Thursday was a bad day on Wall Street, and the Nasdaq compound (NASDAQINDEX: ^ COMP) and Nasdaq-100 suffered the largest declines among the main benchmarks. With declines of about 2.5%, the Nasdaq indices posted much steeper losses than the index Dow Jones Industrials and the broader S&P 500 – much …
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3 great mysteries about life on Mars
Mars is the most explored planet in the solar system besides Earth. With all of our robotic visitors there, we have discovered that it is too dry, cold and irradiated a world to support the intriguing humanoids or invading tentacles that science fiction ever imagined. But our trips to Mars …
Read More »Rupp Arena name change? A group of UK teachers is asking for it.
The University of Kentucky faculty of the African American and African Studies program has asked the school to rename Rupp Arena. In a letter sent to UK President Eli Capilouto, the AAAS program has called for the name of Rupp Arena to be changed as part of the school’s push …
Read More »Tesla shares fell after stellar gains. Here are a few reasons why.
Electric vehicle maker Tesla crushed profit estimates Wednesday night. Initially, its shares appeared in off-hours trading, but closed with a 5% drop on Thursday. Determining Tesla’s stock (ticker: TSLA) can be difficult, but there are a few reasons for its weak performance on Thursday. Wall Street was impressed with the …
Read More »Walmart buyer accused of pulling gun during mask dispute
Florida man faces felony charges for pointing a gun at another Walmart buyer who had told him to wear a mask By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press July 23, 2020, 6:12 pm 3 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida man faces felony …
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