BERLIN (AP) — Around 10,000 protesters marched through the central German town of Hanau on Sunday to mourn the nine people who were killed by an immigrant-hating gunman four days ago. “These days and hours are the blackest and darkest our town has ever experienced during peace times,” Hanau mayor Claus Kaminsky told the somber […]
“‘I was reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940. And the general, Reynaud, calls up Churchill and says, ‘It’s over.’ And Churchill says, ‘How can that be? You’ve got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?’ He said, ‘It’s over.’” That’s MSNBC’s Chris Matthews comparing the […]
Retailers will reveal more about the holiday-shopping season in the coming week, with the end of the earnings recession in sight. Home Depot Inc. HD, -0.68% is the lone Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.78% component on the docket, and will be joined by plenty of other retailers that will add to the recent results […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE A more apropos adage for today’s market bears may be that when an outbreak of coronavirus grinds the world’s second-largest economy to a halt, the rest of the world catches a recession. See full story. Mike Bloomberg said he’ll release ex-employees from NDAs. Here’s why you should think twice before signing one […]
Rattled by rising non-China coronavirus cases — notably in South Korea — investors appear unwilling to load up on stocks heading into the new week. That is as they headed for perceived safe-haven assets, bonds TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.00% and gold GCJ20, -0.18% of Friday. You’ve heard of helicopter parents? Welcome to the world of helicopter investing […]
1 / 5 Mardi Gras Parade-Fatality A police officer works the scene where a man was reportedly hit and killed by a float of the Krewe of Endymion parade in the runup to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. A person was struck by a float and fatally injured Saturday evening during […]
Democratic 2020 presidential candidates speak at the UnidosUS Annual Conference in San Diego Reuters A host of high-profile commentators and cable news anchors began lashing out at Sen. Bernie Sanders as preliminary results from the Nevada caucus showed him winning. MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Saturday compared Sanders’ win in Nevada to Nazi Germany gaining […]
At an emergency meeting in Beijing held last Friday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke about the need to contain the coronavirus and set up a system to prevent similar epidemics in the future. A national system to control biosecurity risks must be put in place “to protect the people’s health,” Xi said, because lab safety […]
Dear Moneyist, On May 30, 2018 my mother moved out all her belongings and informed my father that she was leaving him after 30 years of marriage, and that she would be seeking a divorce. No papers had been filed at that point. The next day my father went to work and claimed that he […]
Warren Buffett sought to reassure investors about Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s long-term future on Saturday following an underwhelming year for the conglomerate’s performance. The 89-year-old Buffett, Berkshire’s chairman and chief executive, is renowned for his long-term success as a stock investor and deal maker. But in recent years, Berkshire’s BRK.B, +0.51% stock performance has failed to […]