More than a year after revelations that college admissions consultant William "Rick" Singer accepted millions of dollars in bribes to get children of the rich and famous into top schools, the profession remains largely unregulated despite widespread calls for new laws.
Joe Biden's plans would not only lead to greater long term economic growth; they would also spread the bounties of that growth much more broadly than Trump has done.
A 157-acre private island off the southwest coast of Ireland has sold for 5.5 million euros ($6.3 million), despite the buyer never having actually visited.
Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but the pace still lags last year after this spring's massive slowdown in building activity due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Fifteen women who worked for the National Football League team in Washington, D.C., are accusing the organization of sexual harassment and verbal abuse, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
Tennessee native Shawn Dromgoole was afraid to leave his front porch after the death of George Floyd in May. He turned his fear into a national movement with the support of neighbors and other social activists.
Lyft said on Friday it would distribute some 60,000 vehicle partition shields to its most-active drivers as a protection against the coronavirus and begin selling the custom-made protective barriers to other drivers later this summer.
Consumption in China remains relatively robust even though June retail sales data showed they missed expectations, says Tai Hui, Asia chief market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.
Macquarie's foreign exchange strategist says the currency can sometimes weaken around political events in the U.S., like the 2011 debt crisis or 2016 election.
Stock futures were mostly little changed early Friday morning following a volatile session in that snapped a four-day winning streak for one of the major averages.