Summary List Placement Goldman Sachs raised its US GDP forecast to 6.6% on Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. Bank economists now project a lower US unemployment rate of 4.5%, down from 4.8%. Biden’s $1,400 stimulus checks will cause a “large spike” in disposable income, they said. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Goldman […]
Dear Abby: My husband says it’s inexcusably selfish of me to exercise
DEAR ABBY: As a way to manage my stress and anxiety when COVID hit, I started to exercise. Neither my husband, “Chris,” nor I had ever been into fitness at all. As the months have gone on, I have realized the power of being healthy, and I try to exercise every day. Jeanne Phillips The […]
10 things in tech you need to know today
Summary List Placement Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching “Business Insider” in your flash briefing settings. Tim Cook said Parler could return to the App […]
The FBI is investigating whether a woman stole a laptop from Pelosi’s office to sell it to Russia, after receiving a tip from someone claiming to be her ex
Summary List Placement The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether a Pennsylvania woman stole a laptop from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office during last week’s Capitol siege to sell it to Russia, a new affidavit said. The affidavit, which is part of the criminal case against Riley June Williams, said in the […]
San Jose: Vehicle crashes under investigation
SAN JOSE — Police were investigating separate vehicle-pedestrian collisions that injured three people, leaving one pedestrian with life-threatening injuries, authorities said Sunday. Shortly after 7:20 p.m., police said on social media that officers were at the scene of one collision near Monterey Highway and Branham Lane East. The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries; their condition was […]
A new coronavirus variant has been tied to at least 90 infections in a deadly outbreak at a medical center in San Jose, California
Summary List Placement A new coronavirus variant has been linked to multiple outbreaks in Santa Clara County, located southeast of San Francisco. One of the outbreaks has led to at least 90 infections and one death at the Kaiser Permanente medical center in San Jose, public health officials said. The variant known as L452R has […]
Chargers hire Rams DC Brandon Staley as head coach
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers have hired Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley as the team’s head coach. The Chargers made the decision Sunday after having a second interview with Staley. The interview was held a day after the Rams were eliminated from the playoffs with a 32-18 loss to the […]
Tom Brady, Buccaneers, end playoffs for Saints, Drew Brees
NEW ORLEANS — Tom Brady’s best game in three tries against New Orleans kept the Buccaneers moving on in the NFL playoffs, and has Saints quarterback Drew Brees headed home — perhaps for good. Brady and the Bucs’ offense turned three of four Saints turnovers into touchdowns and Tampa Bay beat New Orleans 30-20 in […]
Lindsey Graham asked Chuck Schumer, the next Senate majority leader, to dismiss a Trump impeachment trial in the name of ‘national healing’
Summary List Placement Sen. Lindsey Graham asked Sen. Chuck Schumer in a letter on Sunday to hold a Senate vote rejecting the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. “The Senate should vote to dismiss the article of impeachment once it is received in the Senate,” Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, said in the letter. […]
Tommy Hilfiger just sold his sprawling Greenwich estate for $45 million. Take a look at the historic 22-acre property.
Summary List Placement Greenwich, Connecticut, has been one of the most coveted real-estate destinations during the pandemic for wealthy New Yorkers in search of more space. But one affluent New Yorker — fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger — is giving up his Greenwich property and moving to sunnier climes. Hilfiger just sold his 22-acre estate for […]
The National Guard is doing background checks on its own soldiers to shore up security during the inauguration
Summary List Placement The National Guard is running additional background checks on its guardsmen ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, in an attempt to weed out potential extremists. The move comes following the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol Building in which a corporal in the Virginia National Guard, Jacob Fracker, was one […]
Jazz hang on late to drop Nuggets back below .500
The Nuggets and Jazz didn’t need the “Bubble” to add a new layer to their budding rivalry. On Sunday, amid a tense back-and-forth at Ball Arena, the Jazz exacted some small measure of revenge after last season’s historic 3-1 collapse. Utah’s 109-105 win dropped the Nuggets to 6-7 on the year, with a game at […]