WASHINGTON — He chased her through the hotel hallway, he threw things at her, he harassed her relentlessly. “John Bolton put me through hell,” an American foreign aid contractor wrote to a U.S. Senate committee in 2005, as Bolton was being considered for a top diplomatic position in the George W. Bush administration. The alleged […]
The card networks’ ever-evolving business models will be on full display this week. Both Visa Inc. V, -1.16% and Mastercard Inc. MA, -1.64% have been chasing new revenue opportunities aggressively in recent months, striking deals and partnerships with younger players in the industry. While card processing remains core to the business, both companies have been […]
‘We suspect the first correction since October has begun…but will be contained to 5% or less for the S&P 500 as liquidity remains flush…’ Michael Wilson Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, says the first major stock market pullback since October may be under way. The strategist, in a research report dated Jan. […]
FILE – In this undated file photo released by the Georgia Department of Corrections, shows death row inmate Donnie Cleveland Lance, who was convicted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend more than 20 years ago. Lance is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles, […]
iStockphoto FICO changed its scoring methodology at a time where average American credit scores hit an all-time high — but that’s not necessarily a good thing. Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) FICO, -0.84% is changing how it calculates credit scores, and the new criteria reveal some of the trouble spots in Americans’ financial health. Two of […]
Netflix Inc. has something for everyone in February, with the sequel to one of its smash rom-coms launching just in time for Valentine’s Day, along with a highly anticipated comic-book adaptation and the return of three critically acclaimed drama series. The high school romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” made a huge […]
The scene at Mac’s Lounge in Hartsville, South Carolina, following a shooting that left at least two men dead: AP / Sean Rayford Two people are dead and at least four are wounded following a shooting at a South Carolina bar on Sunday morning. The Darlington County Coroner’s Office identified Dicaprio Collins, 21 and Bryan […]
(Bloomberg) — The mother of an Israeli woman imprisoned on drug-smuggling charges in Russia said she’s hopeful President Vladimir Putin will pardon her daughter. Naama Issachar, a 26-year-old U.S.-born Israeli army veteran, was sentenced in October to 7 1/2 years for carrying a small amount of hashish in her luggage on a transit flight via […]
The NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning. He and eight others had been flying in heavy fog conditions before crashing into a hillside. The fog conditions were so bad that the Los Angeles Police Department had grounded its flights that morning, deeming it too dangerous to fly. Flight-tower audio […]
The number of coronavirus infections has spiked, Chinese officials announced Saturday. The pneumonia-causing illness that infects the respiratory tract was responsible for at least 56 deaths in Central China, with 15 new fatalities as of Saturday, and more than 1,975 cases, with approximately 1,000 new cases identified by Chinese health officials. On Saturday, the trade […]