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Watching television has been a major way Americans have spent their time since the mid-1950s, when televisions were commercially available at a price people could afford. In the mid-1960s, color TV became available at affordable prices. Programming was only available “over the air” then. The introduction of cable-delivered programs available on a wide basis was years away. The TV set […]
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SYDNEY (REUTERS) – In Australia’s largest city, construction has come to a standstill for the first time in living memory as a surge in Covid-19 cases puts Sydney under its toughest lockdown since the pandemic began. Tradespeople are out of work, with a knock-on effect seen on other sectors including retailers and cafes, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus […]
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* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – Borrowing costs across the euro area were a touch lower on Wednesday, holding near the multi-month lows hit the previous day, with sentiment towards fixed-income markets holding firm in the face of global growth concerns. Long-dated sovereign bond yields in the United States and Europe have fallen […]
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More On: ice cream NYC supermarket chain cracks down on Ben & Jerry’s over Israel controversy Ben & Jerry’s caves, stops selling ice cream in West Bank amid protests Van Leeuwen and Kraft debut mac and cheese-flavored ice cream The best desserts in NYC: Where to treat yourself this summer Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told the head of Ben […]
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The buzz is back in the River North Art District, businesses and artists say, and they want to turn up the volume with a three-day event this week to entice even more people to the area. DUER, a Canadian performance clothing company, opened its first U.S. store in RiNo in 2020. The company is spearheading “Shop Hop” on July 23-25 […]
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DUBAI (REUTERS) – Key producers of Opec+ countries have reached a preliminary deal on gradually raising oil output until December and extension of their pact until end of 2022, an Opec+ source told Reuters on Sunday (July 18). Opec+ ministers will meet online on Sunday in another attempt to agree a quick oil supply boost to address soaring oil prices […]
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More On: morgan stanley JPMorgan’s first-year analysts will now make six figures Swiss bank UBS will allow most employees to work from home permanently Major bank to block unvaccinated staff and clients from NY offices Former Wall Street traders create billion-dollar crypto business Morgan Stanley said robust dealmaking and wealth management revenues pushed quarterly profits 10 percent higher from a […]
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What does it mean for a city to be “educated”? Is it the number of colleges, or the number of colleges per 100,000 people? Or, is being a high school graduate enough? Another measure might be people with a Ph.D. or the number of people who went to graduate schools. The measure, by its nature, is arbitrary. For the most part, […]
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More On: coca-cola PepsiCo sees rising profits — and prices — amid effervescing economy Cristiano Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola diss helps knock $4B off market value Ronaldo’s press conference takes a weird twist — and Tom Brady approves Coke’s too woke: NC county bans company’s vending machines over ‘left-wing’ politics Coca-Cola is about to change the formula for Coke Zero — and some […]
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BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, as slowing manufacturing activity, higher raw material costs and new Covid-19 outbreaks weighed on the recovery momentum. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.9 per cent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday (July 15), missing expectations for a rise of 8.1 […]
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