Shoppers walk past a Bloomingdale’s store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images After benefitting from a pandemic-era shopping spree, retailers are preparing for a reality check. Walmart and Home Depot will kick off retail earnings […]
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Fox News execs blocked Trump from doing interview during Jan. 6 Capitol riot, filing shows
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who announced a third run for the presidency in 2024, hosts a New Year’s Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. December 31, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters In the hours after a violent mob breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, […]
‘We have nothing to hide’: Ukraine’s foreign minister dismisses allegations of corruption
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has dismissed concerns that his country is allegedly mishandling the Western funding routed to support Kyiv’s defense against Russia. “We are absolutely clean when it comes to the use of resources provided to us by our partners. This is why we so openly […]
Time for a change? Shifting away from this popular ETF strategy may benefit investors
With Wall Street jitters increasing over the number of interest rate hikes ahead, VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth sees signs of a comeback in managed fixed-income exchange-traded funds and away from passive ETF products. “It’s not clear how fast the Fed is going to slow down and how quickly that that’s going […]
The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge will be the big market hurdle of next week
A pair of macroeconomic reports will hog the market’s attention again this coming week, including a reading that is the Federal Reserve’s favorite measure of inflation. Worries about high inflation continue to weigh on investors’ minds, as hotter-than-expected data this week showed the stubbornness of lofty prices. Most important this […]
Can Southwest Airlines fix its tech problems? We asked aviation experts. The answer wasn’t encouraging
Genaro Molina | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Will the majority of travelers forgive Southwest Airlines and start buying tickets on the major U.S. air carrier again? To answer the question, it helps to have a deep knowledge in commercial aviation information technology operations, which safe to say, is […]
A child psychologist shares the 5 signs you’ve raised a ‘highly spoiled’ kid—and how parents can ‘undo’ it
Are you raising a highly spoiled kid? The first step is to identify the signs of a spoiled child. Here are the most common red flags: Not taking “no” for an answer: Your kid expects to get things their way and usually does. In fact, they’re the ones constantly telling […]
Are you switching to freeze-dried eggs? Here’s what a food scientist says you need to know to stay safe
Just about everything is more expensive today than it was a year ago, but especially eggs. Compared to January of last year, the price of meats, poultry, fish and eggs increased by 8.1%, according to Consumer Price Index’s data. The soaring price of this grocery staple is causing some people […]
69-year-old pilot pays $4,000/month to live in a residential airpark: ‘All I have to do is taxi out and take off’
When Joe Sobczak was looking for a new home in Groveland, California, his priority was unique: he needed a property that could house his airplanes. That’s when the 69-year-old test pilot found a residential airpark at the Pine Mountain Lake Airport. In 2017, Sobczak bought a 3-bedroom, 7-bathroom, 5,000-square-foot home […]
Beijing is ‘watching closely’ if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, NATO says, flagging rising China challenge
NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Saturday China is “watching closely” whether or not Russia succeeds in Ukraine. Johannes Simon | Stringer | Getty Images News NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday that China is closely watching Russia’s success in Ukraine, with the outcome of Europe’s war likely to have wide-reaching […]