Business leaders, health experts and professional associations representing tens of thousands of businesses denounced the government’s handling of the “pingdemic” self-isolation crisis. Amid growing concern that staff absences are stifling the economic recovery, Princess Yachts and luxury automaker Bentley have added their names to a growing list of companies with significant numbers of absent...
Read MoreThe Yankees need to think about next year. It doesn’t mean surrender now. Not when, despite everything that has gone wrong this season, they started Tuesday just four games away from the AL’s second wild card. Not when seven road games against the Red Sox and Rays, which start Thursday, can change their course....
Read MoreThe New York Knicks will have plenty of spots on the roster to fill this offseason and the latest NBA Draft rumors suggest they could be targeting one of this year’s top pool talent. After making their first NBA Playoffs appearance in eight years, the Knicks should be in winning mode now and acting...
Read MoreMajor The start of the week was particularly bearish for the majors on Monday. EuroStoxx600 was down 2.30%, with the DAX30 and CAC40 ending the day down 2.62% and 2.54% respectively. There were no major statistics to give direction to the majors, leaving the markets to respond to the new spike in new COVID-19...
Read MoreBranko Milanovic presents an agenda for global progressives in the 21st century. Branko Milanovic Is it possible to define a series of approaches to global problems for the group of people who can be described as “global progressives” (GPs)? Before trying to answer this question, I need to define the terms. “Progressive” is meant...
Read MoreNBA Analysis Network The Detroit Pistons were in rebuild mode and this was taken to the next level on lottery night. The Pistons landed the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2021 NBA Draft and now have the option to add Cade Cunningham. He’s a franchise player Detroit can lean on, which means...
Read MoreAnaheim – The Angels started the second half in the wrong direction. The Angels, who needed a hot streak in a few valuable games before the July 30 cutoff date, lost to the Seattle Mariners 6-5 in their first game after the all-star break on Friday night. The Angels scored five points in the...
Read MoreThere are still two weeks to go until the MLB trade deadline, but the Chicago Cubs surged into the market Thursday when they sent outfielder Joc Pederson to the Atlanta Braves. The move comes as speculation intensifies about the Cubs’ future direction. As that conversation revolved around whether the Cubs would buy or sell...
Read MoreKATMANDU, July 14: After opening more than 10 more points, a deep correction pushed the benchmark stock index into negative territory. Nonetheless, the market as a whole cut initial losses to trade along the open level in the afternoon. Movements remained modest thereafter, with the index stabilizing with a gain of 1.01 point to...
Read MoreLet the games begin … and the odds are forever in your favor. All-time highs were handed out as “participation” trophies on Monday. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrials all closed small yesterday, all at record highs as well. The Cyclics also did better, or maybe it was just...
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