The Academy of Country Music is partnering with the Black Music Action Coalition in the launch of a guaranteed income program for 20 young, Black members of the music community, the organizations announced today. The program, called OnRamp, will focus on “improving inclusivity and equity” within the Nashville music industry, according to the joint announcement, with the goal of empowering […]

After showing considerable strength in the previous session, stocks were on a volatile ride Tuesday that saw them finish on opposite sides of the unchanged line. The Dow slumped 162.12 points or 0.47 percent to finish at 34,083, while the NASDAQ advanced 70.99 points or 0.60 percent to close at 11,962.78 and the S&P 500 dipped 0.96 points or 0.02 […]

The UK unemployment rate remained unchanged and wages grew more than expected in the fourth quarter, persuading the hawkish members of the Bank of England rate-setting committee to keep hiking the interest rate. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the ILO unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in the three months to December, unchanged from the preceding period, […]

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, the dollar slipped, and Treasury bond yields remained pressured as investors remained convinced that key U.S. inflation data due later in the day would show an easing in price pressures on an annual basis. Gold edged higher in Asian trading on dollar weakness, while oil prices dropped around 1 percent after the U.S. government announced […]

Australia’s consumer sentiment declined sharply in February to near historic lows seen last year due to the cost of living pressures and interest rate hikes, survey results from Westpac showed on Tuesday. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell 6.9 percent to 78.5 in February from 84.3 in January. There were notable deterioration in views on family finances, the near-term […]

Following the mixed performance seen in the previous sessions, stocks showed a strong move to the upside during trading on Monday. The Dow jumped 376.66 points or 1.1 percent to 34,245,93, the Nasdaq surged 173.67 points or 1.5 percent to 11,891.79 and the S&P 500 shot up 46.83 points or 1.1 percent to 4,137.29. The strength on Wall Street came […]

The mystery is yet to be unraveled around three unidentified flying objects shot down by the U.S. F-16 fighter jets at a height of 20000 feet near the Canadian border. Gold and silver futures are trending lower, while crude oil prices are also expected to be down as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is continuing. U.S. CPI readings on Tuesday […]

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is launching a paid verification service that will give their users a blue checkmark. “This week we’re starting to roll out Meta Verified — a subscription service that lets you verify your account with a government ID, get a blue badge, get extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be you, and […]

Since 2001, the annual salary for the position of President of the United States has been fixed at $400,000. That figure, which is set by Congress, has been raised only five times since the birth of our nation (there are no automatic raises or cost-of-living bumps). Fringe benefits for a modern-day president include a $100,000 nontaxable travel account, $100,000 to […]