Connie Chung: The media is miserably late covering anti-Asian violence
Media outlets are ramping up their coverage of anti-Asian violence following last week’s Atlanta shootings, but many Asian-American journalists…
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Profit tumbled at Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil company
Saudi Aramco had a rough 2020, just like every other oil company. But Aramco isn’t any ordinary oil company — it’s the…
Continue Reading Donald Trump is creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months
Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on…
Continue Reading Ilhan Omar: The media is missing the point on the border crisis
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants the media to change the way it covers immigration. “I think that there are some failures that are taking place,”…
Continue Reading Ignoring CDC warnings, more than 1 million passengers have flown from US airports for 10 straight days
Spring break is here and people suffering from a year of cabin fever are throwing caution to the wind. Saturday marked the 10th straight day on which…
Continue Reading Investors love electric cars. They’re starting to like Volkswagen, too
A lot can change in a week. Just ask Volkswagen. Europe’s largest carmaker was nobody’s idea of a trendy stock a week ago. Then CEO…
Continue Reading The Fed is yanking away big banks’ ‘get out of jail free’ card
Federal regulators said Friday they won’t extend a Covid relief provision granted to big banks, dashing Wall Street’s hopes for an…
Continue Reading Bikini waxes, lashes and blowouts: It’s time to return to our pre-pandemic selves
After months of sporting the “casual look” — in some cases surrendering fully to our inner shaggy and shabby — consumers are…
Continue Reading FedEx is still booming thanks to everyone buying stuff online
Despite taking a hit from lousy, snowy weather in February, FedEx is thriving thanks to online shopping. Shares of FedEx soared more than 6% Friday…
Continue Reading Regulators reject Wall Street’s calls to extend Covid relief for big banks
Federal regulators said Friday they won’t extend a Covid relief provision granted to big banks, dashing Wall Street’s hopes for an…
Continue Reading Superheroes are shifting to streaming. That could change everything
It’s a big weekend for comic book fans with two highly anticipated superhero premieres debuting. However, instead of heading to the multiplex,…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs analysts say they work 95-hour weeks and endure ‘inhumane’ treatment
A workplace survey from a group of junior analysts at Goldman Sachs is about to make you feel a lot better about your job. About a dozen first-year…
Continue Reading Pandemic puts booming CEO pay under the microscope
The pandemic exposed the huge inequities baked into the global economy. That could make for a tense string of annual meetings this spring, as…
Continue Reading Starbucks shareholders reject CEO pay proposal in rare move
Starbucks shareholders voted against the company’s CEO pay proposal in a rare move that may indicate some shareholders think the chief…
Continue Reading US stock futures shrug off overseas slump
US stocks were poised to rebound on Friday as investors shrugged off an overseas sell-off and inflation fears receded. Dow futures were last up 27…
Continue Reading Robinhood is trying to go from PR nightmare to IPO. In this market, it might just work
It’s hard to imagine a more disastrous IPO rollout than the past few months for Robinhood. Regulators accused the app-only brokerage of…
Continue Reading NFL signs more than $100 billion in media deals and gives Amazon exclusive games
The NFL is giving Amazon Prime Video exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football — part of its new 11-year deal with TV networks valued at more…
Continue Reading NFL gives Amazon exclusive Thursday Night Football games
The NFL is giving Amazon Prime Video exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football — part of its new 11-year deal with various networks. The new deal…
Continue Reading Headlines lacking context exploited by anti-vaccine activists to wrongly suggest danger, study finds
News organizations are at risk of “creating false connections and misinformation” when they write headlines that suggest a link between…
Continue Reading US-China talks could end up inflaming trade tensions
Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But…
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