Just as the crisis precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic started to slow down, another one surfaced in the news of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s violent invasion of Ukraine. Since the attack started on February 24, 2022, the world has been gripped with the specter of war, especially after Putin nodded to his country’s nuclear capabilities.…Continue Reading
The Issue: President Biden’s ban on oil and gas from Russia and blaming price hikes on Vladimir Putin. When I first started driving, my father told me that to save on gas you should always check your tires, drive at a moderate speed, avoid lots of starts and stops and go easy on the pedal…Continue Reading
Is this real life, or is this just fantasy?Sales of “real estate” in the so-called metaverse — digital renderings of properties located on one of the four major virtual platforms — topped $500 million last year, according to MetaMetric Solutions, and the market could soon grow into a trillion-dollar business in the near future, according…Continue Reading
March 9, 2022 | 7:12pm Enlarge Image Keith McNally is the latest restaurateur to help raise funds for war victims in Ukraine. keithmcnallynyc/Instagram Keith McNally is taking a break from exposing allegedly entitled, ungrateful clientele at his Balthazar restaurant… for now at least. The sharp-tongued restaurateur was instead using social media to share the charitable…Continue Reading
Children fell behind in reading skills during the pandemic Shutterstock “I believe kids are resilient and kids will recover,” said American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten in February 2021 when asked about education loss from school closures nationwide. Now the numbers are in. And they confirm what she denied but every parent knew: Closed…Continue Reading
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon announced its first stock split since the dot-com boom, telling investors on Wednesday that they’ll receive 20 shares for each share they currently own. The stock soared 6% in…Continue Reading
A gamer plays on Sony’s Playstation 5 console at his home in Seoul.Yelim Lee | AFP via Getty ImagesSony has stopped selling its PlayStation consoles and software in Russia, becoming the latest major brand to withdraw from the country over the Ukraine war.A representative for Sony’s video game unit said in a statement on Wednesday…Continue Reading
Anchiy | E+ | Getty ImagesLawmakers are considering a proposal to let 401(k) plans include annuities as a “default” investment option.Under a bill in the House, as much as 50% of a participant’s contribution could be put in an annuity, under certain circumstances. The idea, said supporters of the provision, is to help workers reach…Continue Reading
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks to delegates at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.Ian Forsyth | Getty ImagesWith oil prices recently hitting the highest level since 2008, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm took to the stage in front of a room full of energy executives with a simple message: raise output.”We are in an emergency,…Continue Reading
Stocks posted sharp gains on Wednesday as recently surging commodity prices, especially oil, cooled off while the war in Ukraine continues.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 653.61 points to 33,286.25, helped by gains in Salesforce, Nike and JPMorgan. The S&P 500 climbed 2.6% to 4,277.88, for its best day since June 2020. The technology-focused Nasdaq…Continue Reading
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