People wait to visit a house for sale in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Anyone out hunting for a house knows that bidding wars are no longer the exception, but the rule. Demand for housing has been unusually strong, due […]
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Six men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media about the flooding along the Tittabawassee River, after several dams breached, in downtown Midland, Michigan, U.S., May 20, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Six men have been charged by federal authorities with allegedly plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, court papers revealed […]
Stocks rise, but are off their highs after Pelosi rejects idea of smaller airline aid package
Stocks gave back most of their initial gains on Thursday after comments from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dampened sentiment around a potential smaller coronavirus aid package. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded just 15 points higher, or 0.1%, after being up as much as 155 points. The S&P 500 was […]
Biden’s polling lead over Trump grows in wake of debate and president’s Covid diagnosis
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gives a thumbs up when asked about how Kamala Harris will do in tonight’s vice-presidential debate, as he arrives to record campaign messages in Wilmington, Delaware, October 7, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Former Vice President Joe Biden is gaining more ground over President […]
Storm-battered U.S. Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Delta
A woman try to remove a tree of the road who was fallen due to the fact that Hurricane Delta, reach category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, reached the coast of Quintana Roo, which caused flooding, fallen trees and several houses affected, it is estimated that Hurricane Delta will continue […]
Why political campaigns are flooding Facebook with ad dollars
Former Vice President Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, wears a protective mask during a NowThis economic address seen on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, May 8, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anti-Trump super PAC Defeat by Tweet launched in June and has run up […]
Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat becomes winnable for Democrats as money pours into South Carolina
Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison at Allen University in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Joshua Boucher | The State via AP Democratic leaders in South Carolina are in a position they might not have expected coming into this election cycle: They have a chance to capture a U.S. Senate […]
Square buys $50 million in bitcoin, says cryptocurrency ‘aligns with company’s purpose’
Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Payment company Square is buying a large block of bitcoin, an unusual use of corporate cash. Square said Thursday it bought 4,709 bitcoins, worth approximately $50 million. This represents about 1% of Square’s total assets as of the end of the second quarter of […]
Jobless claims were worse than expected amid slowdown in hiring
First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 840,000 last week, higher than expected in another sign that the spike in job growth over the summer has cooled heading into the final part of the year. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting 825,000 new claims. Though the total was a […]
Trump refuses to participate in virtual debate on Oct. 15: ‘I’m not going to waste my time’
WASHINGTON — The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, scheduled for Oct. 15, will be held virtually, the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates said Thursday. Minutes after the announcement, however, Trump said he would not participate. “No I’m not going to waste my time […]