It’s no secret that we’re all streaming a lot more than usual, as we seek distractions amid weeks of coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders. So with lockdowns for much of the country unlikely to ease significantly anytime soon, it’s a good thing May will bring another strong crop of streaming titles. But with more than 25 million […]
The COVID-19 crisis augurs three watersheds: the end of Europe’s integration project, the end of a united, functional America, and the end of the implicit social compact between the Chinese state and its citizens. As a result, all three powers will emerge from the pandemic internally weakened, undermining their ability to provide global leadership. Europe […]
Online used-car seller Vroom Inc. has filed confidentially for an initial public offering it hopes to stage in June, according to people familiar with its plans, a move that will test the ice-cold tech IPO market. Vroom hopes to draft behind rival Carvana Co. CVNA, +2.47% , a better-known online car seller whose shares have […]
“ ‘I was in shock. I felt like everything was going to be taken from me, all my assets.’ ” That’s Syed Shah (not pictured), a 30-year-old daytrader in Toronto whose ill-fated attempt to dip his toe into the oil pits CL00, -1.45% was covered in a recent story by Bloomberg News. On April 20, […]
Donald Trump continued to fume over the Russia investigation on Sunday, more than a year after special counsel Robert Mueller filed his report without recommending charges against the president but only three days after the justice department said it would drop its case against Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser. Related: Kayleigh McEnany – […]
There are no rules for Mother’s Day during a pandemic or any other year, but there are ways you can use technology to say connected in surprising ways. Mother’s Day spending is expected to reach $26.7 billion this year, up from $25 billion last year, despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to […]
What I really want for Mother’s Day is to spend a day with a handle of Tito’s and the stack of books teetering on the edge of my nightstand. Or to binge “Workin’ Moms” and “Never Have I Ever” with a bagel and a latte, immediately followed by a showing of “Becoming” on Netflix NFLX, […]
President Trump has said people need to get back to work. The U.S. unemployment rate soared to 14.7% in April after more than 20 million jobs were lost to the coronavirus, but that is just the official number. The real jobless rate was at least 20%, as those people such as furloughed workers who were […]
In addition to more than 75,000 deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19, the growing epidemic of “deaths of despair” in the U.S. is also increasing due to the pandemic — and another 75,000 more people will likely die from drug or alcohol misuse and suicide, according to new research released by Well Being Trust and […]
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and it was “shocking and regretful” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat said. A U.S. diplomat refuted the Chinese comment, saying there was no […]