Hollywood is taking on homelessness head on. The People Concern, one of Los Angeles’s largest housing and social services agencies, will hold a virtual fundraiser this Friday, June 4, to help benefit homeless Angelenos and other local human right causes. The live, online charity event will be hosted by Emmy […]

Picnics and pools, beaches and barbecues. Blankets and snow boots? Memorial Day weekend for many across the Northeast got off to an unusually frosty start – more March-like than May – as temperatures plummeted under bleak and damp skies. And for those at higher elevations, that wet weather translated into something white.     Nearly an inch of snow was […]

Zoom had a chaotically extraordinary year in 2020, with usage and revenue skyrocketing.  Zoom navigated by staying humble, giving itself time to pause amid the chaos, and recruiting aggressively, execs and others told Insider.  Now as the world reopens, Zoom faces new challenges to prove that it can continue to […]

With May coming to a close, Wall Street analysts are fine tuning their recommendations as COVID-19 vaccinations pave the way for further economic re-opening this summer.   We used TipRanks analyst forecasting service to pinpoint stocks earning bullish support from the Street, narrowing our search to only calls made by […]

CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX’s making Raptor rockets at a rate of about “one every 48 hours.” The Raptor rockets will power the Starship, expected to be the next moon landing.  Musk on Friday again trolled Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company.  See more stories on Insider’s business page. […]

The L.A. County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19 on Saturday, reporting 7 new deaths and 220 new positive cases. While data from the County showed that hospitalizations continue to decrease, case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s numbers bring L.A. County to […]

New York (CNN Business)This weekend kicks off “Hot Vax Summer,” an unofficial term meaning that vaccinated Americans are ready to go wild and make up for lost time. We’re going on vacation again, drinking heavily (still), dressing up and eating out. Oh, we’re apparently having a lot of sex, too […]

Shiba inu coin has gained significant momentum since its inception.  The coin received particular hype after Elon Musk’s SNL appearance.  Hailed as the “dogecoin killer,’ the price is expected to double, per analysts. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Shiba inu coin, known as a dogecoin spin-off, started off […]

Americans are expected to spend roughly $4.7 billion on gas during the Friday through Monday of Memorial Day weekend, according to GasBuddy, an app and website focused on finding real-time fuel prices. That breaks down to about $1.18 billion spent on gas each day, give or take $1 million, Patrick […]

May 29 is nationally recognized at 529 College Savings Day, a day (mostly celebrated by a niche group of higher education experts and personal finance enthusiasts) to draw attention to the tax-advantaged savings plans offered by all 50 states and the District of Columbia.  First created in 1996, 529 plans […]