All eyes were on ExodusPoint Capital Management in the summer of 2018. Expectations for a fund started by two longtime Millennium executives would have been high no matter what. It wasn't just the eye-popping $8.5…
Democratic lawmakers alarmed by Open Skies Treaty pullout…
The White House's abandonment of the Open Skies Treaty was widely condemned by Democratic lawmakers and national security experts. Retired US Air Force general and former National Security Agency director Michael Hayden described it as…
Stock market recovery signs, how to invest for…
A large share of retail investors are bearish on the stock market even as it makes its way back to pre-crisis highs. Francois Trahan, the head of US equity strategy at UBS, has identified a…
Trumps crusade against vote by mail could backfire…
Trump escalated his crusade against absentee voting by threatening to withhold federal funds from two states, Michigan and Nevada, for making it easier for their citizens to vote by mail. But Trump's war against vote…
Empty lot on Miamis Billionaire Bunker listed for…
Singer Julio Iglesias, Spanish pop icon of the '70s and '80s and father of singer Enrique Iglesias, is selling an empty plot of land in Miami for $31.8 million. But it's not just any piece…
Illinois stay-at-home order limited coronavirus cases compared to…
A new study compares coronavirus cases in Iowa, which never imposed a stay-at-home order, to cases in Illinois, where officials implemented a swift lockdown. The researchers concluded that a stay-at-home order might have prevented around…
Facebook: Verified doctors share false info on coronavirus,…
Doctors with verified accounts on Facebook and hundreds of thousands of followers are spreading coronavirus misinformation. The accounts, which range from medical professionals to pseudoscience practitioners, have the potential to mislead huge numbers of people…
Karl Rove advising Trump campaign despite presidents feud…
Karl Rove, the senior adviser to the last GOP president, has been helping the Trump reelection effort as an unpaid and informal role. "Bush's brain," as Rove is known, is in regular touch with both…
Retail workers are on the front line of…
Retail workers at chains, including Kroger, Waffle House, and Costco ,are increasingly caught in the crossfire when it comes to enforcing store or state policies on personal protective equipment. Some shoppers refuse to wear masks…