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S&P 500 Closes at 10-Week High on Vaccine Hopes, Stimulus Pledge
U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, and the S&P 500 closed at a 10-week high, on encouraging early-stage data for a potential coronavirus vaccine and on the promise of more stimulus to lift an economy beaten down by the pandemic.Bicycle Sales Surge: as Americans Eager to Get Moving
Bike shops report growth of 30% to 300%. Even unpopular colors like orange and turquoise get sold.Penney Bankruptcy Plan Includes Closing 29% of Stores
J.C. Penney Co Inc plans to trim its store count by 29% to about 604, as the U.S. department store chain looks to focus on those more profitable, a regulatory filing showed on Monday, two days after it filed for bankruptcy protection.Biden's Wall Street Pals Think They Have His Ear Despite Snubs
Wall Street’s Democratic insiders, who have been cutting checks and winning access for decades, say they have plenty of sway in Biden’s orbit, despite his very public wooing of the progressive left.Most Voters Back Justice Department Decision to Drop Flynn Case
Fifty-one percent of voters said they support the Justice Department's decision to drop the case against President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on...Flynn Judge May Get First Argument Against Dismissal by June 10
The former judge chosen to oppose a government plan to drop criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn said he'll make his initial court filings on June 10 and asked for oral arguments to be scheduled before a decision is made on the fate of the...Newt Gingrich: Obama Will Likely Become a 'Left-Wing Campaigner'
Former President Barack Obama will most likely be a "left-wing Democratic campaigner" from now through the election, and many of his recent comments about the Trump administration are "motivated a little bit by fear" caused by the recent reports about the FBI's "spying on...Dems Say IG Fired by Trump Was Probing Pompeo Arms Deal
The State Department inspector general dismissed by President Donald Trump on Friday had almost finished a probe into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's decision to expedite an $8 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel...Homebuilder Confidence Rises After Record Slump
Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders rose in May, potentially signaling that the worst of the economic downturn was probably over as the country gradually reopens after lockdowns to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.Auto Industry Starts to Return to Life After Lockdown
The Detroit Three automakers and their suppliers began restarting assembly lines on Monday after a two-month coronavirus lockdown in a slow revival of a sector that employs nearly 1 million people in the United States.Amazon Wants to Innovate Its Way Out of Pandemic
The company is building its own testing lab, backing an immunology study and considering automation to make its warehouses safer.Goldman Sounds Death Knell for High-Yield Savings Accounts
The bank’s Marcus unit joins competitors in gradually moving interest rates closer to zero.Clarence Thomas Fans Think He Can Become Big 'Star' like RBG
Virtual hearings have launched Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas into the spotlight propelling fans to ask if he could be as popular as his colleague, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Pat Sajak Slams Media, Sides With People Who Want to Go Back to Work
“Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak has called out members of the media encouraging people facing joblessness and loss of income to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a tweet posted Sunday.FBI Connects Pensacola Gunman to al-Qaida
FBI officials linked al-Qaida to a deadly shooting that took place at a U.S. military base in Pensacola, Florida, last year, The New York Times reports.Unprecedented Turnover at White House Continues
The high rate of turnover at President Donald Trump’s White House continues despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis, with one researcher noting that a key post dealing with pandemics has been help by six separate officials in under three years, Politico reports.SCOTUS: Sudan Can't Dodge Punitive Damages in Embassy Bombing Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a legal setback to Sudan on Monday, ruling that the African nation cannot avoid punitive damages it was ordered to pay in lawsuits accusing it of complicity in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed...Some Swing State Republicans Fear Trump's Reelection Is in Danger
Republicans in several key swing-states say that President Donald Trump may face a tighter race than anticipated if people vote based on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Politico reports that members of his party are worried about the president's standings six...100,000 Cruise Ship Workers Stuck at Sea as Pandemic Continues
More than 100,000 cruise ship workers remain isolated at sea , and many have-not been paid in weeks , as the coronavirus pandemic rages.Gallup Poll: Americans Happier, Less Worried
Americans are feeling happier and less worried than they said they felt a month ago, according to a new poll.China Pledges $2B to Virus Pandemic Fight
Chinese President Xi Jinping says China will provide $2 billion over two years to help with the response to the coronavirus pandemic.XI's announcement by videoconference at the start of the World Health Organization's annual assembly marks a sharp contrast to the United...Social Security Insolvent Before 2030, Experts Warn
Some experts warn that Social Security's trust fund could be pushed to insolvency before 2030 because of the coronavirus pandemic, reports Politico.Rory McIlroy Wins Big for Charity in Golf's Return
Rory McIlroy delivered the money shot Sunday as live golf returned to television for a Skins game that revealed plenty of rust and raised more than $5 million for COVID-19 relief funds.Canadian Aerobatic Jet Crashes in Pandemic Show; 1 Dead
A Canadian aerobatic jet crashed into a British Columbia neighborhood Sunday during a flyover intended to boost morale during the pandemic, killing one crew member, seriously injuring another and setting a house on fire. Video appeared to show the plane's crew ejecting.The...Ocasio-Cortez Hasn't Paid 7-Year-Old Tax Bill of $2K
Freshman lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has yet to pay a seven-year-old tax bill related to a failed business venture, according to the New York Post.
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