(CNN)It took more than a year, but the venture created by three industry titans to lower health care costs finally has a name. Drumroll, please …. Haven. “Haven was formed by the leaders of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase because they have been frustrated by the quality, service, and […]

UPDATE, 10:44 AM PT: The White House said that the Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to Devin Nunes in a ceremony on Monday morning. No pool reporters were present for the event. PREVIOUSLY: Donald Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to one of his staunchest supporters on […]

Originally published by Stephen Pulvirent on Hodinkee. A few weeks ago, Audemars Piguet dropped the Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked in black ceramic, utilizing their new-normal strategy of slipping the watch onto a product page on their website, without a press release or media blitz. They knew they didn’t need either. The collector […]

The head of India’s Bharat Biotech International Ltd. defended the company’s locally-developed coronavirus vaccine that was granted emergency authorization by the country’s regulator even though final-stage human trials haven’t been completed. Bharat Biotech was “confident” over the vaccine’s use, Chairman and Managing Director Krishna Ella said at a press briefing […]

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Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency surges by over five percent Bitcoin has jumped 300 percent since this time last year, despite US economist Nouriel Roubini warning it was a “pure speculative asset and bubble with no fundamental value”. This view is challenged by influential investors such as hedge fund managers Paul Tudor Jones […]

Small businesses owners have struggled during the pandemic, with the number of small businesses in the US dropping by 29% since January.  Meanwhile, massive companies like Amazon and Walmart have seen their valuations explode by billions of dollars.  Even before the pandemic, the playing field has been increasingly tilted to […]

The start of the new year brought another grim milestone. U.S. fatal cases topped 350,000. Almost every model of future deaths puts the sum at about 400,000 by the time Joe Biden is sworn in as 46th President of the United States and well above 500,000 by spring. According to […]