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Tokyo’s government plays matchmaker with new dating app to reverse its plunging birth rate

[ad_1] The birth rate in Japan is so low that its biggest city’s government is going to desperate measures to help couples find love. The

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Chronic absence among teachers way up, could cost U.S. schools $4 billion dollars

[ad_1] Las Vegas sits in one of the nation’s largest school districts that employs a small army of teachers – over 17,000 positions. On an

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Billionaire Barry Sternlicht says rents will rise in two years

[ad_1] Starwood Capital Group’s chief executive and chairman doesn’t seem to be a fan of the Federal Reserve. The billionaire behind the real estate investment

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Did Metro Boomin make BBL Drizzy? AI-generated ‘BBL Drizzy’ started as a Drake joke

[ad_1] Since the song’s release, it has been unavoidable. The chorus sticks in your head, then follows you around, reverberating at weddings, baseball stadiums, gyms,

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Robinhood buys crypto exchange BitStamp for $200 million despite likely SEC lawsuit

[ad_1] Robinhood plans to buy crypto exchange BitStamp to expand its crypto business internationally even as it faces increased scrutiny by regulators at home. The

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EBay rejects American Express credit cards, citing ‘unacceptably high fees’

[ad_1] EBay Inc. will drop American Express Co. cards as a payment option because of “unacceptably high fees,” according to a statement from the online

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Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as ‘Shauna’

[ad_1] LaShuna McBride is chief of staff at Committee for Children, a nonprofit supporting children’s safety and well-being through social-emotional learning and development. Eleven years,

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Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating those homes

[ad_1] The housing world is a bit of a generational war zone, mostly between baby boomers and millennials.  Baby boomers make up more than a

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Jerome Powell could spark a stock market surge—even without cutting rates, Wall Street guru says

[ad_1] Investors will be closely watching Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference after next week’s rate-setting meeting meeting. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) officials

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Porsche and Ferrari sales slump in China as car buyers flock to EVs instead

[ad_1] Luxury car sales plummeted in China as consumers face increased pressure from a lagging economy, turning their heads to lower-cost EVs instead. Deliveries for