Month: March 2020

Brendan McDermid | Reuters It might be premature to declare the bear market dead, but Thursday’s action sure checked off some important boxes. Conventional Wall Street wisdom is that bear markets, or 20% declines from 52-week highs, die on bad news, and Thursday featured some of the worst the U.S. economy has ever seen.  Nearly
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Amid the coronavirus crisis, NPR has temporarily revamped its beloved series Tiny Desk Concerts as Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts. For the latest installment, Margo Price performs from her home in Nashville with the help of husband and fellow songwriter Jeremy Ivey. Notably, her mini-set features the debut of a previously unreleased song called “Someone Else’s Problem”. Price’s
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Fraser Hong Kong has sold the 44m Odyssey, a 2007 build by Danish shipyard Royal Denship. The transaction was an in-house sale by Adam Blackmore, who represented both seller and buyer. The 44m Odyssey was sold by Fraser Hong Kong within six months of listing Blackmore is a Sales Broker for Fraser and also Commercial
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On Wednesday attorneys for Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli and a dozen other parents implicated in the college-admissions scandal asked for their cases to be dismissed. Their argument remains the same as it has been throughout filings and appearances in court over the last year: Prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence, evidence that would prove these parents
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People waiting in line at an unemployment office. Yellow Dog Productions A coronavirus relief bill unveiled Tuesday would significantly expand unemployment benefits for Americans who lose their jobs due to the country’s recent economic contagion.  The measure would beef up the nation’s unemployment insurance program, a state-administered program that provides temporary income support for out-of-work
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A customer views cars on display in a showroom of the Avilon dealership owned by the Ford Motor Company in Moscow. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS (Photo by Anton NovoderezhkinTASS via Getty Images) Anton Novoderezhkin | TASS | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Micron Technology — The semiconductor company’s stock jump 5% in
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An appeal for volunteers to support the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak that was launched yesterday evening has reached 170,000 sign-ups overnight. Matt Hancock, the health secretary, last night announced the move to recruit 250,000 volunteers to help the NHS. The volunteers are being asked to help the NHS support the 1.5 million people who
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“Art and collecting were in the Beistegui family’s DNA,” says Simon de Monicault, Director of Decorative Arts at Christie’s in Paris. Indeed, the latest haute horlogerie Grand Bal Plume watch from Dior draws upon the wealth of this legacy. In creating a new series of one-of-a-kind pieces, the 2020 Dior Grand Bal collection is deeply
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We went straight to the pros for answers Eye cream has long been at the centre of a heated debate in the beauty industry. Some dermatologists recommend using one to care for the particularly delicate and sensitive skin around the eyes, while others argue that it’s an unnecessary—and expensive—extra step. “Eye creams are just elegant
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The literary queen of advice columns, Cheryl Strayed, is bringing her persona of Dear Sugar back for a minute, in the world’s time of need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strayed announced on her Instagram that she’ll be on the first Live Wire House Parties episode on Friday, March 27, answering questions sent to hello@livewireradio.org. No information
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