SINGAPORE – A shot of whisky can be an enjoyable indulgence but entrepreneur Low Boon Seong has turned it into a top-shelf investment. Around a third of Mr Low’s portfolio consists of 3,000 or bottles of whisky, including some of the older bottles of Springbanks, Bowmores, Macallans and Karuizawas. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. […]

From employment to food sufficiency, the pandemic has had devastating effects on women. 59.3% of Latinas lost income since March 2020 compared to 41.3% non-Hispanic white women, NWLC wrote. Latina and Black women also reported higher shares of food Insufficiency than white women did. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Black and Latina women have been particularly hard-hit by […]

OPINION: The closure of our borders has been a massive economic experiment. Opening them will be too. And the political debate is going to get more heated as pandemic constraints ease. Last week, the Productivity Commission said the Government should undertake a major review of migration policy to ensure New Zealand employers have access to skilled workers while reducing the […]

BREVARD COUNTY,  Fla. – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced a lawsuit Friday after a deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old and 18-year-old in Florida last year. The lawsuit comes the day after the state attorney’s office announced that the officer who shot and killed the two Black teens, 18-year-old Sincere Pierce and 16-year-old Angelo “A.J.” Crooms, would not face criminal charges.  Families of […]

The U.S. has reported more than 31.4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Apr. 22. More than 563,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 — the highest death toll of any country. The virus has spread throughout the country in a way that has been difficult to predict, surging in one region, then showing signs of improvement, and then reappearing in […]

Nucor reported record earnings in the first quarter of 2021. "Nucor expects next quarter to be strong, but quite frankly, with all the indicators we look at, we anticipate 2021 staying strong throughout the year," Nucor CEO Leon Topalian told CNBC's Jim Cramer. Topalian said the quarter tops off the company's nearly $4 billion capital investment campaign, including on a […]

It's that time again! "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed. Ferrari: "Ferrari's fabulous. Just fabulous. I call that a buy." ChargePoint: "We do like the field, but it's a crowded field. All that said, we can get a nice short squeeze going there […]

The US will resume using Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. The decision came after a CDC committee voted to recommend using the shots. The US paused its rollout on April 13, citing concerns over rare blood clots.  See more stories on Insider’s business page. The US will resume using Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, more than a week after regulators […]