Month: January 2021

U.S. stocks are ticking higher Thursday, despite a dismal report on the number of layoffs sweeping the country By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers … Read More

Online supporters of President Donald Trump are scattering to smaller social media platforms, fleeing what they say is unfair treatment by Facebook, Twitter and other big tech firms looking to … Read More

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought to tamp down any concerns that the Fed might soon withdraw some of its support for the U.S. economy and stressed that any such … Read More

Who is winning England’s vaccine race? Sadiq Khan says London isn’t getting its fair share of jabs as data reveals uptake is TWICE as high in North East where almost … Read More

MPs blast ministers for taking DAYS to ban travellers from Portugal and swathes of South America after learning about new Brazilian Covid strain – as passengers from Sao Paulo reveal … Read More

Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-gadget maker Fitbit By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer January 14, 2021, 7:13 PM • 3 min read SAN RAMON, Calif. — … Read More

EXCLUSIVE: ‘He is a very dark, twisted person.’ Armie Hammer’s ex-girlfriend claims he manipulated her into his ‘master-slave fetish,’ wanted to ‘break and eat her ribs’ and says she checked … Read More

Legendary illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher dies aged 81 at home in Vegas after battle with pancreatic cancer – less than a year after partner Roy passed Siegfried Fischbacher died Wednesday after … Read More

PARIS — As the wan winter sun sets over France‘s Champagne region, the countdown clock kicks in. Laborers stop pruning the vines as the light fades at about 4:30 p.m., … Read More

Petco, the San Diego-based pet store chain, went public again Thursday, hoping to bank on people’s obsession with their furry friends By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer January 14, 2021, … Read More