Oakland A’s announcer Glen Kuiper was fired after he used a racial slur during a pregame show. Kuiper said in a statement, “I sincerely apologize…It was a terrible but honest mispronunciation, and I take full responsibility.” CNN’s Michael Smerconish speaks to the President of the Negro Baseball Leagues Museum, Bob Kendrick.
The House has taken the unprecedented step of removing Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) as speaker. Here are four takeaways from Tuesday’s momentous events: **Who wants to be speaker?:** It isn’t clear who will want to stand for speaker now that the job is vacant—and that includes McCarthy. Any candidate—whether it is Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R., La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R., Minn.) or someone else—will face the same demands from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) and his allies on following regular order on the House floor and not cutting deals with Democrats.
Tesla quietly relaunches a rear-wheel-drive version of its popular Model Y car in the U.S. The car starts at $43,990. It's great for car buyers. Whether or not it's great for investors is tougher to say.
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The Nasdaq led losses as rising Treasury yields piled on pressure and investors got a reminder not to expect a Fed rate cut anytime soon.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a big hit in the stock market today, at one point falling more than 500 points (more than 1.5%) and hitting a session low of 32,916. Other averages fared worse as the cost of borrowing money jumped again in U.S. financial markets. As the yield on the key Treasury 10-year bond surged 11 basis points to 4.80%, a 16-year high, the Nasdaq composite slumped as much as 2.2%.
BYD already beats Tesla when it comes to total sales. Now it's closing the gap on purely battery-powered cars as well.
An individual can protect their assets from Medicaid, including their home, by placing them into a trust. Essentially, the assets become owned by the trust and not by the individual. This mechanism can decrease the individual’s asset count for Medicaid eligibility, presenting a way to potentially conserve wealth and secure necessary medical care. However, like all […] The post Does Putting Your Home in a Trust Protect It From Medicaid? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by 1%, or 370 points. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% at 1:30 p.m. ET in the stock market today. The Nasdaq fell 1.8% after rebounding from August's lows in a four-day rebound.
The 10-year at 4.801% on Tuesday offered the highest yield since August 2007, a few months before the 2009-09 financial crisis.
(Reuters) -A New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday threw out a $223.8 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson that a jury had awarded to four plaintiffs who claimed they developed cancer from being exposed to asbestos in the company's talc powder products. The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division found that a lower court judge should not have allowed some of the scientific expert testimony the plaintiffs presented to jurors at trial. J&J Worldwide Vice President of Litigation Erik Haas said in a statement that the decision "resoundingly rejects ... the 'junk science' advanced by purported 'experts' paid by the mass tort asbestos bar."
When the stock market was soaring, dividends of a few percent probably didn't seem like much. But in 2022 — when the benchmark S&P 500 tumbled nearly 20% — many investors learned the hard way that stocks don't always go up. In the unpredictable stock market, investors may find solace in the steady rhythm of dividends. With the right dividend stocks, investors can bypass the stress and uncertainty associated with attempting to time the market, all while benefiting from a passive income stream. Bu
The bulls took hold of the stock market narrative at the start of the year, and charged ahead all the way into mid-summer, but since then the bears have been rather noisy. On the back of rising oil prices, fears of interest rates staying high for longer than hoped for, and the possible prospect of a recession still looming, the markets have been shaky and have been handing back prior gains. However, against a backdrop of a ‘Goldilocks economy,’ i.e., “not too hot, not too cold… just right,” bill
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Many investors find it beneficial to include real estate investment trusts, or REITs, in their portfolios. These companies bring a suite of advantages that can’t be overlooked. To start with, they offer a sound way to buy exposure to real property, landholdings, without actually buying real estate. REITs are also known as champion dividend payers, as they’re required to distribute up to 90% of their taxable income to shareholders – and dividends make a convenient mode of compliance. For Wedbush
Tesla introduced a cheaper new version of its popular Model Y SUV just in time to address what some are calling slowing EV sales around the globe.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike against Detroit's Big Three has now expanded to more than 25,000 members. According to former President Donald Trump, the future looks bleak for America's automotive industry. "The autoworkers will not have any jobs, Kristen, because all of these cars are going to be made in China. The electric cars, automatically, are going to be made in China," Trump told NBC's Kristen Welker during a recent "Meet the Press" interview. "The auto workers are being sold
The FTX founder is protesting CNA’s insurance policy as his legal woes cost him serious money.
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