How Finland embraced being 'world's happiest nation'
Enjoyment of the great outdoors has become a key part of the Finnish brand of happiness
Enjoyment of the great outdoors has become a key part of the Finnish brand of happiness
Where can you spend your cryptocurrency? Yahoo Money rounded up U.S. merchants that accept it as tender and third-party merchants that can convert your crypto into cash.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is withdrawing a Trump-era policy that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to deny access to transgender people. The move is partially symbolic; the proposed policy never truly took hold on the ground and was still being hotly debated last fall when former President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection. One of President Joe Biden's first actions after taking office was signing a Jan. 20 executive order on combating discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Netflix has a massive global subscriber base and has proven its ability to create pop culture moments -- "Tiger King" was a breakout pandemic hit -- but is this the year it becomes an Oscars powerhouse, with several films in contention?
Investors best be on the lookout for a sharp growth slowdown later this year, Goldman Sachs warns.
Police in Delhi said they “rushed” to help deliver oxygen to an area hospital on Thursday, April 22, as the country battled mounting COVID-19 cases and oxygen shortages.Delhi Police’s Dwarka branch said it received an emergency call for oxygen from Manipal Hospital and officers “rushed” to a plant in Faridabad to get an oxygen tanker sent to the hospital.Police provided this footage on Thursday that shows officers escorting the tanker to the hospital in Delhi.India reported the world’s highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with more than 314,000 new cases. Credit: @DCPDwarka via Storyful
The United States voiced solidarity Thursday with Australia, saying it suffered from China's "coercive" diplomacy, after the US ally angered Beijing by scrapping a major infrastructure deal.
The NCAA wants to limit the number of plays and try to bring games to quick conclusions.
Mars CFO Claus Aagaard and Salesforce CFO Emeritus Advisor Mark Hawkins joined Yahoo Finance to discuss environmental social and governance investing and how to measure it.
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American Olympians criticized the International Olympic Committee for its reiteration of a ban on protests at the Games.
The Washington Football Team hasn't narrowed down its list of possible new team names.
Animal carers released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle back into the ocean off Marathon, Florida, on Thursday, April 22, in celebration of Earth Day.Footage shows crowds gathered to watch Sparb, a 125-pound sub-adult female sea turtle, be returned to the ocean on Thursday.The group of rescuers is seen gathering around the turtle for a photo as the animal began to move around in the water. One caretaker is heard saying, “She’s on her way.” Onlookers applaud as the turtle swims away.Sparb was rescued in late January 2021, discovered floating off Sombrero Beach with severe wounds and a missing front right flipper. In the care of Turtle Hospital workers, the endangered turtle, who initially was not expected to survive, received antibiotics, wound care, laser therapy, fluids, vitamins, and a “healthy diet of fish and squid.” Sparb was named after the late husband of one of her rescuers.Turtle Hospital Manager Bette Zirkelbach said there was “nothing better” than being able to rescue one of the world’s oldest animals, and to return it “to its ocean home on Earth Day.” Credit: Florida Keys News Bureau via Storyful
Richard Lewis is coming back to “Curb Your Enthusiasm” after all. After initially stating that he was taking a break from the show to recover from surgeries, the comedian and actor announced Thursday that he will star in one episode of the show’s upcoming season. Lewis tweeted a photo on the set of “Curb,” writing, […]
Intel reported earnings that topped street estimates. posting $18.6 billion in adjusted revenue and an adjusted EPS of $1.39 versus $17.7 billion in expected adjusted revenue and an expected adjusted EPS of $1.14. Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre breaks down the key metrics.
Stocks ended lower on Wall Street Thursday after dropping in afternoon trading on a report that President Biden will propose a hefty tax increase on the gains wealthy individuals reap from investments. The S&P 500 lost 0.9%.
It's true: Remove the cap, dunk the bottle in a body of water (stream, pond, lake...) place the straw back in and sip.
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, beat Wall Street financial estimates for the first quarter — and added 15 million daily users for the app, which exceeded its previous guidance. Snapchat had an average of 280 daily active users in Q1, up 22% from 235 million in the year-ago quarter (when year-over-year user growth was […]
Popular app reports its second-best quarter for user growth since going public Snap Inc.’s concerns it would get off to a slow start in 2021 look to be misguided, with the Snapchat parent company reporting on Thursday it added 15 million new users in Q1 and topped Wall Street’s sales estimates in the process. Snapchat’s user gains pushed the app to 280 million daily active users overall, up 22% from the same time last year. Snap also posted revenue of $769.6 million — up 66% year-over-year — which easily topped analyst estimates of about $741 million. More to come… Read original story Snapchat Gains 15 Million Users, Tops Q1 Revenue Estimates At TheWrap
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Yahoo Finance's Jessica Smith joins Yahoo Finance Live to break down how Biden hopes to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.