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Wall Street threw a party as President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law, giving investors confidence in their projections for a surge of economic activity once the threat of the pandemic recedes. What’s happening: The legislation is expected to boost demand for goods and services, especially as the country’s vaccination

Sharon Osbourne has issued a public apology to the Black community after facing controversy over her impassioned defense of Piers Morgan on panel show “The Talk”. The 68-year-old star came under fire Wednesday after she demanded a definition of racism from Black co-host Sheryl Underwood during a heated discussion about Morgan’s controversial departure from ITV’s

On the audio-based app Clubhouse, people are gathering in virtual rooms to make whale moaning noises or to participate in silent meditation together. Hundreds of people on the popular gaming platform Discord started a server where they just send each other the letter “h” all day every day. And a new Twitter account created this

In an extraordinary rebuke, the Pentagon and several senior members of the US military called out Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday for a sexist segment in which he mocked women serving in the armed forces. Carlson, who is effectively the face of Fox and hosts the top show on the right-wing channel, ridiculed

Coupang, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, has pulled off the largest US initial public offering so far this year. Shares of the SoftBank-backed firm ended their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $49.25 on Thursday, a 41% jump over the $35 IPO price. The offering raised nearly $4.6 billion. The

Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several new features aimed at making Google Maps more interactive, including one that makes it easier for users to share photos of locations they visit. The changes are just the latest in a string

If you’re using your sister’s boyfriend’s dad’s Netflix account — listen up. The streaming giant is testing a new feature that could help it crack down on password sharing. Netflix is rolling out alerts asking users to verify they are authorized to watch on the account to be able to keep watching. “This test is

The Weeknd is officially boycotting the Grammys, the singer told The New York Times. The pop star said he will no longer submit songs for the music industry’s most prestigious annual awards show after it declined to nominate him for a single accolade for his hit single “Blinding Lights,” which has spent 52 weeks in

Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is strongly in favor of rolling back the Trump tax cuts for corporations — despite warnings from the business community that it could disrupt the economic recovery. “It was a giveaway to corporate interests and the richest people in the country,” Brown, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told CNN

Wall Street was on a tear again Thursday, with tech stocks surging and both the Dow and the S&P 500 notching fresh record highs. The Dow finished up 0.6%, or 189 points, while the S&P closed 1% higher. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite scored the biggest gains of the day, rising 2.5%. Spring has sprung and

Things got a bit intense Wednesday on “The Talk” when the discussion turned to Piers Morgan and his comments about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Co-host Sharon Osbourne is a longtime friend of Morgan, who stormed off the set and left his job on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” in the wake of allegations that comments he

With the economy crashing and markets in chaos last spring, the Federal Reserve handed out get out of jail free cards to America’s big banks. Now that the recovery is gaining steam, the Fed has to decide if it’s time to enforce the rules once again. Suspense is building on Wall Street over whether the

An unlikely TV character’s name is at the center of Oprah’s sit-down interview with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry: ‘Peter Brady.’ Christopher Knight, the actor who portrayed the middle brother in “The Brady Bunch” television series, announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday that the wicker and acacia Burchett Outdoor Club Chairs sold

President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package Congress passed this week into law Thursday. That’s welcome news for Americans in need of aid because of the pandemic. But it’s also a big plus for investors. Stocks have resumed their rally this week — following a brief pullback after bond yields spiked and inflation