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New unemployment claims in the United States have risen slightly but were nearly in line with what most analysts expected, the Labor Department said in its weekly report Thursday....Read More

The Bank of Korea on Thursday increased interest rates and became the first developed country to do so since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic....Read More

The Yara Birkeland, the first zero-emissions, crewless cargo ship, built by Norwegian company Yara International, is set to make its first journey by the end of the year....Read More

The S&P 500 posted gains for the fifth consecutive day, briefly crossing the 4,500-point threshold for the first time on Wednesday....Read More

A federal program with almost $50 billion to help struggling Americans pay their rent is still only slowly paying out money, government data showed Wednesday — reflecting a national housing crisis affecting millions....Read More

Just days after content platform OnlyFans surprised many with its announcement that it would ban sexually explicit materials in a few weeks, it made another surprising move Wednesday by entirely reversing the change....Read More

Disney Cruise Line announced Tuesday that all passengers aged 12 and older will be required to be fully vaccinated to board cruises traveling to the Bahamas beginning Sept. 3....Read More

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose slightly to hit record highs for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as GameStop and other “meme stocks” rallied....Read More

Online rental platform Airbnb announced on Tuesday that it’s planning to put up at least 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan at properties around the world at no cost....Read More

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit record highs on Monday as travel and medical stocks surged after the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine....Read More