On the whole, cars have become more reliable over the past several decades. The average age of an automobile on the road in America is almost 12 years. That rises almost every year. The gulf between the quality problem of cars made in Detroit and the better workmanship of Japanese and German cars has closed. Cars made in South Korea […]
Read moreA report released by the National Association of Realtors on Friday showed another unexpected increase in U.S. existing home sales in the month of January. NAR said existing home sales rose by 0.6 percent to an annual rate of 6.69 million in January after climbing by 0.9 percent to a revised rate of 6.65 million in December. Compared to the […]
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Tyson started onsite Covid vaccinations at three of its plants this week, but was only able to secure 1,000 doses across three states Tyson is actively educating employees to combat vaccine hesitancy and providing paid time off to those who can get a shot offsite. Congress is investigating Covid outbreaks at meatpacking firms including Tyson; the company says its Covid […]
Read moreKirsty O'Connor – PA Images / Getty Images Uber fell as much as 2% on Friday after the UK Supreme Court ruled that its drivers are employees rather than contractors. The ruling entitles Uber drivers to basic worker rights such as holiday pay and a minimum wage. Uber has been fighting this legal battle in the UK since 2016, when […]
Read moreAndrew Harnik/AP US stocks gained on Friday after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen advocated for more stimulus. “The price of doing too little is much higher than the price of doing something big,” Yellen said. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. US stocks moved higher on Friday, rebounding from a three-day losing streak after […]
Read moreKirsty O'Connor/PA via Getty Images Shares of Novavax jumped 10% on Friday after the company announced that it would supply over 1.1 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company late Thursday unveiled a memorandum of understanding with GAVI to provide its vaccine in a push to guarantee fair and equitable distribution. The company’s vaccine was the first to demonstrate […]
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Harry and Meghan, who announced they are expecting their second child on Sunday, shocked senior royals last year by announcing plans to step back from their royal roles. Just days before Harry and Meghan are due to appear in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Palace said the pair's honorary military appointments and royal patronages would be returned to the […]
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The Modi government is notoriously honest about one fact: It does not listen to economists, observes Shekhar Gupta. This year’s Budget marks the first big shift in India’s political economy in 30 years. It is also a shift in the right direction. Right, ideologically as well as prudentially. The more political way of putting it is, it is the Modi […]
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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday, a day after Wall Street logged its biggest daily drop in nearly three weeks on a slide in technology-related firms, ahead of a reading on monthly U.S. business activity data.FILE PHOTO: American flags hang from the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building after the start of Thursday’s […]
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