(l-r) Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad appear on NBC News’ “Today” show. Peter Cramer | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Howard University late Wednesday night disavowed a sympathetic tweet on comedian Bill Cosby and his abrupt release from prison earlier in the day by his TV wife Phylicia Rashad, the incoming […]
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Xi at Communist Party anniversary: China won’t accept ‘sanctimonious preaching’ from others
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on July 1, 2021. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Thursday about China’s firm […]
China’s Xi at Communist Party anniversary: We won’t accept ‘sanctimonious preaching’ from others
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on July 1, 2021. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Thursday about China’s firm […]
Trump Organization and its CFO indicted by Manhattan grand jury
The offices of the Manhattan District Attorney and New York Attorney General have obtained indictments against the Trump Organization and its longtime finance chief Allen Weisselberg, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News. The indictments against the organization and Weisselberg, handed up by a New York grand jury, […]
Blockbuster IPO day produces big gains for Uber, Delta Air Lines and tech VCs
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Clear Secure, Inc. (NYSE: YOU), on June 30, 2021, in celebration of its Initial Public Offering. NYSE On a day with more tech IPOs than available bell-ringing slots at U.S. exchanges, investors reaped billions of dollars in gains. But the […]
Federal judge rules SpaceX must comply with DOJ subpoena of hiring records
SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX must comply with a Department of Justice subpoena for the company’s hiring records, opening the door to a federal probe into the company. “Respondent SpaceX is ORDERED […]
Death toll rises to 18 in Florida condo collapse, scores still missing as search and rescue continues
Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 29, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The death toll in the collapse of a Florida condominium building rose to 18, with 145 people still […]
This market trend suggests a weak summer, but Ally Invest has a message for investors: Don’t get discouraged
Despite an upbeat market forecast for the year’s second half, Ally Invest’s Lindsey Bell has a warning for the next few months. Bell finds the third quarter is usually the weakest time of the year, up 0.7% on average since 1950. However, she suggests it’s no reason to get discouraged. […]
Incoming Howard dean Phylicia Rashad’s comments on Bill Cosby’s release draw outrage
(l-r) Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad appear on NBC News’ “Today” show. Peter Cramer | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Phylicia Rashad, Bill Cosby’s TV wife and the incoming dean of Howard University’s fine arts college, faced harsh criticism Wednesday after celebrating the controversial comedian’s release from prison. Earlier in the […]
Stock futures are flat as S&P 500 sits at record, Wall Street set to kick off second half of 2021
U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors gear up for the second half of 2021. Dow futures rose about 50 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.15% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.05%. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 210 points, helped by a […]