US home sales rebound slightly in February U.S. home sales picked up slightly in February but remain sluggish due to tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. 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
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
Nvidia Shares Dip as Q4 Forecast Falls Short of Wall Street’s Lofty AI Hype Nvidias Q4 revenue forecast landed slightly above estimates at $37.5 billion, but failed to satisfy high investor expectations, with shares dipping amid supply-chain constraints. Nvidias Modest ... 11/20/2024 - 9:13 am | View Link
Target stock falls 21% as big discounting effort falls short The company announced profits that fell short of forecasts by 20%, its widest miss in two years. Revenues, meanwhile, came in under expectations for the first time in more than a year. Target's stock, ... 11/20/2024 - 8:47 am | View Link
Qualcomm's stock falls as Wall Street quibbles with latest targets Qualcomm Inc.'s stock is one of the biggest S&P 500 decliners in Wednesday trading, as investors take in the company's latest long-term targets, issued the prior afternoon at an investor day. A Cantor ... 11/20/2024 - 5:47 am | View Link
Wall St falls as Russia-Ukraine tensions raise concerns ahead of Nvidia earnings Wall Street's main indexes dropped on Wednesday, as AI giant Nvidia lost ground ahead of quarterly results, retailer Target's shares plunged following weak forecasts and heightened Russia-Ukraine ... 11/20/2024 - 5:28 am | View Link
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Weakens as Target Tumbles Target's gloomy forecast for the holiday shopping season sends stocks tumbling. Find out how this news impacts the stock market today. 11/20/2024 - 3:16 am | View Link
The argument on the Red Line was in progress when Sheila Evans stepped into the train car.
It was evening rush hour on Wednesday. The way Evans describes it, three people were involved in an altercation at one end of the train car. Evans tried to report the situation via the CTA website, and another passenger pushed the operator call button.
One of the individuals involved in the argument came over wielding what looked to Evans like a knife, or possibly a fake knife.
The South Side took another step toward becoming a national computer hub Thursday when the Chicago Plan Commission approved the creation of a quantum computer research park on the long-vacant U. S. Steel South Works site.
The vote came after hours of impassioned testimony from dozens of community residents. Many said the project represents an opportunity to bring billions of investment dollars and new businesses to a region that has suffered decades of isolation and disinvestment.