John Authers is a senior editor for markets. Before Bloomberg, he spent 29 years with the Financial Times, where he was head of the Lex Column and chief markets commentator. He is the author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets” and other books. Read more opinion Follow @johnauthers on Twitter […]
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Before Joshua Hunt took classes online at Morehouse College, he gained a little experience in virtual learning at Pine Bluff High School, all while a traditional senior year became anything but traditional. His soccer season was just getting started, and the Pine Bluff Zebras had just won their first three […]
For years, Alina Hernandez took part in the traditional posadas at Our Lady of Tepeyac Parish, which included church members walking through Little Village in a recreation of the biblical journey taken by Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem before Jesus was born. The festive celebrations held on the days leading […]
Romeo Garcia waits in line to receive a COVID-19 test prior to the Thanksgiving holiday in Washington on Nov. 19, 2020. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times) Ginger Floerchinger-Franks typically invites 10 people to her home in Boise, Idaho, for Thanksgiving dinner and cooks the entire meal herself, including her specialty: […]
Ginger Floerchinger-Franks typically invites 10 people to her home in Boise, Idaho, for Thanksgiving dinner and cooks the entire meal herself, including her specialty, pumpkin soup. But the pandemic has forced her to devise a new plan: a socially distant potluck. Three households will each prepare a dish, and Ms. […]
RBC managing director Mark Mahaney discusses the stock market surging amid coronavirus vaccine talk, saying top stocks in the travel industry are ‘vaccine derivatives.’ Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to traveling […]
Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. © Provided by The Canadian Press A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to travelling frequently for his company. But nine months into the pandemic, he and thousands of others are working from […]