Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she is worried that banks may try to use the recent tumult in short-term lending markets as an excuse to get regulations eased on the industry. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the Masachusetts Democrat and presidential contender pointed to the mid-September repo market turmoil and the causes that
Tech just can’t get away from politics. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has a bone to pick with Facebook, mainly its standards for political ads. After Facebook refused to take down a Trump campaign ad that accused him of wrongdoing connected to his son Hunter’s work in Ukraine, Warren fired back. She posted her own Facebook
Biotech stocks surged after Biogen announced plans to revive its Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab. The iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF gained more than 3% at its high on Tuesday — its best daily gain since January 7 — with Biogen powering the ETF higher. Shares of Biogen are up more than 25% and tracking for one of
The downtown Buffalo, New York, skyline along the city’s historic waterfront district on Lake Erie. DenisTangneyJr | E+ | Getty Images East Nusa Tenggara? Madhya Pradesh? The average American vacationer might not have heard of these exotic, far-flung destinations — located in Indonesia and India, respectively — but iconic budget travel guide Lonely Planet says
Paisan191 | iStock / 360 | Getty Images Several years ago Bryanne Leeming had little more than a promising business idea and a prototype for a device to teach kids how to code through recess-style play. Today her Boston-based start-up has 10 employees, and its initial product, Unruly Splats, is used by schools in 45