Store signs from CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens stores. Getty Images CVS Health, Walgreens and Rite Aid are getting ready to administer Covid vaccinations in the months ahead, and this effort will give the three largest drugstore chains a chance to show off the work that’s been underway to revamp […]
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How Black users are saving Clubhouse from becoming a drab hangout for tech bros
Black artist Bomani X has been one of the key innovators of voice-chatting app Clubhouse, and now, his face serves as Clubhouse’s app icon. Courtesy of Bomani X Clubhouse, a social media app introduced in March, allows users to gather in virtual rooms where they can communicate with one another […]
A budget game plan: Mother of five pledges to freeze all of her non-essential spending for January
Rachel Bozarth and her family have frozen their spending on non-essential items for the month of January. Source: Rachel Bozarth Rachael Bozarth is taking some drastic measures to attack her debt. The 32-year old mother of five has pledged to freeze all of her non-essential spending for the month of […]
Asia is dominating the box office, and the U.S. could too, if it handled the pandemic better
Moviegoers wear face masks in a screening hall at a cinema almost six months after its closure due to the coronavirus pandemic on July 24, 2020 in Beijing, China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images In a year marred by a deadly global pandemic, Japan’s box […]
As the new year kicks off, top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these stocks
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet Robert Alexander/Getty Images Wall Street is calling for recovery, reflation and rotation this year amid continued accommodative monetary and fiscal policy, according to analysts. Among the bulls, strategists from J.P. Morgan estimate that the S&P 500 could reach 4,400, with a range of […]
Powerball jackpot soars to $550 million. Here’s how much the winner would owe in taxes
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Powerball jackpot just jumped again. With no ticket matching all six numbers drawn Saturday night, the top prize has vaulted to $550 million for Wednesday night’s drawing. And Mega Millions’ jackpot, meanwhile, is even higher: an estimated $600 million for Tuesday night’s drawing. Of […]
Why getting the Covid-19 vaccine will be good for America’s financial health
Florida Department of Health medical workers prepare to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to seniors in the parking lot of the Gulf View Square Mall in New Port Richey near Tampa, Florida, U.S. December 31, 2020. Octavio Jones | Reuters The rollout of the coronavirus vaccination program heralds what hopefully is […]
Amazon to drop Parler from its web hosting service, citing violent posts
Parler CEO John Matze joins CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on July 2, 2020. CNBC Amazon has pulled the plug on Parler, a social media app popular with Trump supporters, in the wake of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot earlier this week. Amazon’s cloud-computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), informed […]
Pence will attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news conference at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House February 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe […]
Apple removes Parler from App Store in wake of U.S. Capitol riot
Apple CEO Tim Cook Spencer Platt | Getty Images Apple removed Parler, an app popular with Trump supporters, from its iPhone App Store on Saturday. Apple said that posts on the pro-Trump social network related to the U.S. Capitol riot last week included calls for violence, which violates Apple’s rules […]