By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea warned on Monday of a looming novel coronavirus crisis as new outbreaks flared, including one linked to a church where more than 300 members of the congregation have been infected but hundreds more are reluctant to get tested. The outbreak linked to the Sarang Jeil Church in […]
“ ‘The Spanish Armada’s got nothing on Trump supporters down there.’ ” That’s Fox News host Pete Hegseth comparing the big boat parade of Trump supporters in Florida on Saturday to the Spanish Armada… which, incidentally, was crushed by the English in 1588. Here’s the clip: The Spanish Armada, according to History.com, was a naval […]
The S&P 500 index is teetering on the edge of a rarefied perch, persistently brushing aside uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic in its ascent. Although the rally by arguably the most important stock-market benchmark in the world has stalled out, its proximity to an all-time closing peak has made a number of investors uneasy […]
A group of Kansas and Missouri hair salon and restaurant owners can proceed with a lawsuit trying to make their insurance company pay for the income they missed out on during COVID-19 government shutdown orders, a judge ruled Wednesday. The businesses adequately alleged — for now at least — that they ought to be covered […]
It was Oct. 3, 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act that abolished the so-called National Origins Formula, giving to Asian Americans, among other minorities, the right to become U.S. citizens after years of tension and discrimination, particularly in the wake of World War II. The law, supported by both Republicans […]
‘The Big Move’ is a new MarketWatch column looking at real estate and work-life balance. Do you have a question about buying or selling a home? Do you know where your next move should be? Email Jacob Passy at jpassy@marketwatch.com. Dear MarketWatch, I’m a tech worker in Silicon Valley, and my company recently informed us […]
A group of sorority sisters are quarantined together after their chapter reported 23 positive coronavirus tests at Oklahoma State University. The outbreak, at an off-campus sorority house near the university’s Stillwater location, was detected by rapid-antigen testing done at an off-campus clinic, the university said in a statement Saturday. The university and the Payne County […]
Protesters gathered at the home of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Saturday to demand his resignation — a significant escalation of public pressure amid a pitched battle over mail-in ballots for the 2020 presidential election. About 100 demonstrators gathered outside DeJoy’s home in the wealthy Washington D.C. enclave of Kalorama.
Mortgage rates have dropped to record lows on eight separate occasions in 2020 so far, as the coronavirus pandemic has roiled the global economy. But could they eventually drop to 0%? Well, if past precedent is any indication, there’s indeed a chance. Freddie Mac FMCC, +0.70% deputy chief economist Len Kiefer posted to Twitter TWTR, […]