Getty Images ’On average women have moved into higher skill jobs — they’ve moved into jobs that were traditional male.’ Women are making gains in the workforce where it matters most, and it’s paying off in the form of bigger paychecks. Over the past few decades, women have moved out of jobs as food prep […]
Two teenagers wearing face masks and signs saying “Caution I have coronavirus” sprayed disinfectant at a Walmart in Joliet, Illinois, as part of a prank, causing nearly $10,000 in damage to the store. Tyler Wallace, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old are facing charges of disorderly conduct, retail theft, and criminal trespass to property. There are […]
At Friday’s Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, N.H., Sen. Bernie Sanders channeled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., expounding on his “dream” for the world to come together to solve climate change. “Trump wants to build a wall around America,” Sanders said. “Problem is, if we are going to deal with issues like climate change, not […]
Mike Michael Bloomberg Peter Morrison/AP Billionaire Democrat Mike Bloomberg is doubling his campaign’s advertising budget amid the fallout from this week’s disastrous Iowa caucuses. Part of the added spending will be allocated to influencer content creation via a branded content marketplace called Tribe. In exchange for a micro-influencer’s endorsement, Bloomberg’s campaign is offering a fixed […]
U.S. stocks fell Friday, a session after all three benchmark indexes finished at records, as some investors locked in recent stock gains following a stellar January jobs report that exceeded economists’ expectations. Also on investors’ radar were efforts to contain the fast-moving coronavirus, amid a busy week of corporate quarterly reports. How are the major […]
Uber Technologies Inc. is ready to join the ranks of Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc., and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, one analyst said after the company’s latest earnings report. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated his view that FANGU was perhaps a better acronym for big internet companies than the traditional FANG moniker, adding […]
Seven Democratic presidential hopefuls are preparing to square off Friday night in a debate in New Hampshire, but the 2020 field is still 11 strong as the primary season ramps up. The debate, set to air at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on ABC, comes ahead of Tuesday’s primary voting in the Granite State, and it’s […]
Skechers USA Inc. reported record fourth-quarter sales, capping off a year that surpassed $5 billion at checkout, thanks in part to one trend: chunky sneakers. It was one of a few categories that got a shout out in earnings comments from Chief Executive Robert Greenberg. “2019 was also the year we saw the resurgence of […]
U.S.-listed shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc. slid 14% Friday as investors digested a raft of bad news about the company, from the exit of its co-founder and chief executive to major job cuts, fresh impairment charges and guidance signaling more losses ahead. The news prompted a round of price-target cuts as analysts reiterated sell ratings […]
President Trump on Friday endorsed an idea floated by some congressional Republicans that his impeachment be “expunged” if the GOP retakes control of the House of Representatives next year. In front of the White House on Friday, Trump was asked by a reporter whether he believed the House should expunge his impeachment from the congressional […]