Every war the U.S. has fought since gaining independence has altered the American national identity for better or worse – but perhaps none so much as the Civil War. With free, federalist states in the North pitted against anti-federalist, slave states in the South, the Civil War’s outcome preserved the political unity of the United States through the present day.  […]

Homeownership is one of the best ways to secure a comfortable financial future. But with the effect of climate change kicking in front doors worldwide, locking yourself into a decades-long mortgage can mean exposing yourself to future adverse impacts of blistering heat waves, heavy storms, wildfires, and flooding — not to mention the rising insurance premiums that come with all […]

There are a lot of lists of best and worst companies to work for. In a new study from Indeed called the Better Works Awards, a company no one has heard of is at the top of the list: Love’s Travel Shops & Country Store. (These are America’s 25 thriving industries.) Love’s has a score of 83 out of a maximum […]

India’s first-ever listed new-age company, Zomato, has seen a meteoric rise in its stock price in calendar year 2023 (CY23), rising 70.75 per cent during this period as compared to 9.5 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. From being the second worst hit new-age stock in CY22, crashing 57 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the […]

Telecom major Verizon Communications Inc. said it will offer Apple Inc.’s all new lineup of iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, as well as Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. Verizon will also offer iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple’s lightest Pro models ever. The new Apple Watch lineup includes the second generation of […]

As we pay tribute to the Americans who bravely fought and made sacrifices for our nation, our attention typically centers on those who lost their lives. President Abraham Lincoln, in his Gettysburg Address, eloquently described fallen Union soldiers as individuals who had given their “last full measure of devotion.” However, it’s crucial to remember that casualties in war encompass not […]

Elon Musk said X platform, formerly Twitter, is moving to initiate a small, monthly subscription fee for all users. The social network now has 550 million monthly users, he added in a live-streamed discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk, who heads Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp., was talking about artificial intelligence, anti-semitism, and his plans for X, which […]

Despite the rising unemployment, the UK wage growth registered its strongest growth on record in the three months to July adding pressure on the Bank of England to hike the interest rate further at its upcoming meeting this month. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in the three months to July from 4.2 percent in the preceding period, the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Wu (American Born Chinese, Badlands) is co-writing and developing a comic book series with veteran Marvel, DC and Valiant artist Sean Chen, with plans to adapt the property for film and TV starring Wu. The project, Evermind, will debut via Kickstarter on Tuesday. Evermind, from 247 Comics, tells the story of overlooked innovator Lucas Zhang (whose likeness is […]

The wage premium on city jobs is a well known if not completely understood fact in the U.S. economy. Leaving a small town for a big city is likely to lead to more job options at higher wages, and bigger cities tend to have more productive economies and higher-income residents. The median annual household annual income in nearly all (17) […]