The unraveling of fintech upstart Synapse is rippling through a small corner of the banking world, leaving thousands of customers without access to their money and a mystery about millions of dollars that went missing. Four small US banks have some of the money. No one is sure where the rest went. The saga surrounding […]
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The US housing market has entered bizarro world
The US housing market is twisting the most basic principle of economics: supply and demand.C.J. Burton/Getty Images The US housing market is distorting a core principal of economics: supply and demand. Home prices soared to record highs in May, even as existing home sales fell and supply of homes for sale jumped. “This one is […]
World War II POW’s remains return to Colorado home 82 years after Bataan Death March
A 25-year-old soldier from Colorado whose remains were identified 82 years after he died as a prisoner of war during World War II was honored Saturday in Pueblo in a ceremony attended by numerous family members and veterans. Technician Fifth Grade Clifford Harley Strickland of the U.S. Army Air Forces was among those captured in […]
Jamie Dimon says schools are making his job harder by not giving students the proper training to enter the working world
The leader of America’s biggest bank wants to see schools doing more to bring students up to pace with the working world, instead of leaving it to businesses to bridge the gap. Jamie Dimon has long been an advocate of getting younger people into well-paid positions, and believes schools should be monitored on whether their […]
Alarm and amusement at Biden’s performance as world reacts to debate
HONG KONG — The first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump offered little reassurance for restive allies of the United States. The two candidates have distinctly different ideas about how to tackle the challenges of a world consumed by multiple wars, rising geopolitical tensions and doubts over America’s commitment to […]
Surprising asteroid sample reveals Bennu may have originated from an ocean world
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. An early analysis of a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu suggests that the space rock had an unexpectedly water-rich past — and it may have even splintered off from an ancient ocean world. The NASA […]
Phosphate in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world
On September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dropped a capsule to Earth containing pristine carbonaceous regolith collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. These samples were obtained after the probe took an impressive, seven-year roundtrip journey through the solar system and back. Since these space rock pieces arrived (approximately 120 grams of sample, to be precise) […]
‘Every coastline in the world is affected by this’
An Indigenous community in a Central American country is at risk of relocation, as rising sea levels threaten to flood their small island. What’s happening? The Indigenous Guna people live on the island of Gardi Sugdub, off Panama’s coast in the Caribbean Sea, and are the first of 63 local communities that have received recommendations […]
I’m a world traveler, and these are my packing essentials, starting at just $3
Everyone loves a good summer vacation. You get some time to unwind, relax, maybe sit by the beach and enjoy time with people you love. To keep things stress-free, you need to take the essentials, which means your packing game has to be tight. And if anyone knows how to pack a suitcase, it’s me […]
Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first
(This June 25 story has been corrected to show the European Commission said that Finland would be the first to roll out the vaccine, not CSL, in paragraph 3) HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said […]
3 Ways Disney World Is Looking to Bag Big Gains This Summer
It’s summertime, and this is a special time for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and its domestic theme-parks business. Its gated attractions are open year-round, unlike smaller regional amusement-park operators with only seasonal availability, but turnstile clicks tend to surge when school is out. There’s a lot of time to visit Disneyland or Disney World this […]
Wales’ Gerwyn Price to miss World Cup of Darts
Welshman Gerwyn Price has been ruled out of the World Cup of Darts this weekend. The world number four was due to defend Wales’ 2023 title with team-mate Jonny Clayton in Frankfurt but has withdrawn due to health issues. He will be replaced by Jim Williams, who is the third highest-ranked Welsh player. Gerwyn Price […]