Extended Stay America, a bright spot for the beleaguered hotel industry, has been taken private in a $6 billion deal. Blackstone and Starwood Capital…
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Continue ReadingStimulus checks from President Joe Biden’s huge relief package, enacted last week, are just making their way out the door. But Wall Street is…
Continue ReadingThe various Covid-19 vaccines currently being distributed around the globe have the potential to end the worst pandemic in a century. They also will…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is not your typical CEO. Now he has a new title to prove it. In a filing with his least favorite regulator, the Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingAmericans of color who were once forced to purchase houses in less-desirable neighborhoods are now in greater danger of losing their homes to…
Continue ReadingThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched Sunday morning, sending 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. Falcon 9 took off from the 39 launch pad…
Continue ReadingOprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attracted a blockbuster audience when it was broadcast in…
Continue ReadingProminent journalists in the United Kingdom have dismissed claims by one of their own industry bodies that the British press does not have a problem…
Continue ReadingTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she didn’t think inflation posed a significant risk now that the Biden administration’s covid relief…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has made it very clear that unlike some investors, he’s not stressed out about a potential rise in…
Continue ReadingBitcoin prices continue to skyrocket. The cryptocurrency surpassed $60,000 on Saturday to hit a new high, just a few weeks after it topped $50,000.…
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ford English is about to be the first female member of the Ford family elected to the board of the automaker that the men in her family…
Continue ReadingWe have passed a year since the initial Covid-19 shutdowns. That means a year of working from home, business casual from the waist up, and staring at…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press has demanded the release of a journalist detained and charged “for simply doing his job” while covering violent…
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When Subhakar Khadka immigrated to California seven years ago, he had his sights set on a simple life with simple goals: Earn a living so that his…
Continue ReadingFor decades, China’s economy has grown much faster than America’s. That trend is likely to be broken in 2021 as the US recovery from the…
Continue ReadingAmerican consumers are growing more confident as the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel becomes brighter. The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines,…
Continue ReadingWhen the pandemic hit, something astonishing happened in the cereal aisle: It cleared out. Beloved brands like Grape-Nuts were suddenly out of stock.…
Continue ReadingLooking at the stock market, you’d never know that a year ago this week was the Coronavirus Crash. In a matter of days, the S&P 500 dropped…
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