Day: August 24, 2024
Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station on NASA Boeing will return its Starliner capsule from the International Space Station without the NASA astronauts that it delivered to orbit in early June, the agency announced on Saturday. With Starliner coming back to […]
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Why dividend stocks should be a hot play into fall
ETF Edge Why dividend stocks should be a hot play into fall Published Sat, Aug 24 202411:00 AM EDT Ellie Stevens@elliestevens02 WATCH LIVE Source
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33-year-old pays $2,100/month to live with 23 roommates in Brooklyn—take a look inside
In a city as notoriously expensive as New York, it’s common to see people in their late 20s and early 30s living with roommates to help manage the high cost of living. But Ishan Abeysekera has taken that to the next level with his current living situation in Brooklyn: a communal building that he shares […]
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This woman made up to $110,000 a year as a nanny for the ultra-rich. Here’s what she learned from the job
Stefanie Kiser Book: “Wanted: Toddler’s Personal Assistant”. Cover design by Jillian Rahn/Sourcebooks. Courtesy: Stefanie Kiser Stephanie Kiser came to New York City in 2014 as a new college graduate, hoping to become a screenwriter. Instead, she spent the next seven years as a nanny for wealthy families. Kiser’s new memoir, “Wanted: Toddler’s Personal Assistant: How […]
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Trading Fed rate cuts: These banks are primed to outperform when rates fall, Evercore ISI says
A few well-known regional banks are poised to benefit from the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate cuts, according to Evercore ISI. Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated on Friday that the central bank is ready for interest rate cuts ahead , although he declined to provide the exact timing or extent of the cuts. As investors […]
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Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on ‘junk fees’ as diners balk at new charges
Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty Images Lawmakers want to crack down on “junk fees,” but restaurants are trying to stay out of the fight. Surcharges or fees covering everything from credit card processing to gratuities to “inflation” have become more popular on restaurant checks in recent years. Last year, 15% of restaurant owners added surcharges […]
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Biden speaks with Zelenskyy, announces new military aid for Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden speak on the sidelines of the NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S. July 11, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday and announced a new military aid package ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Saturday, […]
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Italian prosecutor opens manslaughter inquiry in Lynch yacht sinking
An Italian Coast Guard vessel and rib during search operations for the luxury yacht Bayesian which sank off the coast of Porticello, Sicily, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images An Italian prosecutor has opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of British tech magnate Mike Lynch and six other people who were […]
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German police hunt for assailant in festival stabbing that killed 3
Police officers secure access to the crime scene after the Solingen city festival on August 24, 2024 in Solingen, Germany. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images News | Getty Images Police hunted on Saturday for an unknown assailant hours after he killed three people and wounded others in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western German […]
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Fires observed on board Greek-flagged tanker in Red Sea, says maritime agency
Aerial view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images Three fires blazed on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Friday, one day after rescuers evacuated its crew in the wake of an assault by Yemeni Houthi militants. The Iran-aligned Houthis, who control […]
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