Blog NOBODY GIVES A DAMN ‘NOBODY GIVES A DAMN:’ Home Depot co-founder blames ‘socialism’ for lack of motivation to work The co-founder of Home Depot is pointing the finger at socialism for why Americans no longer have the drive to work. Bernie Marcus, who along with Arthur Blank made the home improvement big box retailer a North American empire, […]
Real Estate Florida Senate Passes Property Insurance Overhaul The Florida Senate on Tuesday approved sweeping legislation that would overhaul the state’s property insurance system, which has struggled due to insolvencies, high costs and major storms. The bill would create a $1 billion reinsurance fund, reduce litigation costs and compel some customers to leave a state-created insurer. It also would force insurers to […]
Finance Zombie Debt ‘Zombie Debt’: Homeowners face foreclosure on old mortgages Rose Prophete thought the second mortgage loan on her Brooklyn home was resolved about a decade ago — until she received paperwork claiming she owed more than $130,000. “I was shocked,” said Prophete, who refinanced her two-family home in 2006, six years after arriving from Haiti. “I […]
Real Estate ‘A Christmas Story’ House Is Up For Sale Fully preserved ‘A Christmas Story’ house is up for sale, leg lamp and all: See the pics! We triple dog dare you to put in an offer on the house from A Christmas Story. The Cleveland property that served as the home of Ralphie Parker and his family in the 1983 beloved holiday classic […]
Blog Coding Should be Taught Early Apple CEO Tim Cook says coding should be taught as early as elementary school: ‘It’s the most important language you can learn’ Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the metaverse and more in an interview Friday with Dutch news outlet Bright. Cook told the outlet that programming is the “most important language you can learn.” Apple […]
Animals Ancient Bird Found in Australia Ancient bird found in Australia and thought to be eagle is a vulture In a case of mistaken identity, a new study reveals that a fossilized bird long thought to be an eagle is actually a vulture. The fossil has been held at the South Australian Museum for more than 100 years, where it has […]
Finance Mortgage Rates Hit a 12-Year High Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, reaching their highest level in more than a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.11% in the week ending April 21, up from 5% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the seventh consecutive week of increases and is significantly higher than the 2.97% average this […]
Finance Home Going for $800K Comes With Basement Squatter Home Going for $800K Comes With Basement Squatter: ‘It’s a Seller’s Market’ Virginia home listed for $800,000 in cash warns the new owner won’t have any access to the lower level and can’t even view it – because another person will be LIVING there with NO LEASE A home listed in Fairfax, Virginia has five […]
Blog California Lawmakers Call For 4-Day Work Week The California State Legislature is currently discussing a bill that would lower the official work week to 32 hours over four days, with overtime pay required for anything in excess of this. The California Assembly will consider legislation this year that would create the most substantial change to the modern concept of the workweek since […]
Blog Citigroup To Fire Unvaccinated Employees This Month Citigroup staff in the United States who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 by Jan. 14 will be placed on unpaid leave and fired at the end of the month unless they are granted an exemption, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The US bank announced its plan to impose new vaccination […]