Passengers and crew on a Virgin Atlantic flight from London ‘physically detained’ an unruly passenger who forced the flight to divert to Salt Lake City, police said

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350 lands at London Heathrow Airport, England on Monday 14th September 2020. Photo by Robert Smith/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Virgin Atlantic flight was forced to divert after passengers and crew detained an unruly passenger. The flight was en route from London to Los Angeles when it landed in Salt…

How to invest in penny stocks: a guide for beginners

Penny stocks can be fun to play with, but they’re not for faint-of-heart investors. jodiecoston/Getty Images Penny stocks, stocks that trade at less than $5 a share, can be lucrative but also dangerous, their market rife with fraud.Investors can avoid scams by investing via reputable brokers, avoiding unsolicited offers, and sticking with companies that trade…

Biden tests negative for COVID-19 6 days after he tested positive

President Joe Biden joins a meeting virtually after testing positive for COVID-19. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images After five days following CDC guidelines, President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19. President Biden tested positive for the virus Thursday. He completed a five-day Paxlovid course, according to the White House. President Joe Biden has tested negative for…

US stocks surge as investors digest mega-cap tech earnings and prepare for another Fed rate hike

Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks jumped on Wednesday after Alphabet and Microsoft delivered second-quarter earnings that impressed investors.Mega-cap tech firms Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Apple are on deck for quarterly results later this week.The Fed is expected to hike interest rates by another 75 basis points at its meeting today. US stocks jumped on Wednesday…

A 3rd set of human remains was uncovered at Lake Mead, where water levels are at their lowest since 1937. Rising temperatures and drought could reveal more bodies, forensic anthropologists say.

A formerly sunken boat sits high and dry along the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, on May 10, 2022, near Boulder City, Nevada. John Locher/Getty Images A third set of human remains was discovered at Nevada’s Lake Mead on July 25.  In May, witnesses discovered two other bodies in…

Billionaire investor Howard Marks welcomes periods of panic, touts contrarian thinking, and says market excesses have faded. Here are his 10 best quotes from a recent podcast and new memo

Howard Marks. YouTube / Talks at Google Howard Marks discussed bargain hunting, paying the right price, and the current state of markets. He touted contrarian thinking and conviction, and cautioned against bouncing between ideas. Marks shared his thoughts on a recent podcast and in a new memo. Here are the 10 best quotes. Howard Marks…

How to invest in tech stocks, a risky but fast-rising segment of the market

Investors who go for growth find tech stocks an ideal play, even though the sector is volatile. SOPA Images / Contributor/Getty Images Tech stocks are shares in companies in the technology industry — a huge sector that includes telecommunications, IT, electronics, and computer hardware and software.Tech stocks offer some of the best growth potential, but…

The best smart speakers you can buy

When Amazon first introduced Alexa and the Echo speaker years ago, the idea of talking to a digital assistant wasn’t totally novel. Both the iPhone and Android phones had semi-intelligent voice controls — but with the Echo, Amazon took its first step toward making something like Alexa a constant presence in your home. Since then,…