Shallon Lester is a YouTuber who moved from New York to Paradise Valley, Montana, in June. She loves her bigger, cheaper home, the friends she’s made, and the activities the city offers. This is her story, as told to Perri Ormont Blumberg. (Editor’s note: Lester is a friend of the author.) See more stories on…
Topline Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) condemned Republican arguments against statehood for Washington, D.C., as “racist trash” in a speech on the House floor Thursday, leading to vocal objections and a heated argument that resulted in Mondaire withdrawing his statement in the latest sign of the bitter tensions underpinning the statehood debate. Key Facts In a…
MarketsDow closes 300 points higher to snap a 2-day drop, small caps jump more than 2%VIDEO6:1606:16Strategas’ Chris Verrone lays out his hide-out tradesFast MoneyU.S. stocks rose on Wednesday to recover from two straight days of losses as investors piled into shares most sensitive to the economic recovery.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 316.01 points, or…
Topline Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) on Tuesday criticized President Joe Biden’s comments ahead of the Derek Chauvin verdict, going as far to accuse the president of providing grounds for a mistrial when he said he was “praying” for the “right” verdict while the sequestered jury was deciding the ex-cop’s fate. Key Facts Hours before the…
Topline Three Democratic lawmakers are urging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from an upcoming case that will determine whether charities have to disclose their major donors, arguing she should not hear the case after the organization that brought it spent at least a million dollars supporting her Senate confirmation. Key…
Biden’s DOJ appears to be hanging back as prosecutors in New York and Georgia investigate Trump. A decision to prosecute Trump would be fraught with political peril in a divided political climate. Biden has consistently said DOJ, not the sitting president, should make the call. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Donald Trump left…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Intel Tiger Lake chip is displayed at an Intel news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas By Stephen Nellis and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) -Intel Corp on Thursday raised its annual sales outlook on booming demand for personal computers, but its second-quarter profit forecast fell short of analyst expectations…
In Mexico, the presidential palace has become the set of a televised drama. Every weekday morning, the star uses his pulpit to promote his agenda and lash out at his enemies. He fields questions from friendly reporters from little known media outlets and singles out irksome, independent journalists for condemnation. The last few months leading…
A D.R. Horton home building project is pictured in San Marcos, California July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mike BlakeD.R. Horton Inc (DHI.N) raised its full-year outlook for home deliveries and reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as strong housing demand and low mortgage rates boosted the top U.S. homebuilder’s sales.The U.S. housing sector has seen a sharp rebound…
The US and UK are relaxing restrictions as their vaccinations continue to ramp up. But scientists worry the countries are developing a false sense of security. More contagious variants and vaccine skepticism could still pose a barrier to herd immunity. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Countries that have vaccinated more than a third…