Month: February 2022

In this article ETSY BYND FL Etsy displayed on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square New York. Paul Zimmerman | Nasdaq | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce shopping platform rallied more than 13% in midday trading after reporting better-than-expected results for the fourth
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Cybercriminals capitalize on uncertainty and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine is just the type of upheaval that may put individuals at risk. “The problem is kinetic warfare is almost always accompanied by cyberwarfare,” said Vahid Behzadan, an assistant professor of cybersecurity at the University of New Haven. “It’s unlikely Russia would target the critical infrastructure here
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By Sarah McKinney Gibson, Next Avenue Although you wouldn’t know it from recent headlines about raucous school board meetings and banned books, teaching history isn’t always divisive. Three social entrepreneurs — all Encore.org Innovation Fellows — are teaching history by bridging generational divides. Their methods vary — a podcast, oral histories and documentary film, the stories behind treasured pieces
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What do consumers want most in their kitchens?  One industry research group polls them regularly for the answer to that question. According to the Research Institute for Cooking & Kitchen Intelligence’s latest poll, the top 10 most-desired design features include numerous wellness-enhancing features. Walk-in Pantry A walk-in pantry was the first choice of the 995
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In this article COIN Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coinbase reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates after the bell on Thursday. Shares bounced around after the report. They
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In this article BTC.CM= A key investment case for bitcoin is deteriorating as geopolitical uncertainty and rising inflation hammer cryptocurrency prices. The price of bitcoin fell to a two-week low Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Donetsk and Luhansk, two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, shortly after declaring them as independent. Bitcoin
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Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The lowest-income Americans are facing a financial conundrum: Inflation is eating into a substantial part of their household budgets, while savings built up during the Covid pandemic are starting to dwindle. Meanwhile, federal supports like monthly payments of the child tax credit and a pause on student loan
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Stock futures fell Friday morning following a sharp reversal on Wall Street as investors continued to assess the risks stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 167 points or 0.5%. S&P 500 futures also fell 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures traded 0.4% lower. Losses remained relatively mild despite
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ISS Expedition 64 crew member, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov takes part in a training session at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Zvyozdny Gorodok [Star City], Moscow Region. Anton Novoderezhkin | TASS | Getty Images For more than two decades, the space agencies of the United States and Russia have been partners through the
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The United States Capitol is seen framed with a canopy of trees from Fort Stanton Park on in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic caused unexpected financial shocks for many Americans, particularly low-income service workers who were at higher risk of losing their jobs. The emergency
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Now that the Biden administration has resurrected decades-old Superfund excise taxes on dozens of chemicals and hazardous substances, the countdown is on for the IRS to release highly anticipated rules before the taxes start July 1. In the meantime, chemicals industry groups are lobbying for the agency to ease taxpayers into the new regime. Some,
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Human beings are instinctively drawn to nature. They can be mesmerized watching the soft sway of tall grasses or a butterfly’s flight. There’s something about a linkage with nature that enlivens almost any circumstance involving people. That includes long-awaited returns to offices after pandemic-plagued years of remote work. So who could blame office building owners
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