making her the only Black…
Continue ReadingExtended Stay America, a bright spot for the beleaguered hotel industry, has been taken private in a $6 billion deal. Blackstone and Starwood Capital…
Continue ReadingStimulus checks from President Joe Biden’s huge relief package, enacted last week, are just making their way out the door. But Wall Street is…
Continue ReadingThe various Covid-19 vaccines currently being distributed around the globe have the potential to end the worst pandemic in a century. They also will…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is not your typical CEO. Now he has a new title to prove it. In a filing with his least favorite regulator, the Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingXiaomi has won at least a temporary reprieve from a US ban on Americans investing in the Chinese smartphone maker. The Trump-era ban was halted…
Continue ReadingAmericans of color who were once forced to purchase houses in less-desirable neighborhoods are now in greater danger of losing their homes to…
Continue ReadingThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched Sunday morning, sending 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. Falcon 9 took off from the 39 launch pad…
Continue ReadingOprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attracted a blockbuster audience when it was broadcast in…
Continue ReadingProminent journalists in the United Kingdom have dismissed claims by one of their own industry bodies that the British press does not have a problem…
Continue ReadingTesla has expanded its “full self-driving” software to roughly 2,000 Tesla owners, but some drivers were revoked access for not paying…
Continue ReadingAs headlines about people bidding eye-watering sums on GIFs of Pop Tart cats, the first-ever tweet, a Kings of Leon album and other NFTs piled up…
Continue ReadingTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she didn’t think inflation posed a significant risk now that the Biden administration’s covid relief…
Continue ReadingExcitement around 5G, and its promise of lightning fast download speeds and huge data capacity, has ratcheted up since the first 5G-enabled iPhone…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has made it very clear that unlike some investors, he’s not stressed out about a potential rise in…
Continue ReadingBitcoin prices continue to skyrocket. The cryptocurrency surpassed $60,000 on Saturday to hit a new high, just a few weeks after it topped $50,000.…
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ford English is about to be the first female member of the Ford family elected to the board of the automaker that the men in her family…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press has demanded the release of a journalist detained and charged “for simply doing his job” while covering violent…
Continue ReadingWhen Subhakar Khadka immigrated to California seven years ago, he had his sights set on a simple life with simple goals: Earn a living so that his…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed biotech company Theranos, is pregnant — a new development that could once again delay the start date of…
Continue ReadingAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos will not be testifying before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, according Mike Casca, a spokesman for Senator Bernie…
Continue ReadingGoogle and Microsoft openly sparred on Friday as the latter prepared to testify at a Congressional hearing focusing on Big Tech’s impact on…
Continue ReadingFor decades, China’s economy has grown much faster than America’s. That trend is likely to be broken in 2021 as the US recovery from the…
Continue ReadingWhen the pandemic hit, something astonishing happened in the cereal aisle: It cleared out. Beloved brands like Grape-Nuts were suddenly out of stock.…
Continue ReadingAmazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has been asked to testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing focused on income…
Continue ReadingAmerican consumers are growing more confident as the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel becomes brighter. The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines,…
Continue ReadingLooking at the stock market, you’d never know that a year ago this week was the Coronavirus Crash. In a matter of days, the S&P 500 dropped…
Continue ReadingOn the audio-based app Clubhouse, people are gathering in virtual rooms to make whale moaning noises or to participate in silent meditation together.…
Continue ReadingUlta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon, one of only a few dozen female chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, is stepping down after an eight-year run…
Continue ReadingBritain’s exports to Europe collapsed in January as companies grappled with new terms of trade following Brexit. The United Kingdom exported…
Continue ReadingSimon Hu has resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group, months after the digital payments company was forced to pull its IPO amid a crackdown…
Continue ReadingWith no need to house a big engine under a long hood, electric pickup truck designers are getting creative with shapes. There’s Tesla’s…
Continue ReadingWall Street threw a party as President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law, giving investors confidence in their…
Continue ReadingSharon Osbourne has issued a public apology to the Black community after facing controversy over her impassioned defense of Piers Morgan on panel…
Continue ReadingSimon 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 ReadingBritain’s exports to Europe collapsed in January as companies grappled with new terms of trade following Brexit. The United Kingdom exported…
Continue ReadingTikTok 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 ReadingIn 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 ReadingCoupang, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, has pulled off the largest US initial public offering so far this year. Shares of the…
Continue ReadingGoogle Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
Continue ReadingThe 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 ReadingDemocratic Senator Sherrod Brown is strongly in favor of rolling back the Trump tax cuts for corporations — despite warnings from the business…
Continue ReadingAce 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 ReadingIf you’re using your sister’s boyfriend’s dad’s Netflix account — listen up. The streaming giant is testing a new feature…
Continue ReadingWall 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 ReadingWith 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.…
Continue ReadingAn unlikely TV character’s name is at the center of Oprah’s sit-down interview with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry:…
Continue ReadingThe Powerball draw for March 10 produced two winning tickets in Idaho that were only a single winning number away from winning the $155 million…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package Congress passed this week into law Thursday. That’s welcome news for Americans in…
Continue ReadingUber and Lyft have largely operated in silos when it comes to deactivating drivers over the most severe reports of safety incidents, potentially…
Continue ReadingWall 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 ReadingCVS 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 ReadingSenior 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 ReadingGoogle Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
Continue ReadingAfter you’ve filed your Idaho income tax return, you can track your refund online.…
Continue ReadingTeen 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 ReadingThe 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 ReadingIn 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 ReadingMolson Coors, the brewer behind the Miller and Coors brands, revealed a “cybersecurity incident” at the company that has disrupted its…
Continue ReadingLinkedIn — 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 ReadingEveryone has a podcast — even Ikea. The Swedish retailer has transformed its annual bible-sized catalog into an audio version as a “handy and…
Continue ReadingInvestors are starting to push away anxiety about a spike in prices later this year. But continued calm may hinge on what three people have to say in…
Continue ReadingA year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a swift, sweeping lockdown on the United States. It left more than half a million Americans dead and…
Continue ReadingCoupang, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, has pulled off the largest US initial public offering so far this year. The SoftBank-backed…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett has just joined the world’s most exclusive club of the mega rich. The legendary American investor was worth $100 billion on…
Continue ReadingDesperate to save their economies from complete collapse, governments borrowed unprecedented amounts of money on the cheap to support workers and…
Continue ReadingLinkedIn — 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 ReadingKroger announced it will close three Los Angeles grocery stores in May amid concerns about the city’s new hazard pay mandate, which requires…
Continue ReadingWednesday marked a grim anniversary for Boeing and hundreds of families worldwide — two years since the fatal crash of a 737 Max flown by…
Continue ReadingThe wireless industry is having déjà vu this week. Industry trade group GSMA on Monday announced plans to hold an in-person Mobile World Congress…
Continue ReadingRight-wing cable channel Fox News largely ignored the passage of President Joe Biden’s enormous $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on…
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