Ah, summer. It’s finally time for sunshine and relaxation. If you’re a parent, though, you know what’s coming. After the initial ice cream celebration and that first joyful swim, and likely just around the time you’ve poured yourself a cold glass of lemonade and are about to crack open the book you’ve been trying to…
Wall Street Opens Lower on Snap Shock, Growth Fears
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday following a strong relief rally in the previous session as weak forecasts from firms including Snapchat owner Snap Inc. added to nerves about an inflation-struck economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 162.63 points, or 0.51 percent, at the open to 31,717.61. The S&P 500 opened lower…
Trudeau in Vancouver to Talk Invictus Games After Attending Kamloops Graves Ceremony
VANCOUVER—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Metro Vancouver today where he is expected to discuss housing and food bank issues. Trudeau’s stops in Metro Vancouver come following his tense appearance at the unmarked residential school graves memorial ceremony Monday in Kamloops. The prime minister faced angry chants from some people at the memorial but…
The Media Attacks on Ginni Thomas Are Actually About Her Husband’s Abortion Stance
Commentary We’re only a few weeks away from the Supreme Court’s likely official release of its draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade—so it’s time for another media attack on Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of the conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the five who signed the draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito. And…
John Robson: On Power Outages and Politicians’ Complacent Mindset That Nothing Serious Can Go Wrong
Commentary Decades ago, I backpacked to exotic places where things were very different. For instance the electricity might work intermittently, and accountability not at all. But now that globalization has created a far more homogeneous world, culturally and technologically, um, they don’t work here either. Last winter I complained on Twitter, so I deserved whatever…
Russian Ruble Firms Past 57 to the Dollar for First Time in Four Years
The Russian ruble strengthened to levels not seen since March 2018 against the dollar on Tuesday, boosted by export-focused companies selling foreign currency to pay taxes and shrugging off a slight easing of capital controls. The ruble has firmed about 30 percent against the dollar this year despite a full-scale economic crisis in Russia. The…
Husband With Alzheimer’s Defies Prognosis to Find the Good in Every Day With Loving Wife
A happily-married Virginia man diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 41 was given four to five years to “get his affairs in order.” Yet, bolstered by his wife’s love and support, their faith, and their deep mutual understanding, he has lived 16 years past his diagnosis and celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary to…
Want to Become a Millionaire? Follow Warren Buffett’s 4 Rules
By Cheryl Snapp Conner How many entrepreneurs are as confident now as they were before the COVID-19 pandemic began? Yes, we know the majority of the S&P 500 are companies that began in down markets. And yes, the best entrepreneurs intuitively use hard times to lean in and listen even harder to their market and customers,…
Cargoes of Russia’s Flagship Crude Oil at Sea Climb to Record High
Some 62 million barrels of Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil, a record amount, are sitting in vessels at sea, data from energy analytics firm Vortexa showed, as traders struggled to find buyers for the crude. The United States and other countries have banned imports of Russian crude and oil products over its invasion of Ukraine,…
Hyundai Motor Group to Invest $50 Billion in South Korea Through 2025
SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday it plans to invest 63 trillion won ($49.86 billion) in South Korea through 2025 to strengthen its competitiveness in different business fields, including electrification, robotics, and urban air mobility, as well as autonomous driving technology. The South Korean auto group on Sunday announced its plans to invest more than…
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