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Brown University confirmed that two people were killed and nine others wounded after gunfire erupted on its campus on the morning of December 14, 2025. Campus and local police officers responded within minutes of the first emergency calls, locking down academic buildings and residence halls while they searched for the shooter. Authorities said a person of […]
Television commentator and former hedge-fund manager Jim Cramer said Tesla, Inc. is being valued less as a traditional car manufacturer and more as an emerging technology enterprise, following the most recent cut in U.S. interest rates. Cramer offered the view during a broadcast on December 13, 2025, noting that the Federal Reserve’s move may help the […]
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley spent part of Thursday visiting students wounded in this week’s shooting at Brown University, city officials confirmed. The mayor’s appearance at Rhode Island Hospital came as law-enforcement agencies continued piecing together the events that left three undergraduates injured and shook the Ivy League campus. According to Providence Police, gunfire erupted outside […]
Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region opened the week in negative territory, with South Korean benchmarks posting the steepest losses as investors awaited a fresh round of economic indicators from China and digested last Friday’s pullback on Wall Street. The Kospi dropped 2.16 percent on Monday, while the tech-focused Kosdaq slid 1.17 percent. Among the largest components, […]
Authorities in Rhode Island detained a person of interest early Sunday in connection with a shooting that left two people dead and nine others injured on the Brown University campus in Providence. The individual, described by investigators as a man in his mid-20s from Wisconsin, was taken into custody at approximately 3:45 a.m. inside a […]
The average interest rate on a home equity line of credit (HELOC) has slipped below 7.5% nationwide, according to analytics firm Curinos, as lenders reset pricing to the new prime rate of 6.75%. Curinos’ latest weekly data put the typical HELOC rate at 7.44% for applicants with a credit score of at least 780 and […]
Australian authorities say two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday evening, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more in what officials have labeled a terror attack aimed at the Jewish community. New South Wales Police reported that one suspected shooter died at the scene while […]
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott disclosed on Tuesday that she awarded $7.17 billion in unrestricted grants to approximately 225 nonprofit organizations during 2025. The latest round of contributions raises her publicly reported charitable outlays to $26.3 billion since she began detailing her philanthropy in 2019. Scott published the figures in a personal essay that emphasized the […]
The prospect of mandatory office attendance is once again at the center of workplace planning across the United States, and many remote workers are weighing whether their budgets can sustain a major change in routine—or a potential job change. The conversation has sharpened in recent months as large companies and the federal government tighten requirements […]
Activist investment firm Starboard Value has disclosed an ownership stake of approximately 4.9% in Clearwater Analytics Holdings and is calling on the software provider to conduct a broad review of strategic alternatives, including a potential sale. The announcement, made on December 9, follows reports that Clearwater has received unsolicited interest from multiple buyers and has retained […]
Wall Street strategists are entering 2026 with a notably constructive view on U.S. equities, encouraged by the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate reduction since the tightening cycle began and by fresh record highs for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the same week. Policy Shift Sets the Tone The Federal Open […]
Thousands of federal student loan borrowers continue to shell out more than they have to because they are unaware of the U.S. Department of Education’s income-driven repayment plans and loan-forgiveness programs, according to recent survey data and financial advisors. The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) surveyed more than 1,000 self-identified federal student loan […]