WASHINGTON — Bipartisan lawmakers on Monday weighed in on a possible government shutdown, as pressure builds on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to get something passed with less than a week before the deadline. The House speaker “has been able to deliver in a very razor-thin majority, so don’t count him […]
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The first tour inside Manhattan’s newest private club, with $100,000 membership fees
A battle between elite membership clubs is about to reach a whole new level, as Core Club’s new 60,000-square-foot megaclub prepares to open in Manhattan next month. The new Core space, spread over four floors above Midtown, is the latest in a wave of elite membership clubs that have opened […]
This big-ticket purchase may be a ‘grenade in your otherwise well-planned retirement,’ advisor warns
Courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images Americans are at risk of falling short of what they may need to live on financially in retirement. One potential reason is lifestyle creep, or the tendency to upgrade your lifestyle as you earn more. An upgrade people are often tempted to make – […]
Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between people, new study says
A worker handles a bottle of Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LPs Molnupiravir antiviral medication in a warehouse in Shoham, Israel, on Jan. 18, 2022. A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to debate Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Fox News
Republican presidential candidate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (L), and California Governor Gavin Newsom Reuters Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom are set to debate on Fox News in November in what is being billed as a clash of America’s two dominant and starkly divided […]
These 5 Club stocks have defied the S&P 500’s recent slide
September has been unkind to stocks – living up to its historical reputation as the weakest month for the S & P 500 . This time around, the bond market has been a major culprit for Wall Street’s pullback, according to Jim Cramer. The S & P 500 shed 4.33% […]
10-year Treasury yield rises to start the week, reaches highest level since 2007
U.S. Treasury yields were higher Monday as investors considered what could be next for interest rates and awaited fresh economic data due this week. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose by more than 8 basis points at 4.523%, trading reaching its highest level since 2007 when it climbed as […]
iPhone 15 Pro analysis unveils Qualcomm modem and easier-to-repair smartphone frame
Kif Leswing/CNBC Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have a new frame design, which could make repairing the devices’ screens or swaps of their batteries easier, according to a teardown analysis by iFixit, a parts vendor and gadget-repair advocate. However, iFixit gives the new phones a poor […]
Sen. Bob Menendez suggests cash found in bribery raid came from ‘personal savings’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey suggested Monday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash seized by federal investigators from his home as part of a probe that led to his bribery indictment came from his personal savings account. “I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my […]
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Alcoa, Nio, Williams-Sonoma, Chefs’ Warehouse and more
Rolled aluminum is fed into a machine on the auto treatment line at the Alcoa Inc. Davenport Works aluminum facility in Riverdale, Iowa. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Alcoa — Shares of the aluminum stock slipped 5% after the […]