Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years
2023-05-22 21:26
Belgian unions demonstrate in Brussels to demand better worker protection
Almost 20,000 Belgian trade union workers mounted a major demonstration to protest what they see as increasingly bad working conditions and the erosion of their right to strike
2023-05-22 21:16
Kimberly Palmer: How to set and vet money goals midyear
As the middle of the year approaches, it’s a smart time to check in on the money goals you set back in January and make any necessary adjustments
2023-05-22 20:48
Insider Q&A: Doug Bauer, CEO of homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes
By almost any measure, the U.S. housing market has yet to emerge from a more than year-long slump, with sales of previously occupied U.S. homes down 28% in the first quarter from a year earlier, and sales of new homes down 16%
2023-05-22 20:26
Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already
Venmo will officially allow teenagers to open an account with their parents' permission, the company said Monday, expanding the popular social payments app to a demographic that is likely to embrace it almost immediately
2023-05-22 20:18
Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic by October
2023-05-22 18:58
Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash
Prominent Indigenous journalist Stan Grant will step away from television hosting duties after viewers responded with racist abuse to his comments on historic Aboriginal dispossession
2023-05-22 18:29
G20 officials arrive in disputed Kashmir as India largely puts region's intense security out of view
Delegates from the Group of 20 nations have arrived in Indian-controlled Kashmir to participate in a tourism meeting condemned by China and Pakistan
2023-05-22 15:22
Rare earths, Ukraine top agenda on French President Macron's historic visit to Mongolia
Access to rare earth minerals and Russia's war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia
2023-05-22 15:18
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise despite worries about US debt talks
Asian shares mostly drifted higher Monday as investors fretted whether the United States government would be able to reach a deal to avoid a federal default
2023-05-22 12:58
Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll
Just 33% of American adults say they approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape
2023-05-22 12:26
Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting on debt ceiling as time to resolve standoff grows short
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have a pivotal meeting coming up on the impasse over the debt ceiling
2023-05-22 12:19