Category: Finance News

Feb 29

Market Snapshot: What can the Fed do to cure a coronavirus-stricken stock market that erased $4.3 trillion in 7 sessions?

A historic week for the stock market ended with a big, fat question mark: what will the government and the Federal Reserve do about the coronavirus outbreak that threatens to decimate the longest-running bull market on record? The infectious disease, Covid-19, which reportedly originated in Wuhan, China, late last year, reached viral proportions this week […]
Feb 29

How to buy a Tesla Cybertruck for just $400

Mattel The Cybertruck comes in two sizes and both are radio-controlled Mattel Inc. has added the Tesla Inc. Cybertruck to the Hot Wheels lineup. The toy maker has radio-controlled versions available for pre-order in two sizes: a three-inch vehicle that can race on a Hot Wheels track, priced at $20; and a limited-edition version that’s […]
Feb 29

Why isn't there a male birth control pill?

“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories. What’s happening In the late 1950s, an American biologist named Gregory Pincus began researching how hormones might influence the female reproductive cycle and thus prevent pregnancy. In 1960, the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA. Pincus’s work led to one of the […]