Monthly Archives: May 2019

Video game industry asks WHO to reconsider after ‘gaming disorder’ classified as disease

Top global video game industry leaders, including a trade group that includes heavyweights such as Electronic Arts and “Fortnite” maker Epic Games, called on the World Health Organization to reconsider its decision to classify “gaming disorder” as a disease. Continue Reading Below In the latest edition of its International Classification of Diseases, the WHO identified […]

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Tornado, flood victims in Midwest receive relief from Walmart, Home Depot

Some of the country’s biggest retailers have launched relief efforts to aid victims of the devastating tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest. Continue Reading Below As many as 53 tornadoes may have struck residents across eight states from Idaho to Colorado on Monday alone, the Associated Press reported. Damage was especially heavy in Ohio, where one […]

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BART slams Elon Musk’s pitch to ‘solve’ traffic congestion

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has publicly voiced its disapproval of Elon Musk's plan to "solve" what he calls "soul-destroying" traffic on roadways. Continue Reading Below In a lengthy Twitter thread over the weekend, The Boring Company founder pointed to a blog post by his infrastructure company that describes the many benefits of underground tunnels. The 47-year-old billionaire called it […]

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Answer to China reneging on trade is ‘bust them immediately,’ Paul Mitchell founder says

Paul Mitchell founder John Paul DeJoria believes catching China in the act will force them to follow the rules of global trade. Continue Reading Below ”The answer to it is as they start reneging on anything — bust them immediately, get on the news immediately, look at what the've done. Otherwise they keep on doing it.”he told […]

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Serena Williams stands by Nike, says ‘they want to support women that want to have families’

Serena Williams has faith in her longtime sponsor Nike after the brand was hit with backlash recently for freezing compensation for some pregnant women under endorsement deals. Continue Reading Below Williams addressed the media after coming off a victory in the first round of the French Open, saying that the sportswear company had been “supporting women a […]

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Illinois to let voters decide how they will be taxed

Voters in Illinois will have the chance to decide whether to change the state’s tax structure, as it grapples with a number of fiscal challenges. Continue Reading Below State lawmakers on Monday voted to let residents decide whether to eliminate the state’s current flat income tax in favor of a graduated tax bracket – where […]

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Jamie Dimon warns about biggest near-term risk to US economy

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday voiced concern about the consequences of an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, as negotiations have so far failed to result in an agreement. Continue Reading Below During Deutsche Bank’s Financial Services Conference in New York, Dimon said if trade negotiations fall through, the damage to the U.S. […]

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Paul Tudor Jones, other philanthropists join MacKenzie Bezos in signing The Giving Pledge

Hedge fund titan Paul Tudor Jones and several others joined MacKenzie Bezos on Tuesday as being among the philanthropists who recently signed onto the Giving Pledge, vowing to donate at least half of their wealth to charity. Continue Reading Below The 19 new signatories were announced in a news release Tuesday from the group, which was […]

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Stocks close lower, along with bond yields, after Trump trade comments

Stocks gave back early gains to close lower on Tuesday while U.S. Treasury yields fell as investors anticipate slowing global economic growth given the trade war with China. Continue Reading Below Both the U.S. and China raised tariffs on billions of dollars worth of each other’s goods earlier this month and the rising tensions have pushed the […]

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Bernie Sanders wants to give workers more influence at largest US corporations

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to give U.S. workers more say in what goes on at America’s biggest companies. Continue Reading Below Sanders is working on two plans that aim to give workers more influence at their companies, his office confirmed to FOX Business on Tuesday, including one that would require large corporations to […]

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