Independence Day falls on Saturday this year, meaning that U.S. financial markets will be closed on Friday. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be shuttered at the conclusion of regular trade Thursday, while the bond market will close an hour early, at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, and will remain closed over the […]
Urban density has been linked to the spread of COVID-19 in New York City. But it goes further than that, according to medical doctors and researchers. Some dense residential neighborhoods, such Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village in downtown Manhattan, had far lower rates of infection than others that are just as populated, according to city data. […]
An aerial view of the house. REUTERS/Drone Base Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday at a $1 million house where authorities say she was hiding since the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, a longtime friend of Epstein, was arrested on charges connected to the Epstein case. An FBI official said Maxwell “slithered away to a gorgeous […]
Victims of Jeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew should tell prosecutors what he knows: PA The Duke of York’s silence on Jeffrey Epstein was akin to a “torture test” for his victims, said a US lawyer. Attorney Gloria Allred said that Prince Andrew was “avoiding and evading” US authorities as Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, appeared in […]
WASHINGTON — One of the most vocal advocates in the U.S. House of Representatives for impeaching President Trump said the recent disclosures that the White House failed to act on intelligence showing that Russian operatives were paying bounties to kill American soldiers fully vindicate the congressional efforts to remove him from office late last year. “I think […]
Independence Day falls on Saturday this year, meaning that U.S. financial markets will be closed on Friday. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be shuttered at the conclusion of regular trade Thursday, while the bond market will close an hour early, at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, and will remain closed over the […]
Lemonade Inc. snagged 2020’s strongest initial public offering debut as shares of the mobile-based insurance startup became the latest to more than double on their first day of trading. Lemonade LMND, +139.34% shares, which skyrocketed as much as 144% to hit an intraday high of $70.80, finished up 139% at $69.41 on Thursday, following an […]
Are stocks going to go up or down? Yes. Should you be risk-on or risk-off? Yes. Will COVID-19 headlines continue to batter the market, keeping uncertainty high and assets moving violently back and forth? An even more emphatic yes. Are we in a “conviction-less” market in which investors are grappling with what may feel like […]
Just how bad is the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? On the national and international level, things are tough, but perhaps a little more manageable than many analysts had feared at the onset of the crisis. Corporations are reporting earnings that are better than Wall Street expected, jobs were added, not lost, in May, […]
The mass cancellation of concerts and festivals had silenced many of the world’s leading pop stars. An industry that thrives on live events was decimated by social-distancing rules antithetical to the spirit of togetherness it creates. And now a constellation of the music industry’s biggest stars are banding together and calling for clarity on how […]