Month: January 2021

The nation’s largest retail trade group said holiday sales soared 8.3%, far exceeding its forecast even as the coronavirus kept shoppers away from physical stores By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail … Read More

Stocks are falling Friday after reports showed the pandemic is deepening the hole for the economy, as Washington prepares to throw it another lifeline By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer … Read More

“On several occasions, Trump has suggested that he expects to take his place on the list of former presidents aside Abraham Lincoln, presumably knocking George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and all … Read More

Retail sales fell for a third straight month, as a surge in virus cases kept people away from stores during the holiday shopping season By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer … Read More

Victory for businesses that had Covid insurance claims rejected: Supreme Court backs firms that lost cash during first outbreak in landmark £1.2bn ruling after six insurers refused to pay Cafes, … Read More

Poland vows to stop social media tech giants censoring free speech in wake of Twitter’s Donald Trump ban Social media sites would only be allowed to ban accounts for breaking … Read More

Has Brazilian variant been here since NOVEMBER? Labour accuses No10 of ‘putting lives at risk’ by being too slow to shut the borders after top scientist confirms one of two … Read More

Home Office accidentally DELETES 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest records from national police database during weekly data purge – throwing UK visa system into chaos Records deleted in technological blunder … Read More

French oil giant Total has decided to withdraw from energy association American Petroleum Institute because it disagrees on climate-related policies ByThe Associated Press January 15, 2021, 3:12 PM • 1 … Read More

Stocks are pulling lower again on Friday after reports showed the pandemic is deepening the hole for the economy, as Washington prepares to throw it another lifeline By STAN CHOE … Read More