U.S. railroads’ total rail traffic was 14.3% lower year-over-year at 1,799,189 originations in the month of June according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Total carloads declined 22.4% year-over-year with intermodal container and trailer traffic moving only 6.6% lower. “June was a month in which the slow recovery process […]
Day: July 2, 2020
36 rare vintage Corvettes found in a Manhattan garage after they were abandoned for decades will be raffled off for charity
Lost Corvettes Brittany Chang/Business Insider A historic collection of 36 classic Corvettes saved from dilapidation after being hidden underground in a Manhattan garage for decades will soon be given away in a nationwide sweepstakes. Corvette Heroes is hosting The Lost Corvettes sweepstakes that will be giving away the cars that […]
Analysts Say These 3 Stocks Are Their Top Picks for Post-Pandemic Gains
Amid the market’s wild roller coaster ride, one fact has become abundantly clear: COVID-19 is a game-changer. With the number of new cases spiking, the resumption of normality is fading farther off into the distance, taking hopes of a V-shaped recovery along with it. That said, regardless of the recovery’s […]
Hong Kong’s protesters ‘prepare for long fight’ as China tightens grip
Riot police detain people protesting against new security law: REUTERS Despite the sweltering summer temperatures, a cold new atmosphere settled on Hong on Thursday. Local businesses around the city were cowed into tearing down the posters on their walls supporting the pro-democracy movement and the “Lennon Wall” post-it notes scrawled […]
Katie Price says trolling is ‘getting worse’ in evidence to MPs
Katie Price with her son Harvey leaves Portcullis House in London after giving evidence to the Commons Petitions Committee where she called for online abuse to be made a specific offence. (Photo by Nick Ansell/PA Images via Getty Images) Katie Price has said online bullying has been “getting worse” as […]
How to get it fixed in lockdown
Image 1 of 2 Specialized Sirrus Stop Ride More Image 2 of 2 Specialized Sirrus Stop Ride More Following the recent Specialized Sirrus stop-ride notice, the American brand has released its next-step instructions for owners, announcing an official recall to the affected models. In a letter from Jon Goulet, Director […]
Sonic Automotive, Nutrien, Northern Dynasty Minerals, DRDGOLD and Sandstorm Gold highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 2, 2020 – Zacks Equity Research Shares of Sonic Automotive, Inc. SAH as the Bull of the Day, Nutrien Ltd. NTR asthe Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. NAK, DRDGOLD Limited DRD and […]
Gold Bulls Risk Delayed Gratification in Q3
The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy will become increasingly apparent during the third quarter. While the Q2 was mostly about putting out fires and preventing a total collapse of the global economy, the repair work now begins in earnest. Since April, the economic impact of months of lockdowns […]
E-commerce boom doubles demand for DS Smith cardboard boxes
Amazon package Online shopping during lockdowns has given a massive boost to cardboard box manufacturer DS Smith as demand for its packaging rockets. Miles Roberts, chief executive of the FTSE 100 company that supplies customers across Europe and the US, said: “Every week for the past eight weeks has been busier […]
BMW could make features like heated seats, adaptive cruise into subscription-based add-ons
See Full Image Gallery >> BMW just announced a couple different tech initiatives. One is a software update for iDrive 7.0 that will be sent out wirelessly to BMWs equipped with that infotainment software. The second is an expansion of its ConnectedDrive Store, and it’s this second announcement that will […]
Jason Brown remains optimistic facing uncertain skating season
For Jason Brown, the last figure skating season began and ended with some unexpected challenges. On Aug. 22, 2019, the day he arrived for U.S. Figure Skating’s pre-season Champs Camp in Irvine, Calif., Brown was a backseat passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident. He sustained a concussion that […]
How Face Masks Became A Political Battleground In The U.S.
As the coronavirus pandemic surged across Europe, so did the use of face masks as a means to prevent the virus’s spread. In Spain, public authorities have distributed millions of masks to commuters on public transportation. They are now commonplace in Germany, as well, available in local shops and vending […]
Death of a car salesman looms as dealers go online
The Covid-19 crisis has driven the UK’s 4,500-strong franchised car dealer network to a Darwinian junction: adapt to survive or risk extinction. Car dealerships have been open to process sales since early June but demand to splash out on big-ticket purchases has plummeted as the UK enters a huge recession. The Society of […]
Democratic ad makers think they’ve discovered Trump’s soft spot
Donald Trump wasn’t halfway through his speech in Tulsa, Okla., and Democratic ad makers in Washington and New York were already cutting footage for an air raid on the slumping president. They didn’t focus on the president’s curious monologue about his difficulties descending a ramp or drinking water at West […]
Is Now the Right Time to Buy a Car?
By the time the coronavirus was sweeping the nation, Ali Jian, 42, a consultant in northern Virginia, already knew he wanted to replace his 2014 Subaru Forester with something bigger for his growing family. He decided on a new minivan but held off buying because dealers wouldn’t budge much on […]
Black-owned businesses see sales surge amid racism reckoning
BOSTON (AP) — When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favor of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. At Spokehouse, a bike shop with “Black […]
100 Ways To Make Money Without a 9-to-5
Due to the recent coronavirus pandemic, many people have lost work hours or been laid off. As people struggle to figure out how to supplement their income, picking up a side job to make a few extra bucks might be helpful. While not all of these gigs may be possible […]
The Thai satirist abducted in broad daylight
Sitanan Satsaksit was on the phone to her brother early in the evening on 4 June when he told her to hold the line. Wanchalearm, also known as Tar, was handing over a few dollars for meatballs at a stall opposite his home in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Then […]
‘Beat it, little f***er.’ Officers laugh after shooting rubber bullets at protesters.
Warning: This article contains profane language. Fort Lauderdale police officers laughed and celebrated after shooting protesters with rubber bullets at a May 31 George Floyd rally in Fort Lauderdale, newly released body camera footage shows. “Beat it, little f***er,” Detective Zachary Baro, leader of a Fort Lauderdale SWAT team unit, […]
Best Times To Cross On July 4 Weekend, 2020
ANNAPOLIS, MD — If you want to beat the traffic on the Bay Bridge this July 4 weekend, you’ll have to get up with the morning birds or drive with the night owls. Every Marylander knows that if you wait too long, you could get caught in beach traffic for […]