Month: February 2022

Organized Shoplifting Spurs High-Tech Security Measures

Spurred in part by inflation and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, the increasing volume of retail shoplifting since 2019 has prompted stores across the country to adopt stronger methods to deter shoplifters. One measure involved the use of “spider wire” with an electronic security tag on a $20.83 package of ribeye steak at a…


Britney Spears Lands Multi-Million-Dollar Book Deal

Britney Spears has landed a multi-million-dollar book deal for a tell-all memoir about her relationship with her family, living under a conservatorship for more than a decade, and her rise to stardom. The pop star, 40, signed the landmark deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, with the contract valued at more than $15 million, sources…


Analysts Comment After Intel Reveals 2022 and Long-Term Growth Strategy

Intel Corp. shared its 2022 and long-term growth strategy at its investor meeting Thursday. After attending Intel’s analyst day, Bank of America (BofA) analyst Vivek Arya said the company “laid out an ambitious plan” to drive double EPS growth through 2026. He expects bulls to focus on its commitment to process leadership, large and growing total…


Russian Assets Plummet as Putin Orders Russian Troops to Eastern Ukraine

Analysis The Russian stock market has plummeted in recent days, anticipating Russian president Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic recognition of Ukrainian separatist regions and the announced deployment of Russian troops. Stocks had fallen by 10.5 percent on the MOEX Russia Index on Monday, prior to the market closing and before the subsequent escalations of the conflict. However,…


Russian Assets Plummet as Putin Moves to Invade Ukraine

Analysis The Russian stock market has plummeted in recent days, anticipating Russian president Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic recognition of Ukrainian separatist regions and the announced deployment of Russian troops. Stocks had fallen by 10.5 percent on the MOEX Russia Index on Monday, prior to the market closing and before the subsequent escalations of the conflict. However,…


White House Announces Sanctions on Ukraine’s Contested Areas After Putin Recognizes Them as Independent

The White House has announced sanctions in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to recognize the independent sovereignty of two regions in Eastern Ukraine. In a televised address Monday, Putin challenged Ukrainian statehood, saying the country was created by Bolshevik, communist Russia after the revolution of 1917. He then went on to say he…


White House Announces Sanctions After Putin Recognizes Areas in Ukraine as Independent

The White House has announced sanctions in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to recognize the independent sovereignty of two regions in Eastern Ukraine. In a televised address Monday, Putin challenged Ukrainian statehood, saying the country was created by Bolshevik, communist Russia after the revolution of 1917. He then went on to say he…


White House Announces Sanctions After Putin Recognizes Areas in Ukraine as Independent, Moves in Troops

The White House has announced sanctions in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to recognize the independent sovereignty of two regions in Eastern Ukraine. In a televised address Monday, Putin challenged Ukrainian statehood, saying the country was created by Bolshevik, communist Russia after the revolution of 1917. He then went on to say he…


Israel Orders Evacuation of Embassy in Kyiv

Israel has ordered the evacuation of its embassy in Kyiv, instructing its staff to relocate to Lviv in Western Ukraine, the Israel Foreign Ministry announced on Monday, amid concerns of a potential Russian invasion. Lviv is located about 50 miles from Ukraine’s western border with Poland. Russia has denied it has any plans to invade…


Presidents’ Day: 5 Facts About This Holiday—and Why It’s a Three-Day Weekend

For many, particularly federal workers, today means a day off because it’s Presidents’ Day. Plans are in place for a long weekend of travel, binge-watching TV, maybe sleeping in today, and for those in New Orleans, sleeping off the fun from the first weekend of Carnival parades. But what exactly is Presidents’ Day? Glad you…