NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street set more records Thursday as U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their latest winning month and quarter. The S&P 500 added 5.86 points, or 0.1%, to its all-time high set a day before and closed at 5,254.35. That sent its gain for the year’s first three months to … Read more
Several races still remain too close to call one day after Tuesday’s Illinois primary election. As votes are tallied, results will appear on NBC Chicago’s live election results page on the website and the app. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and results began populating in the first half-hour. They are updated live as votes … Read more
NOTE: Watch live special coverage beginning at 7 p.m. on March 19 in the player above. As the votes are counted this Election Day in Illinois, NBC Chicago will offer live coverage of the results. Polls for the 2024 Illinois primary election close at 7 p.m. across the state. At that time, NBC Chicago will … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick’s Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a day early at events that included a big anniversary in Savannah, Georgia, and honored a pioneering female business leader as grand marshal in New York. The holiday commemorates Ireland’s patron saint … Read more
In November a curious paper dropped on SSRN, an online hub widely used by economists to circulate their work. The paper’s authors are two of the most important figures in academic finance: Kenneth French, of Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, and Eugene Fama, a Nobel Prize-winning economist from the University of Chicago. The article … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – A man was charged with allegedly robbing a business in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood. Tyrese Green, 18, was arrested on Thursday around 5:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Barry Avenue. He was charged with one felony count of robbery. Police said Green was identified as one of the offenders who, … Read more
Sitting 12th in the Western Conference and with a 19-24 record, things are starting to get desperate for the Golden State Warriors — and it could even spell the end of the team’s ‘Big Three’. That is according to The Athletic’s NBA insider Shams Charania, who again on Tuesday reiterated that “everyone is on the … Read more
FILE: SFO’s AirTrain approaches the San Francisco airport. San Francisco International Dec. 8 is the launch date for United Airlines’ newest transpacific route: nonstop service from San Francisco to Christchurch, New Zealand. United plans to fly the route three days a week with a 787-8. It will be the only nonstop service from the U.S. … Read more
Murtaza Hashwani talks about cricket bats at Best Cricket Store, 21414 Julie Marie Ln., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Katy.Melissa Phillip/Staff Photographer Growing up in Pakistan, Murtaza Hashwani could easily shop for cricket gear. The sport is that country’s most popular, with enough recreational and amateur players to support a small store devoted to the … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) — Early reports are showing Cyber Monday broke records. Big and small businesses are offering big deals, including a Black-owned beauty supply store in Hyde Park. CBS 2’s Shardaa Gray tells us how her Small Business Saturday fared and the record-breaking number for online shopping in the Midwest. Even on her days off, … Read more