It’s About Time Ellen DeGeneres Faced Hollywood’s Cold Shoulder
Ellen DeGeneres is still under fire for creating a toxic workplace for her employees. Much ado was made about the fact that DeGeneres received support from the likes of Katy Perry, Kevin Hart, & Jay Leno. But the real story is not how many celebrities stood up for her — but rather, how few celebrities did. If […]
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What We Know About Trump’s Proposed Stimulus Executive Orders – The Wall Street Journal
Aug. 8, 2020 10:00 am ET Unless a deal is reached on a new round of coronavirus aid, President Trump said Friday night he planned to circumvent Congress and use executive actions to provide jobless aid, suspend some payroll taxes, impose a partial moratorium on evictions and assist with student-loan payments. The White House hasn’t…
As E-Commerce Booms, Robots Pick Up Human Slack
Sue, Randall, Colin and Bobby are four of the most reliable workers at the FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis, Tenn., according to their supervisors. Each clocks eight hours a day of steady work, sorting around 1,300 packages an hour from bins onto a conveyor—four hours on the day shift and another four at night.…
7 Companies You Should Boycott If You Truly Despise Donald Trump
Donald Trump is gearing up for his re-election bid. In order to win, he’ll need a massive campaign with many donors. You may have unknowingly been contributing to Trump’s re-election by using companies that support him. Despite a growing distrust amongst American voters, Donald Trump has more than a puncher’s chance at re-election. Economic data […]
Warren Buffett Blew the Best Opportunity to Buy Stocks in a Decade
Berkshire Hathaway reported earnings Saturday morning. The company saw revenues slip by 11%, which still beat earnings estimates. Cash levels surged to $142.8 billion as Warren Buffett only made some modest buys and buybacks. During the last financial crisis, Warren Buffett made bank as the lender of last resort. He was able to get some […]
Here’s Where the Red-Hot Housing Market Is About to Plunge
U.S. home prices recovered at a blistering pace in June. CoreLogic expects price growth to slow nationally, with overall headwinds punctuated by steep losses in individual metros. One local housing market could see prices plunge more than 10% over the next 12 months. The U.S. housing market didn’t just close out the first half of […]
Qualcomm Lobbies U.S. to Sell Chips for Huawei 5G Phones
The American chip company Qualcomm Inc. is lobbying the Trump administration to roll back restrictions on the sale of advanced components to the Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co., wading into the intensifying technology battle between the U.S. and China. Qualcomm is telling U.S. policy makers their export ban won’t stop Huawei from obtaining necessary…
How Chinese Officials Hijacked My Company
President Trump said last month that talks for a phase 2 trade agreement with China were on the back burner. If they resume, it is more important than ever that any deal protect American companies and their intellectual property from theft by China. My experience doing business in China shows the lengths to which the…
Meghan Markle Fans’ Latest Mob-Attack Proves My Worst Suspicions
Edward Enninful is not only the editor-in-chief of British Vogue but also an inspiration to British people of African descent. His comments on Meghan Markle and how she’s been treated were far from offensive. Meghan’s fans’ reaction to Enninful’s Sky News interview says more about the Sussex Squad than anything else and highlights their lack […]
Prince Harry Should Look at Himself Before Taking Moral High Ground
Prince Harry has penned a 1,400-word tirade against the current media landscape, lamenting the lack of fairness and truth. The problem is, Meghan and Harry are only interested in their version of the truth. Before they ask questions of others, perhaps they ought to take a look at themselves? In the latest laughable attempt by […]
Behind the Beirut Explosion: Seven Years of Official Neglect – The Wall Street Journal
BEIRUT—The 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate sailed into the city nearly seven years ago. The ship’s captain at the time called it a “powder keg.” The cargo, a chemical compound used for blasting mines and building car bombs, was seized when the ship carrying it was found unseaworthy and its owner failed to pay…
How Tim Cook Made Apple His Own
After Steve Jobs’s death, Silicon Valley anticipated Apple Inc.’s business would falter. Wall Street fretted about the road ahead. And loyal customers agonized about the future of a beloved product innovator. Today, Apple shares are at record highs. The company’s market valuation is $1.9 trillion—bigger than the GDP of Canada, Russia or Spain. And Apple,…
HBO MAX’s Top Leadership Ousted…
New WarnerMedia Chief Executive Jason Kilar has ousted the leadership of HBO Max, the new direct-to-consumer streaming service that launched less than three months ago. Mr. Kilar decided to remove Robert Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly, the two executives who have overseen the new service, as part of a broader restructuring of AT&T Inc.’s WarnerMedia that…
What the July Jobs Report Tells Us
Now Playing 8/7/2020 4:50PM The economy added 1.8 million jobs in July and the unemployment rate lowered to 10.2%, but the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed compared to previous months. WSJ’s Eric Morath explains. Photo: Marco Bello/Reuters Up Next Editor Picks Shelf 1:58 NYC Sets Up Traveler-Registration Checkpoints to Enforce Quarantine Orders…
Air India Express Flight Skids Off Runway in Southern India
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