NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is opposing a renewed effort by three news agencies to unseal documents related to its recently settled libel lawsuit, saying it would do nothing but “gratify private grudge or promote public scandal”. The Associated Press, New York Times and National Public Radio asked a Delaware judge earlier this week … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuyers should get used to painfully high mortgage rates, despite this week’s signal from the Federal Reserve that it could finally pause its one-year rate hike campaign. The Fed on Wednesday raised its short-term rate to around 5.1%, the highest since 2007. While the Fed has refrained from declaring an end … Read more
Little St. James Island, one of the properties of financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in an aerial view near Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands July 21, 2019. Mark Bello | Reuters An investment firm run by billionaire Stephen Deckoff has bought two private islands in the US Virgin Islands previously belonged to the … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook reacts as a man shows him Apple’s Macintosh outside the Apple Store at Jio World Drive mall in Mumbai, India, April 18, 2023. Ashish Vaishnav | Sopa Pictures | Light flare | Getty Images When Apple reports its quarterly earnings on Thursday, results are expected to be somewhat mixed — the … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Wednesday sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the Republican takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a “targeted government retaliatory campaign” after the company opposed an appeal from critics of the law “Don’t say gay.” The lawsuit was filed in Tallahassee minutes after a Disney World … Read more
Starting a business can be an exciting, but also daunting prospect, especially if you’re starting from scratch with a great idea but no guarantee that your business will survive. One way to approach a business is to consider a model that has a proven track record of preventing success from buying an existing business, the … Read more