The best-performing stock on the S&P 500 is a 'unicorn' that joined the index less than a month ago and is beating Nvidia – Fortune
Demand to power artificial intelligence engines has sent shares of Vistra Inc., one of the largest U.S. power producers, soaring faster than shares of Wall Street darling Nvidia Inc. Dear Investors, include Daniel Loeb, the billionaire founder of Third Point LLC, has been buying Vistra shares, betting that a surge in demand driven in part […]
Wendy Savino reveals how she survived ‘Son of Sam’
A smile appeared on the devil’s face. Wendy Savino remembered the fateful night of April 9, 1976, when David Berkowitz walked up to her car in a Bronx parking lot, smiling, and began laughing as he shot her five times. Three months later, Berkowitz’s bloody reign of terror gripped New York City and America. Savino […]
Florida Coast Guard rescues 8, including child, after boat capsizes off Florida
A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) aircraft crew was called in to rescue seven adults and one child after their boat capsized 36 miles west of the Boca Grande, Florida, coastline on Saturday. Boaters reported a 28-foot boat capsized and sank off the coast of Boca Grande, near Fort Myers, U.S. Southeast Coast Guard officials said […]
Still Have Good Disinflationary Forces
On Friday’s Bloomberg “Balance of Power” broadcast, Jared Bernstein, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, reacted to April’s personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, saying that “the lull in deflation in the first quarter of this year was likely due to an unusual factor, some residual seasonality,” and that the consensus was that […]
Pentagon budgeting shouldn’t look like this
The Department of Defense budget request, like any budget, reflects the priorities of those who wrote it. But in recent years, those priorities have often been superseded by investments that are clearly lower priorities. Beginning in FY 2017, Congress has asked the military and combatant commands to: Submit a list of low priority projects The […]
Michigan lawmaker wants to pay reporters, news organizations to uncover corruption and save taxpayers cash
(The Center Square) – A Michigan lawmaker wants to pay reporters and media outlets to expose public corruption and save taxpayers money. Republican Councilman Joseph Aragona of Clinton Township came up with the idea after The Detroit News recently exposed questionable spending surrounding a $20 million grant by businesswoman Faye Beydoun, who served on the […]
Wildly popular Poppi prebiotic soda not as ‘gut healthy’ as it claims: suit
A lawsuit filed against Poppi’s prebiotic soda, which became a hit on “Shark Tank,” claims the drink isn’t as “good for your gut” as advertised. Plaintiff Christine Cobbs of San Francisco said: Class action lawsuit She filed the lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of herself and “similarly situated” Poppi consumers against Austin, Texas-based parent company VNGR […]
Orbán Leads Thousands in Pro-Peace Rally Against War in Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban led thousands of people in a peace rally in central Budapest on Saturday, demanding an end to the war in Ukraine and an end to escalating tensions between the West and Russia. Orban warned thousands of people who had gathered in the Hungarian capital to protest against the Ukraine war […]
Measles Case Confirmed in Traveler After Returning from Europe, Washington Health Officials Say
Washington state health officials are warning the public after a case of contagious measles was confirmed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in an adult traveler returning from Europe. Seattle and King County Public Health Notified On May 30, tests were conducted on people who had passed through the airport on May 10 and 11 while infectious. […]
Angel Reese appears excited after hard foul on Caitlin Clark
Angel Reese didn’t have any issues with Chennedy Carter’s unnecessary foul on Caitlin Clark. In fact, she seemed to be celebrating it. After the Chicago Sky scored late in the third quarter Saturday, while Clark was waiting for the inbounds pass, Carter came up from behind and pinned her to the floor with her shoulders. […]