One Of America’s Biggest REITs Is Seriously Strapped For Cash Starwood Capital Group’s SREIT, founded in 2018, grew its overall value to an estimated $10 billion by early 2024. However, one of America’s biggest REITs is now firmly stuck between a rock and a hard place. This year has been very difficult for SREIT, which […]
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How Trump’s presidency became a roller-coaster ride for many of America’s top CEOs
Donald Trump’s presidency began with business leaders eager to help him in building up the economy. Many business leaders praised his tax overhaul, which lowered the corporate tax rate. But after the 2017 Unite the Right rally, Trump was widely criticized for his response to the violent event. When Donald Trump first ran for the […]
Climber dies after falling during solo attempt of North America’s tallest peak
A climber died on Monday after falling while trying to traverse North America’s tallest peak solo. The latest fatality is one of at least two recent deaths as the summer climbing season in the US kicks off. Park officials at Denali national park and preserve in Alaska said that the fallen climber was attempting to […]
Nvidia nearly went out of business in 1996 trying to make Sega’s Dreamcast GPU — instead, Sega America’s CEO offered the company a $5 million lifeline
Looking at Nvidia’s success today as the world’s third-most valuable company, you may be surprised to know that the company nearly collapsed completely in 1996 – just three years after its founding – and only generosity from a Sega executive at the time saved Nvidia from the graveyard, according to Wall Street Insights. This is […]
Tucked Away In Pennsylvania, This Town Is America’s #1 Retirement Haven
Tucked Away In Pennsylvania, This Town Is America’s #1 Retirement Haven A recent survey from GoBankingRates.com has revealed the country’s number one best place to retire. Learn where this retirement haven is and why it scored 92 on its livability index. Choosing a place to retire is an important decision to make and according to […]
America’s largest LGBTQ rights group plans $15 million swing state blitz to re-elect Biden
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ rights group in the United States, is launching a $15 million commitment to help Democratic President Joe Biden defeat Republican Donald Trump in the 2024 election. The spending blitz, shared first with NBC News, will cover the six key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, […]
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 class. HOUSTON, TEXAS […]
America’s first black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later
America’s first black astronaut candidate has finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’s rocket company. Ed Dwight was a US Air Force pilot when President John F Kennedy championed him as a candidate for Nasa’s early astronaut corps. But he was not picked for the 1963 class. Mr Dwight, now […]
The backbone of America’s economy was just dealt a serious blow
US consumers could be reaching their breaking point. After dealing with elevated inflation and the highest interest rates in decades, they’re starting to rein in their spending. Last month, retail sales were unchanged from March, when spending increased by a downwardly revised 0.6%, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday. April spending missed the 0.4% increase […]
Grant Cardone calls America’s middle class ‘oppressed’ and ‘naive’ — here’s why
Grant Cardone calls America’s middle class ‘oppressed’ and ‘naive’ — here’s why While economists and policymakers focus much of their attention on the middle class, real estate mogul Grant Cardone believes the category itself is becoming irrelevant. “The number one problem with the middle class is that you guys bought the idea of a middle […]
America’s debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It’s well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government’s growing $34.6 trillion in debt. “The consequences if we don’t act now are unbearable,” he said, echoing warnings from his […]
McDowell County teacher is now a finalist in America’s Favorite Teacher contest
May 10—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH — A teacher who has spent the last 40 years practicing her profession at a McDowell County school is now in the running for a trip to Hawaii, $25,000 and the right to be called America’s Favorite Teacher. Cathy Jack, a special education teacher at Mount View […]