Month: May 2020

U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat day to begin June trading on Wall Street after consecutive monthly gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures implied an opening gain of about 70 points. Dow futures added 45 points or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures implied an opening gain of 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures lost 0.1%. The S&P 500 and Dow […]

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement to reporters about reopening churches across the United States during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, May 22, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump held a call with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday, amid […]

I woke up Sunday morning from my apartment in Manhattan to a flood of text messages from friends and family.  The night before, New York City had erupted in protests, following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police.  Normally, I take long walks, runs or bike rides around New […]

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft docks with the International Space Station on May 30, 2020. NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The inaugural SpaceX astronaut mission successfully completed the first leg of its journey on Sunday, docking with the International Space Station. “It’s been a real honor to be just a small part of this nine year […]

Courier Newsroom’s YouTube video on TV stations running an Amazon video news release. YouTube For A&W’s 100th anniversary last summer, the burger chain disseminated a B-roll video of old commercials and footage of black and white signs, along with a suggested script for TV anchors.  “100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK — ON JUNE 20, TO […]

McDonald’s opened its new $250 million headquarters in Chicago in 2018, after 47 years in the suburbs. Source: McDonald’s It was 2016 when General Electric announced it was moving its global headquarters to a smaller space along the central Boston waterfront, away from the quiet suburbs of Fairfield, Connecticut.  Then McDonald’s in 2018 opened its glitzy, new […]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office before signing an executive order related to regulating social media on May 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump’s executive order could lead to attempts to punish companies such as Twitter and Google for attempting to point out factual inconsistencies in social media posts by politicians. Doug […]

People congregate outside a restaurant in the upper east side during the coronavirus pandemic on May 2, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images As states gradually reopen, the U.S. economy is showing signs of life after one of the most significant downturns in history.  Though many restrictions remain in place across […]

A cyclist passes by the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on May 26, 2020. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images It has long been evident, though not necessarily obvious to all, that the ground of America’s economy was shifting beneath our feet. The very institutions that laid the foundation upon […]

SUN VALLEY, ID – JULY 11: (L-R) Charles Giancarlo, chief executive officer of Pure Storage, Robert Richer, former deputy director of operations of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, and his wife Kim Richer arrive for a morning session of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every […]