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Sweet and sour earnings back on the menu for U.S. investors

August 24, 2021 at 4:29 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is back to basics on Wall Street after several weeks of market obsession with political maneuvering over a government shutdown and threatened debt default. But...

Factbox: Shares of government contractors hit by shutdown rebound

August 24, 2021 at 4:28 p.m.

(Reuters) - U.S. companies that depend on government contracts as a large part of their business were hit hard during the partial shutdown. The shares of large publicly traded companies...

Factbox: History shows stocks shake off government shutdowns

August 24, 2021 at 3:48 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The threat of a government shutdown eclipsed all other market drivers on Monday as Congress appeared unlikely to reach a budget deal before midnight that would...

Washington’s whiskey

August 23, 2019 at 10:46 a.m.

WASHINGTON — In the fall of 1799, George Washington wrote to his nephew: "Two hundred gallons of Whiskey will be ready this day for your call, and the sooner it...

Washington’s whiskey

May 9, 2019 at 9:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON — In the fall of 1799, George Washington wrote to his nephew: "Two hundred gallons of Whiskey will be ready this day for your call, and the sooner it...

Breaking away (or not)

May 13, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

In the months and weeks before high school spring break, many seniors push for an unchaperoned rite of passage — while some parents resist, with horror stories of jailed, and...

Battling college burnout

May 13, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

By his fifth class, freshman Taka Burunda knew he wouldn't be returning for a second semester at the Midwestern community college. He didn't connect with his teachers or the students...

Forgive your way to better sleep

May 13, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Don't go to bed angry: Sure, it's a cliche — and one that's easy to ignore when real-life problems breed anger that can't be resolved in the course of a...

Dialing down test anxiety

May 13, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

No surprise that students who are preparing for the SAT or ACT need to take these standardized aptitude tests seriously. But it's also important to keep that motivation from turning...

Portraits of a community

May 13, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

Who we are Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer. These terms are not identities in themselves, but threads that weave together a community as diverse as the city itself. These...

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