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08.03 / 13:29

show reports US homeowners have increased equity to $1.3T: CoreLogic

The high potential of residential real estate as an investment continues to be borne out by statistics, with US homeowners adding a cool $1.3 trillion to their home equity in 2023.

07.03 / 16:05

markets CEO Dreams President poker Videos Sporting Panel says New York, Maryland and maybe California could offer internet gambling soon

With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh U.S. state to launch internet gambling, industry panelists at an internet gambling conference say they foresee several additional states joining the fray in the next few years

07.03 / 13:03

security Analysis economy Sustainability Bill social consequences Tax hike alone won’t save Social Security, think tank warns

A proposal to tax high-earning Americans more as a way to address the fiscal challenges with Social Security and Medicare funding overlooks its broader impact on households and the economy.

04.03 / 03:28

UPS Provident President Pregnancy reports patient CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon

Drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in a few states

01.03 / 19:40

UPS Provident President Pregnancy reports patient CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon

abortion pill in a few states within weeks. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts “in the weeks ahead," spokeswoman Amy Thibault said Friday. Walgreens will begin dispensing the medication within a week, spokesman Fraser Engerman said.

14.02 / 06:09

UPS Citi Provident Parke Hartford Justice Thousands of US Uber and Lyft drivers plan Valentine's Day strikes

Thousands of U.S. ride-hailing workers plan to park their cars and picket at major U.S. airports in what organizers say is their largest strike yet in a drive for better pay and benefits

12.02 / 18:39

Citi Provident Parke students reports Schools Colleges New York, Boston, I-95 predicted to be hit by snow storm, schools to remain closed

New York City to Providence in Rhode Island, and onwards to Boston, as per a Fox report. The fast-moving winter storm was expected to hit the US Northeast early on Tuesday, dumping as much as 6 inches (15.24 centimeters) of snow on New York City before moving north later in the day and walloping Boston with more than a foot, forecasters said.

19.01 / 15:25

markets COST UPS Racing economy President A Clean-Energy Bet Goes Bad for Power Companies

U.S. power companies raced to get in on the offshore wind boom a few years ago. Now some are rushing to get out.

17.01 / 17:35

COST Chevron Enterprise President Justice Department Courts Supreme Court hears arguments over US agency powers in fishing dispute

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung

29.12 / 23:46

Citi Gap President Department 2024 Workers in New England states looking forward to a bump up in minimum wages in 2024

Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024 while advocates in Massachusetts are pushing a ballot question aimed at phasing out the state’s subminimum wage for tipped workers

24.12 / 17:01

FIVE Waters CEO Fighting Death President reports Contrary to politicians' claims, offshore wind farms don't kill whales. Here's what to know.

Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy

15.12 / 11:25

FIVE Reuters Platform reports elon Elon Musk’s X granted payment processing license in 13 US states - and counting

As reported in Reuters, this development permits X to facilitate money transfer in the same way that other payments systems such as PayPal’s Venmo can.

14.12 / 17:17

Provident CEO Strategy Align President Edelman buys $1.5B New England retirement firm

Less than a month after Edelman Financial Engines acquired PRW Wealth Management, it’s adding another firm to its arsenal.

12.12 / 02:13

Provident CEO Action Hasbro Mattel Hasbro to lay off 900 more employees amid weak toy sales

Hasbro had said in January it would cut about 1,000 full-time positions. On Monday, the company said it had already cut 800 jobs. At the end of 2022, Hasbro had employed about 6,490 people worldwide, according to a regulatory filing.

12.12 / 00:59

Digital Progressive CEO Hasbro pandemic reports Hasbro cuts 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, prompted by the ongoing malaise in the toy business

Toy maker Hasbro is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce

26.11 / 19:17

shootings hospital Department Colleges Three Palestinian students attending US colleges shot and injured in Vermont

(Reuters) — Three Palestinian students attending U.S. colleges were shot on Saturday night in Burlington (NYSE:BURL), Vermont, and were being treated for injuries on Sunday, according to the students' former school in the West Bank.

24.11 / 20:14

Citi Platform Nov Bill pandemic 2020 Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn't it caught on more widely in the US?

In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers, and helped keep Atlantic ...

22.11 / 13:21

Experts Virus reports recommendations pneumonia symptoms Mysterious respiratory dog illness sparks concern: Here’s what pet owners should know

pet owners are on high alert as experts grapple with unraveling the mystery behind this canine ailment. Here's what we know so far, including symptoms to watch for and recommended precautions.

22.11 / 07:05

Twitter Highways Department New Jersey banning sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035

New Jersey is prohibiting the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 as part of an effort to improve air quality and reduce planet-warming pollutants

14.11 / 16:23

Provident NIC Southern Bill hospital Department patient GenesisCare’s first US clinics are offloaded in US bankruptcy

The first US clinics of failed cancer service provider GenesisCare have been sold in its long-running Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.

06.11 / 16:37

BLOCK Waters Manufacturing Parke information 2020 reports U.S. regulators U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington state

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