Nepal's second wave of Covid infections is now under control, but the country needs more vaccines to handle the pandemic, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli said this week. Nepal reported 2,049 infections on Monday, down from a record of more than 9,000 new cases a day in mid-May. The country […]

Our love for wine in this country grows all the time, and both cocktails and spirits (both well-known brands and regional craft offerings) are gaining an ever-increasing market share. But we are still, as a whole, a nation of beer drinkers. According to a Gallup poll published last year, between […]

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is out of town this week on what his office on Monday called a “personal trip.” The mayor’s trip comes just as local and state officials are set to lift the vast majority of Covid-19 restrictions tomorrow. The reopening process has not been a smooth […]

It's that time again! "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed. Johnson & Johnson: "JNJ is kind of a, it's a Teflon stock. It just goes up no matter what, and that's because it […]

Raymond James has asked for an extra helping of Chipotle. Analysts at the firm upgraded the stock to a strong buy, expecting the chain to be able to pass off increasing costs to the consumer. But, the stock has had a disappointing first half of 2021. After double-digit rallies in […]

(CNN Business)The National Retail Federation is calling on the White House to address the logjam at US ports that is snarling commerce as the economy swiftly recovers from the pandemic. “The supply chain disruption issues, especially the congestion affecting our key maritime ports, are causing significant challenges for America’s retailers,” […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – When each of the Patriots' four quarterbacks dropped back, you could see it. It was clear as day, and it shouldn’t be debatable. The Patriots need Stephon Gilmore. That was evident when Jalen Mills or Michael Jackson Sr. were lining up opposite of J.C. Jackson at outside […]

Former top-ranked women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki played her last tournament at the 2020 Australian Open, having announced in December 2019 the major would be her last.  At the time, she spoke of goals away from the court – one being to start a family with her husband, former NBA player […]

Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Tuesday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. Investors await key U.S. inflation data due on Thursday for more indications about the Fed’s policy outlook and cues about the global economic recovery. The coronavirus infection rate in the region is also keeping […]

JPMorgan Chase has been "effectively stockpiling" cash rather than using it to buy Treasuries or other investments because of the possibility higher inflation will force the Federal Reserve to boost interest rates, Dimon said Monday during a conference. "We have a lot of cash and capability and we're going to […]