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Dear Quentin, I grew up thinking we were the perfect family. My parents were married for 60 years, and my siblings have always been very close. My mom passed away a few years ago. For fun, we all took one of those DNA tests and, shockingly, I found out that I was the product of […]

Dear Quentin, I grew up thinking we were the perfect family. My parents were married for 60 years, and my siblings have always been very close. My mom passed away a few years ago. For fun, we all took one of those DNA tests and, shockingly, I found out that I was the product of […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday updated its guidance for people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, including new details for people who want to test before leaving isolation. But the agency stopped short of saying that people must get a test before going back to work or resuming social activities. […]

Wall Street’s biggest banks are shutting down plans to host parties in Miami starting this weekend during a major commercial real-estate event, due to concerns about soaring COVID-19 cases. Bank of America Corp. BAC, +3.92%, Citigroup Inc. C, +0.78%, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, +3.07% and other top bank sponsors of a three-day commercial real-estate […]

Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘Firms not offering this are missing out’: Hybrid home/office work is equivalent to a 10% pay raise, Stanford economist says Remote-work flexibility has increasingly become a way to entice talent. Read More ‘The slowdown in job openings is a natural response to the pandemic worsening.’ But this industry […]

The numbers: American manufacturers grew in December at the slowest pace in almost a year as they coped with persistent labor and material shortages and braced for a fresh onslaught from the omicron strain of the coronavirus.  A closely followed index of U.S.-based manufacturers dropped to 58.7% in the final month of 2021 compared to […]

The numbers: Americans quitting their jobs rose by 370,000 to a record 4.5 million in November.  The quits rate rose to 3% from 2.8% in October. That also matches a prior record high. At the same time, job openings fell by 529,000 to 10.6 million on the last day of November, the Labor Department said […]

Health officials are now discussing whether to require a negative COVID-19 test to end isolation periods for people with COVID-19 following widespread criticism of the new policy.  “The CDC is very well aware that there has been some pushback about that,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president’s chief medical advisor, said on ABC’s “This Week” on […]

Pros Luxurious yet composed Spacious yet thrilling Impressive tech Superb engines Cons Depreciation is a weak point Not as fresh as some rivals What’s new? Remote control parking feature now available as an individual option Price: From around $ 88,000 The 2022 BMW 7 Series is an awesome large luxury sedan. Or perhaps we mean awe-inspiring. […]

He stands to inherit a lengthy sentence. A Virginia man has admitted conning a retired bricklayer, an elderly blind man and others out of more than $ 630,000 in an inheritance scam where he claimed to be the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar estate, but only if they could help him pay off his debt […]

Warner Chappell Music has bought the music-publishing rights to David Bowie’s music catalog from the singer’s estate.  The deal includes the late artist’s entire body of work, which includes hundreds of songs over a six-decade career.  Bowie died in 2016 after a cancer diagnosis. He was 69.

Tesla Inc. just grew by more than $ 140 billion. The elective vehicle industry leader’s stock TSLA, +13.53% powered up $ 143 a share, or 13.5%, to $ 1,199.78 Monday to their highest close since Nov. 5. The rally comes after Tesla announced over the weekend record fourth-quarter deliveries that blew past Wall Street expectations. […]

Covid-19 Cases Soar to New Records in U.S. Holiday reporting delays mean real infection rates are likely higher than the new reports, as students return to classrooms and some workers remain home after contracting or being exposed to the coronavirus. Jan. 3, 2022 at 4:49 p.m. ET by Anthony DeBarros

Shares of Apple Inc. briefly crossed the threshold required for the company to achieve a $ 3 trillion market value Monday, though the stock turned lower. Apple shares AAPL, +2.49% reached an intraday high of $ 182.88 in Monday trading as of 2 p.m. ET, but fell lower than the mark needed for $ 3 […]

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will speak Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the White House said late Sunday. On Jan. 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building, as lawmakers were certifying Biden’s electoral victory. […]

Gold futures on Monday were pulling back to start trade in the new year on the backfoot, as rising stocks and Treasury rates appeared to overshadow a softer dollar in early action in 2022. The slide for the precious metal, however, comes as a seasonally strong period of buying in precious metals is expected to […]

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LG Energy Solution has started taking orders from investors as it looks to raise up to $ 10.8 billion in what could be South Korea’s biggest ever initial public offering. The LG Chem Ltd. 051910, +0.49% affiliate, one of the largest players in the global electric-vehicle battery market, is planning to sell 42.50 million shares […]

U.S. stock-index futures rose Sunday, indicating a positive start for Wall Street on the first trading day of 2022. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.32% were up about 125 points, or 0.3%, Sunday evening. S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.40% and Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, +0.52% also gained. Stocks fell Friday on the last trading day […]

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2021, mainly aided by robust growth in goods-producing industries and manufacturing. Gross domestic product expanded 5.9% in the October-to-December period from a year earlier, according to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Monday. That beat the […]