US home sales rebound slightly in February U.S. home sales picked up slightly in February but remain sluggish due to tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
UC workers strike blends traditional labor stoppage with pro-Palestinian fervor The academic worker strikes at UCLA, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz merge union accusations alleging workplace mistreatment with a pro-Palestinian campus movement. 06/2/2024 - 2:30 am | View Link
Initial jobless claims rise in Louisiana Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana rose during the third week of May, increasing nearly 12% from the week prior, according to the figures released Friday morning by the Louisiana Workforce ... 05/31/2024 - 3:53 am | View Link
Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes in historic hush money case The jury’s stunning verdict Thursday caps a trial centered on lurid claims of sex and financial coverups and exposes Donald Trump to prison time. 05/30/2024 - 10:32 am | View Link
US Q1 Economic Growth Downwardly Revised To 1.3%: Consumer Spending Falters US Q1 2024 economic growth was upwardly revised to 1.7% with higher inflation, while jobless claims rose to 220,000, slightly above expectations. 05/30/2024 - 3:45 am | View Link
Subway is bringing back the footlong cookie after it disappeared for four months Subway announced Wednesday the “triumphant return” of the oversized chocolate chip cookie, which was pulled from many restaurants less than two weeks after its January debut because of demand. 05/30/2024 - 2:30 am | View Link
The law, passed in 2019, has led to a dramatic shift in the country’s political arena.
On Sunday, Mexico elected its first female president ever, Claudia Sheinbaum. The soon-to-be world leader is a physicist with a doctorate in energy engineering, and was a part of the United Nations panel of climate scientists awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
Microsoft’s new AI tool will be able to scour a company’s help manuals and materials to train chatbots with better answers to questions that customers might ask in a chat window.
Microsoft on Tuesday said it will introduce new artificial intelligence tools for customer service call centers.
The distinction will help First Solar and Qcells become go-to suppliers for federal projects, which are expected to be a major source of demand for solar panels.
Two of the world’s biggest solar panel makers, First Solar and Hanwha Qcells, are the first to register products under an environmental ratings system that will make them preferred in U.
Bullish investors justify Tesla’s valuation with a long list of reasons, pointing to its technology and fervent fan base.
Some of Tesla’s institutional shareholders are getting out, convinced that the electric carmaker’s days of dizzying growth are in the rearview mirror.
The news signals Musk is giving precedence to artificial intelligence-related development outside Tesla and fanned concerns some shareholders have raised over his commitment to the EV firm while running a number of other companies.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told Nvidia to prioritize shipments of AI processors to his companies X and xAI over the electric-vehicle maker, CNBC reported on Tuesday.
Yet another open letter was released warning about the risks of artificial intelligence. But are we seeing diminishing returns with these calls to action?
Another day, another open letter: Current and former staff members at OpenAI and a handful of other companies issued on Tuesday a warning about growing recklessness and secrecy at some of the world’s biggest AI developers.