Real 'Fault in Our Stars' couple reunited by hope Katie and Dalton Prager, a young couple who both have cystic fibrosis, celebrated happy news when they reunited Tuesday afternoon after nearly five months apart: Katie is on her way to getting a lifesaving lung transplant. More
Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
LinkedIn Shares Slide After Disappointing Outlook LinkedIn's surging share price cooled Friday as the social network projected slower revenue growth next quarter following a decision to lower the number of display ads that the website shows. More
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
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Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow surge in start to 'Santa Claus' rally ahead of Christmas break US stocks looked set for a mostly muted open to a final, shortened trading session before the Christmas holiday, ... 12/24/2024 - 5:39 am | View Link
Wall Street rises at the start of a holiday-shortened week NEW YORK — Stocks shook off a choppy start to finish higher Monday, as Wall Street kicked off a holiday-shortened week. 12/23/2024 - 9:53 am | View Link
Stock market today: Wall Street rises at the start of a holiday-shortened week Stocks wavered in morning trading on Wall Street Monday at the start of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%. A handful of technology companies helped cushion the widespread losses. The Dow ... 12/23/2024 - 2:03 am | View Link
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From Jamie Apody's disappearance at Action News to the losses of radio stalwarts Howard Eskin and Andre Gardner, Philadelphia media bid farewell to some big names in 2024.
Russian S-400 defense systems. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesEurope is worried that Russia could attack countries beyond Ukraine. At the same time, Trump has suggested the US would be less involved in helping its NATO allies. Without US support, Europe lacks a key capability needed in a conflict with Russia, experts told BI.
Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asked the Supreme Court to uphold the federal TikTok ban. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesAjit Pai urged the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law that could ban TikTok. The TikTok law requires its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest to avoid a US ban. Pai, the FCC chair during Trump's first term, led efforts against other Chinese tech firms.
In the continuing saga of billionaires and big rockets comes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with his latest space vehicle, New Glenn. The rocket, which stands taller than the Statue of Liberty, is named after NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first person to orbit Earth in 1962. Though much shorter than SpaceX's towering Starship, it is about the size of NASA's mega moon rocket, the Space Launch System.