Smoke pours out of Tiffany & Co. flagship 5th Ave. New York store two months after reopening
Firefighters responded to a transformer fire next to the jewelry store's 5th Avenue location in Manhattan. The fire comes just after Tiffany officially reopened the doors of its flagship shop after closing since 2019 for a costly renovation.
2023-06-30 02:25
Supreme Court revives case brought by postal worker seeking religious accommodations
The Supreme Court revived the case of a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who said the United States Postal Service violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate his inability to work on Sundays.
2023-06-30 01:19
CBO: US debt will spike to record high by 2029, despite debt ceiling deal
US debt held by the public will climb to a record high of 107% of gross domestic product in 2029, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected on Wednesday.
2023-06-30 00:47
Prosecutors charge three investors with insider trading in Trump SPAC deal
Federal prosecutors arrested three investors on Thursday on insider trading charges related to a deal to take former President Donald Trump's media business public.
2023-06-29 23:19
Overstock.com is changing its name. It's one you may recognize
Overstock.com, one of the biggest names in e-commerce, is ditching its name for something just as recognizable: Bed Bath & Beyond.
2023-06-29 22:27
In-car radar could save children from tragic hot car deaths
New technologies hold the promise of putting a stop to a deadly trend that has come surging back as more busy parents return to their workplaces. Hot car deaths liof children have happened at least eight times so far this year, according to the auto safety group KidsandCars.org.
2023-06-29 20:26
The Fed is secretly stress testing the US economy against nightmare scenarios
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell seemed uncharacteristically relaxed yesterday at the European Central Bank conference in Portugal. The Fed head shed his reading glasses and wore his shirt collar open with no tie as he cracked jokes alongside a panel of his central banking contemporaries.
2023-06-29 19:59
Flight problems mostly over — except at United
The problems with flight delays and cancellations that have plagued US travelers this week are mostly over — except at struggling United Airlines.
2023-06-29 19:51
Anglo-French deal could create Europe's biggest lithium producer
A French minerals company is buying a British startup in a tie-up that could produce enough lithium carbonate to power 500,000 electric vehicles a year.
2023-06-29 19:21
US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth
Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history
2023-06-29 17:21
Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake
The window for local, state and tribal governments to challenge their 2020 census figures closes after Friday, and with it the opportunity to correct mistakes in population totals that could cost them millions of dollars in federal funding
2023-06-29 13:24
New Zealand says it's the first to ban thin plastic bags from supermarkets
New Zealand’s government says that from Saturday, it will be the first nation in the world to ban the thin plastic bags that supermarket customers use to collect their fruit and vegetables
2023-06-29 13:18