How death and funerals are changing in the U.S.
Covid-19 has killed more than 500,000 Americans — pushing morgues, mortuaries and funeral homes to their limits as they try to react to surging demand.
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New houses are still more expensive than existing homes, despite what the data says
The median price of a newly built house was slightly lower in March than the median price of an existing home sold that month. That's not the full story.
Spotify launches podcast subscriptions, and creators could make more money than they would through Apple
Podcast monetization has been tricky for streaming companies to realize but more players have been putting weight behind the effort.
February home prices see the biggest gain in 15 years, S&P Case-Shiller says
Home price gains continue to outpace expectations, as tight supply and strong demand spur bidding wars.
Beyond Meat unveils new version of its meat-free burgers for grocery stores
Beyond Meat will launch the latest version of its meat-free burger patties in grocery stores in early May.
Leading House Democrat to propose sweeping benefits, tax credits for families
Rep. Richard Neal, gatekeeper of new tax legislation, will unveil a list of priorities aimed at providing new benefits to working parents.
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: UPS, Crocs, Eli Lilly, GE, Hasbro & more
The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include UPS, Crocs, Eli Lilly, GE, Hasbro, and more.
Amazon is expanding its service that lets delivery people drop off groceries in your garage
The service is part of Amazon Key, which lets delivery drivers drop off packages in garages, cars, homes and businesses.
Tesla's bitcoin speculation helped boost profits by more than $100 million in Q1
On Monday, Tesla's shareholder update revealed that sales of bitcoin made a $101 million "positive impact" to the company's profitability during Q1.
Biden administration set to relax outdoor mask guidance
The CDC's guidance now states that "masks may not be necessary when you are outside by yourself away from others, or with people who live in your household."
Lyft will sell self-driving car unit to a subsidiary of Toyota for $550 million
Lyft's president said if the deal closes on time and Covid recovery continues, he expects Lyft will become profitable on an adjusted EBITDA basis in Q3.
$100 million New Jersey deli company kills consulting deal with firm run by chairman's father
Hometown International owns a small New Jersey deli, but its market capitalization has topped $100 million for some odd reason.
Bezos' Blue Origin protests NASA awarding astronaut lunar lander contract to Musk's SpaceX
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin filed a GAO protest against NASA, challenging the award of a nearly $3 billion contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this month.
Thoma Bravo's $12.3 billion purchase of Proofpoint is the largest private equity cloud deal
Proofpoint shares surged 31% on Monday after private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to buy the security software vendor in a deal valued at $12.3 billion.
U.S. vaccination pace slows as average daily cases drop below 60,000
The rate of U.S. vaccinations continued to slide in recent days as average daily case counts dropped below 60,000 on Friday for the first time since March 25.
Biden capital gains tax hike would only hit 0.3% of households, White House advisor says
Biden's top economic advisor, Brian Deese, defended a plan to raise the capital gains tax as neither too large a burden nor a barrier to investment.
Biden's 100-day stock market performance is the hottest going back to the 1950s
So far in his young presidency, President Joe Biden has been one of the best friends the stock market has ever had.
With Biden as an ally, United Auto Workers union prepares to fight for EV jobs
The UAW plans to take advantage of Biden's support for unions, including potentially organizing new U.S. plants for EV start-ups or even Tesla.
U.S. to share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine with other countries
The U.S. will share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine with other countries as cases continue to spike worldwide, a U.S. official said Monday.
Fauci says U.S. should see a turning point in the pandemic 'within a few weeks'
If the U.S. continues its pace of vaccinations, "literally within a few weeks, we're going to start to see a turning around of the dynamics," Fauci said.
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