New York City’s health commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, a leading figure in what was once the national epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, abruptly resigned on Tuesday morning, Her departure from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene follows a souring relationship with Mayor Bill de Blasio, which was apparent in her absence from City Hall’s […]
Sen. Marco Rubio speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol in May.Getty Images The Paycheck Protection Program, the initiative that gave forgivable loans to businesses in return for not laying off workers during the pandemic, appears on track to expire at week’s end. And, so far, no one on Capitol Hill seems terribly concerned. […]
Getty Images Leaked body camera footage shows George Floyd begging for his life in the moments leading up to his arrest and subsequent death at the knee of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin. Video recorded on the body cameras of two other former officers, Thomas Lane, 37, and J. Kueng, 26, shows the initial […]
Twitter also said the pandemic may hurt its advertising revenue. Bloomberg News Twitter Inc. warned Monday that it expects to face a fine of up to $250 million by the Federal Trade Commission for using personal security data to target ads to users. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Twitter TWTR, […]
Amazon.com Inc. has become the go-to shopping site for many consumers during the COVID-19, including an increasing number of older customers, according to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analysts. Amazon AMZN, -1.66% reported earnings late Thursday that nearly doubled year-over-year to $10.30 per share, with sales up 40% to $88.9 billion. E-commerce rose 47.8% to $45.9 billion […]
Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance The people who handle racial discrimination complaints in the workplace are divided on how big of a problem it is A new survey looks into a disconnect among human resource professionals, who are often the first hear reports of discrimination. Like ‘punching a time clock […]
President Donald Trump on Monday raised the possibility of using executive orders to suspend evictions and freeze the collection of payroll taxes, as Democrats and Republicans reported slow progress in their negotiations over another big coronavirus aid package. “I don’t want people to be evicted,” Trump said, while speaking at a news conference on Monday […]
An Ant Financial sales location in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province. -/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Fintech behemoth Ant Group Co. will attempt the world’s largest ever IPO by raising $30 billion in Shanghai and Hong Kong, likely by October, Chinese media reported Monday. Ant is valued at roughly $200 billion, and will aim to sell […]
When Americans panic, they buy guns — lots of them. During the first six months of 2020, amid a global coronavirus pandemic, gun retailers have reported a record 10.3 million firearm transactions, according to a new survey by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Overall, gun sales in the U.S. have increased by 95 percent while […]
Students read their school work in Arlene Lebowitz’s third-grade class during summer school July 2, 2003 in Chicago, Illinois. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Community leaders in Illinois called for history classes in state schools to stop until a ” suitable alternative” is established to represent minority groups in the curriculum. Democratic State Representative LaShawn K. Ford […]