The Reason Why a Standard Piece of Paper Is 8.5 Inches by 11 Inches
The letter-sized standard actually has roots in the 1660s, when paper was made by hand—and Herbert Hoover had something to do with it, too.
2023-10-24 22:52
UAW strikes at General Motors SUV plant as union begins to target automaker profit centers
The United Auto Workers union is turning up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off their jobs at a highly profitable SUV factory in Arlington, Texas
2023-10-24 22:51
Spain’s acting government to push for a 37½-hour workweek. That's if it can remain in power
The parties forming Spain’s acting government say they will push for a 37½-hour workweek
2023-10-24 22:51
Bitcoin soars to near 18-month high as ETF speculation mounts
By Tom Wilson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Bitcoin rose 6% on Tuesday to to $35,198, its highest in nearly
2023-10-24 22:26
Fantasy Football Week 8: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em
Breaking down the top start 'em, sit 'em options for Week 8 of the fantasy football season.
2023-10-24 22:20
Wall Street climbs as bond selloff eases, earnings lift mood
By Shubham Batra and Shashwat Chauhan U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as a selloff in U.S. Treasuries eased,
2023-10-24 22:16
Nigeria escapes $11 billion bill after landmark UK court ruling over failed gas project
Nigeria's government is celebrating a "landmark victory" after a UK court ruled it was not liable for a multibillion-dollar payout earlier awarded to a private firm over a failed gas project.
2023-10-24 22:15
US regulators unveil updated fair lending rules for banks
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON U.S. banking regulators are set to adopt new rules to modernize fair lending standards
2023-10-24 21:59
US business output ticks up in October; inflation pressures ease
U.S. business output ticked higher in October as the manufacturing sector pulled out of a five-month contraction on
2023-10-24 21:59
17 Scary Sayings for 'Ghost' From Across the United States
Familiarize yourself with these spooky slang terms for the spectral from the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE).
2023-10-24 21:56
The battery test race to work out what used EVs are really worth
(This Oct. 23 story has been corrected to mention that Driverama is a unit of Aures Holdings in paragraph 15)
2023-10-24 21:55
Shares in one of London's biggest IPOs this year have crashed 82%
Three months ago, CAB Payments stumbled when it went public on the London Stock Exchange, its shares falling nearly 10% on their first day of trading on a market that has been starved recently of new listings.
2023-10-24 21:55