Forget Mount Rushmore or the Statue of Liberty—some landmarks are a little bit more unique (and off the beaten path) than others. But that doesn’t make them any less interesting. If you’re looking for something a little different the next time a road trip takes you across the country, make a stop at one of these quirky spots, some of which are truly beautiful, some kitschy, and some downright bizarre.
With a stunningly diverse range of landscapes and climates, the U.S. is filled with countless scenic roads from coast to coast. Mountains, valleys, forests, canyons, coastlines—you’ll see all of these and more when you embark on the best drives in the country. Though you can find beautiful stretches of highway just about anywhere you look, we’ve picked out the most beautiful ones, which will take you through the most thrilling
House Republicans voted Friday to repeal Obamacare’s core provisions and strip federal funds from Planned Parenthood, using an expedited process designed to send those proposals to President Barack Obama’s …
Ben Bernanke is not envious of the “tough call” Janet Yellen must make with respect to raising interest rates.
The move, worth $197 million as of July 28, is to “reinvest directly in our people,” Dorsey, who was named as the company’s permanent CEO earlier this month, said in a tweet on Thursday. Twitter did not comment further on the move. The unusual move comes as Dorsey works to rebuild employee morale and confidence at Twitter after a spate of high-level departures over the past several months.
Leon Cooperman and Steven Einhorn’s Omega Advisors told investors the bull market in U.S. shares was intact and that equities should generate a mid-to-high single-digit annual total return despite August’s market turmoil. In a letter to investors dated Oct. 17 and seen by Reuters on Friday, Cooperman and Einhorn said it would take time to restore investor confidence in U.S. shares after the volatility and forced selling that drove stocks
Technology bulls in the stock market are about to get paid.
U.S. equities traded higher after the Chinese central bank cut rates and after three tech giants posted better-than-expected earnings.
Oil prices headed for a second week of declines on Friday as an unabating supply glut weighed even as China’s latest interest rate cut raised hopes for stronger demand from the world’s top energy consumer. Benchmark Brent crude oil fell 38 cents to $47.70 a barrel by 1330 GMT, and was on course for a weekly decline of more than 5.5 percent. U.S. crude for December was down 88 cents
For Alphabet, search traffic on mobiles surpassed desktop traffic worldwide for the first time, while Amazon was able to boost margins, an area of concern, as its cloud business boomed. Microsoft’s growing emphasis on cloud computing under Chief Executive Satya Nadella also put the company on track successfully transition away from its slowing business that relies on sales of personal computers. Alphabet’s shares jumped 10.5 percent to a record high
