HONOLULU — Line-Noue Memea Kruse lives on Oahu’s famed North Shore, where marveling at sea turtles, epic waves and sunsets that paint the sky orange and purple are a must for many tourists in Hawaii.After the islands required a two-week quarantine for travelers amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kruse rejoiced in the little things as the …
Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street took a pause from the optimism underlined in a record-setting climb earlier in the weekBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business WriterNovember 26, 2020, 5:52 AM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, after Wall Street took a pause from …
As the world came to a halt in the spring, I was reading two books simultaneously: How We Became Posthuman, a seminal work from 1999 by N. Katherine Hayles about transformation in the digital age, and Achille Mbembe’s Brutalisme, a philosophical volume on our tumultuous times that had just been published a few weeks prior. …
WASHINGTON — Gripped by the accelerating viral outbreak, the U.S. economy is under pressure from persistent layoffs, diminished income and nervous consumers, whose spending is needed to drive a recovery from the pandemic.A flurry of data released Wednesday suggested that the spread of the virus is intensifying the threats to an economy still struggling to …
Stocks are mostly lower as Wall Street heads into the Thanksgiving holidayBy ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business WritersNovember 25, 2020, 5:44 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW YORK — Stocks are mostly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday, giving back some of their gains from a …
A historic moment occurred this past Friday when a bronze sculpture titled Floor Frame by renowned Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi was unveiled in the White House Rose Garden. It’s a worthy honor for an artist of profound influence, as well as a symbol of the enduring relationship between the United States and Japan. As …
China’s has stirred controversy with claims to have detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen foodByThe Associated PressNovember 25, 2020, 4:30 AM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleBEIJING — China has stirred controversy with claims it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food.Frozen shrimp imported from an Ecuadorian …
NEW YORK — Wall Street busted through its latest milestone Tuesday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 30,000 for the first time.The Dow rose 454.97 points, or 1.5%, to close at 30,046.24. Investors were encouraged by progress in the development of coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden …
The seller of an allegedly forged Frans Hals portrait will have to reimburse Sotheby’s $5.37 million after a London appeal court decided to uphold a ruling issued less than two weeks ago, the Art Newspaper reports. The investment company Fairlight Art Ventures, owned by American hedge fund manager and art collector David Kowitz, and London’s …
With millions dining at home for safety and a swing to the spicier side in the U.S. in recent years Cholula, the hot sauce with the distinctive wooden cap, has become a very valuable brandBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business WriterNovember 24, 2020, 6:14 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleWith millions dining …
