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More than 30 states are preparing to distribute an extra $300 in unemployment benefits — but how long will that last?

More than 30 states have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to start distributing an extra $ 300 a week in weekly unemployment benefits. The $ 300 federal add-on results from executive actions taken by President Donald Trump this month in the form of three memos and one …

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Microsoft’s Nadella is making a smart bet with TikTok — there’s more to gain than some realize

This summer has been eventful for ByteDance, the owner of the rapidly growing social network TikTok. First, the Indian government banned the application from distribution in the country, due to concerns that the Chinese government might access user data. Then a number of U.S. companies warned employees to remove TikTok …

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The Margin: Kids under age 5 may carry a much higher coronavirus viral load than older children and adults: study

A small study is raising questions about whether young children could be coronavirus super spreaders, even as the country deliberates how to reopen schools in the coming weeks. One of the few silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic so far has been that the novel coronavirus that has infected more …

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: International student applications to U.S. colleges are predicted to fall this year — why that will hurt more than universities

Harvard University (pictured), along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, sued the Trump administration over guidance on current international students in July. It’s likely that fewer international students will apply to U.S. colleges this year. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The number of international students studying at …

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Tesla stock soars more than 5% after company reports surprise Q2 profit, on track for S&P 500

Tesla Inc. stock rose more than 5% late Wednesday after the Silicon Valley car maker reported a second-quarter GAAP and adjusted profit, setting it on a course to join the S&P 500 index and surprising investors as most of the quarter was beset with coronavirus-related stoppages. Tesla TSLA, +1.52% said …

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Defiant Fauci tells InStyle magazine: ‘I think everybody thinks I’m doing more than an outstanding job’

Anthony Fauci is on a mission to get more Americans to take COVID-19 seriously. In an interview with InStyle magazine, in which he posed wearing sunglasses and stars-and-stripes socks, Fauci said this of his original advice to not wear face masks: “I don’t regret anything I said then because in …

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Mark Hulbert: Gold timers have rarely been more bullish than they are today — that’s a bad sign

A big test for contrarian analysis is brewing in the gold pits. That’s because bullishness among gold market timers has rarely been higher than it is today. Since 2000, which is when I began tracking the average recommended exposure level among such timers, optimism about gold was higher on just …

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The Wall Street Journal: Chip-maker Analog poised to buy rival Maxim Integrated for more than $17 billion

Semiconductor maker Analog Devices Inc. is in talks to buy rival Maxim Integrated Products Inc. for more than $ 17 billion in what would be one of the largest merger deals of the year, according to people familiar with the matter. Analog ADI, +0.20% and Maxim MXIM, -0.58% are discussing …

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Four Reasons You Should Not Look Further Than Sink Unblocker

We have all dealt with this problem ones in our lives: a blocked sink. Whether it’s a small hick-up or a big drain, a blocked sink is no fun. There are many ways to solve this problem, but by far the sink unblocker is the favorite option. Why? We will …

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