“It’s time to pay up,” one venture capitalist said.
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A major chlorine shortage is set to spoil summertime fun in the swimming pool
“I call it ‘Poolmageddon.’ It’s a chlorine crisis. A lot of people are not going to be able to find the chlorine tablets they need this season,” said one industry expert.
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No breaks: Huge auto lender didn't give borrowers deferrals during Covid
“I have been paying for this car for four years, over $12,000, and I couldn’t even get a deferment,” said Monique Williams, who lost her job during the pandemic.
They went viral by accident. Now the people behind popular memes are making thousands.
In the past, monetizing a meme was nearly impossible for its creator. NFTs have changed that, leading to a meme “gold rush,” experts say.
Gun sales to Black buyers have surged. Gun store ownership by Black people has not.
Out of 6,000 gun stores in the U.S., just a handful have Black owners.
GDP surges to 6.4 percent in Biden's first 100 days
It’s the best quarterly reading since 2003.
Shortage of delivery drivers means some gas station pumps could run dry
It wouldn’t be the first time motorists have found pumps running dry, but unlike the 1970s, there’s a plentiful supply of petroleum — just no way to get it to service stations.
A Walmart worker talked about suicide. The store sold him a gun anyway, family says.
Walmart sold a shotgun to a store employee who then died by suicide, his family says in a wrongful death lawsuit in Maryland by Brady Legal.
Main Street and Wall Street fear the clock is ticking on a rate hike
For now, the Federal Reserve is focused on “keeping the market calm and working through the month-to-month volatility,” said one economist.