Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed virtually every part of American society overnight, leaving the roads empty and many areas feeling like ghost towns. At the same time, many people took advantage of the open roads with reckless driving and extreme speeds. So even though there were fewer people on the roads, more people died traffic … Read more

[ad_1] Iowa crushed its opponent to start the N.C.A.A. women’s basketball tournament this year, with Caitlin Clark, the sport’s shining superstar, finishing with 27 points to help the Hawkeyes cruise past Holy Cross. But for many, Clark blew it. She scored six and a half points fewer than what many bettors expected she would, in … Read more

[ad_1] It wasn’t just a gold Pontiac Trans Am with a painted bird on the hood. It was the car that Texas A&M gave to Eric Dickerson in 1979, when he was a top high school running back prospect, in the hope that he would become an Aggie. Instead, he drove from his hometown, Sealy, … Read more

[ad_1] Long before he was accused of sexual misconduct in a series of lawsuits, and long before federal agents in military gear raided his homes in Miami and Los Angeles, Sean Combs was unforgivable. That was the name he had selected for his first fragrance, which he sold through a partnership with Estée Lauder. It … Read more

[ad_1] It seems like an issue everyone can agree on: Financial professionals should be required to handle our retirement money with the utmost care, putting investors’ interests first. But that type of care comes in degrees, and deciding exactly how far advisers should go has been the center of heated debate for nearly 15 years, … Read more

[ad_1] Days before Catherine, Princess of Wales, ended the wild speculation over her absence from public life by revealing that she is battling cancer, a top royal journalist appeared on British national television and delivered a stark message to the media: Knock it off. “I think everyone just needs to give her a little bit … Read more

[ad_1] The fashion house Valentino announced on Friday that Pierpaolo Piccioli, its creative director, would be leaving after more than decades at the brand and just weeks after unveiling a much-heralded women’s wear collection during Paris Fashion Week. Mr. Piccioli was instrumental in redefining Valentino for the era after the retirement of the brand’s founder, … Read more

[ad_1] The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, but American households will be listening for clues about whether rate cuts are on the horizon, which could have meaningful implications for their monthly budgets and influence big purchase decisions. The central bank has raised its benchmark rate to a … Read more

[ad_1] Joann, the arts-and-crafts retailer that has operated for more than 80 years, has filed for bankruptcy as consumers pare back on D.I.Y. projects, leaving the company with mounting debt. The chain, which is based in Hudson, Ohio, said in a statement on Monday that it had struck a deal with its lenders for a … Read more

[ad_1] When millions of AT&T customers across the country briefly lost their cellphone service last month, Francella Jackson, 61, of Fairview Heights, Ill., said she picked up her well-worn Southwestern Bell push-button landline phone and called her friends “just so we could laugh at the people who could not use their phones.” “Why, isn’t it … Read more