Month: January 2024
23andMe’s Fall from $6 Billion to Nearly $0
From celebrity ‘spit parties’ to a drop in the bucket: The once-hot DNA-testing company is struggling to profit.
Read MoreTwo Ways the Fed’s Rate Moves Could Help Home Buyers in 2024
A gradual drop in mortgage rates will take time to improve the math on buying a house.
Read MoreA New Solution for CO2 Emissions: Bury Them at Sea
Ship operators have designed a vessel to transport supercooled carbon and pump it into offshore wells for permanent storage.
Read MoreBrought to You by BlackRock: Airports, Pipelines and Data Centers
The world’s largest asset manager has ambitions beyond index funds.
Read MoreWill a Hiring Slowdown Push the Fed to Cut Rates Soon?
The reason companies aren’t taking on new employees is what matters for the job market.
Read MoreAs she leaves DOJ, associate AG recalls the cases that will ‘stick with me forever’
Vanita Gupta has been the first woman of color to serve as associate attorney general. It’s a job with a huge portfolio that ranges from civil rights to immigration to abortion. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Read MoreAs Ukraine seeks to replenish its depleted army, a divide grows among its civilians
Ukraine is looking to reform its conscription policies to help bolster troop numbers after nearly two years of war, fueling fears among some civilians who don’t want to fight. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)
Read MoreFrom the hospital to a tent in hours — what it’s like giving birth in Gaza now
UNICEF estimates about 20,000 babies have been born in Gaza since Israel began its offensive there in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreKataib Hezbollah: Iran-backed group suspends attacks against US after drone strike – BBC.com
Kataib Hezbollah: Iran-backed group suspends attacks against US after drone strike BBC.com Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region CNN Israel-Hamas war live updates: Iran warns of response to any attack after Biden says decision
Read MoreChina Says the U.S. Could Abandon Taiwan if Trump Wins the Presidency
China said a victory by Donald Trump in the presidential election later this year could lead to the U.S. abandoning Taiwan, comments intended to sow doubt over Washington’s commitment to the island. “The U.S. will always pursue America first, and
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