Immune to downturn? Big Tech continues its surge…

By Daisuke Wakabayashi, Karen Weise, Jack Nicas and Mike IsaacWhile the rest of the U.S. economy languished earlier this year, the tech industry’s biggest companies seemed immune to the downturn, surging as the country worked,…

American Express sets up data analytics, risk &…

Kolkata: The American Express Data Analytics, Risk and Technology (DART) Laboratory was inaugurated at Indian Institute of Technology Madras on Thursday. The Lab aims to establish itself as a world-class hub of research in risk…

Marco Rubio bill would give stimulus checks to…

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.Michael Brochstein | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesThe coronavirus stimulus checks have provided a financial boost to millions of Americans — except for those who filed tax returns with non-citizen…

The average American is much better off now…

JUST how bad have the past four decades been for ordinary Americans? One much-cited figure suggests they have been pretty bad. The Census Bureau estimates that for the median household, halfway along the distribution, income…