The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 worldwide continued to head toward 30 million on Thursday, and the U.S. case tally climbed above 6.6 million, as President Donald Trump contradicted the head of the main U.S. public health agency to insist a vaccine would be ready …
Read More »These ‘We Build the Wall’ donors say they aren’t victims of fraud: ‘I hope I get to donate again’
Federal prosecutors have accused Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, and three others of misleading donors to the “We Build the Wall” campaign, but some who gave money to the cause say they’re not victims and would gladly donate again. Bannon, U.S. Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, and …
Read More »Coronavirus update: U.S. case tally at 4.72 million and New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut see infections climb again
The U.S. case tally for the coronavirus illness COVID-19 rose by fewer than 50,000 on Monday for a second straight day, data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University showed, although cases were rising in some states that had seemed to get the spread under control earlier this year. The U.S. added …
Read More »Outside the Box: It’ll be ‘Happy MAMA Day’ when we Make America Manufacture Again
It’s understandable why so many American manufacturers moved their operations to China. They saved money on production, increased margins, and competed more effectively. Producing abroad is still more economical, but COVID-19 is reminding everyone, from President Donald Trump on down to the average Joe and Jane, that national defense and …
Read More »Stock market rally went too far, too fast — expect a decline before prices rise again
U.S. stocks have soared, but low trading volume suggests many investors got shaken out in March and have been sulking on the sidelines. As the chart below shows, trading volume for the SPDR S&P 500 Trust SPY, -2.23%, which tracks the benchmark S&P 500 Index SPX, -2.28%, rose during the …
Read More »Market Extra: These indicators suggest a stock-market bottom, but coronavirus fears could send the S&P 500 swooning again
U.S. stocks staged an impressive rebound in the past week as the Federal Reserve and Congress have delivered unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus aimed at dampening the blow the coronavirus epidemic has dealt to the U.S. economy. The question investors must now ask themselves is whether or not the equities …
Read More »What I would choose all over again in our home {and those I wish I hadn’t!}
Can you believe we’ve been in our home almost two and a half years already? It feels like we’ve been here much longer…it felt like home even before we moved in. I forgot how long it takes to really get a new home the way you want it — not …
Read More »Key Words: Mark Zuckerberg again calls for Big Tech to be regulated, even if it’s bad for business
Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is once again calling for more regulation of Big Tech, even if it affects his company’s bottom line. “I believe good regulation may hurt Facebook’s business in the near term but it will be better for everyone, including us, over the long term.” That’s what Facebook’s …
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