Trump's Pentagon chief opposes Insurrection Act, says sending in active-duty troops to tackle unrest should be 'last resort'
Esper said sending in the active-duty military should only be done "in the most urgent and dire of situations."
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SoftBank commits $100 million to invest in companies led by black Americans and people of color: 'We need to do better'
The startup world is overwhelmingly white — just 1% of venture-backed American startups are led by black people.
The dollar could be on the verge of a 10-year-long bear market as currency investors return to risk, a Citi strategist warns
Citi strategist Calvin Tse told the Financial Times the dollar may enter a "bear market that could last for five to 10 years".
Walmart removes firearms and ammunition from the sales floor of some stores amid protests
Customers can still purchase guns and ammunition, but they are no longer publicly displayed, Walmart told Business Insider.
Time spent with podcasts will decrease after years of strong growth, but should rebound by 2022
US adult listeners will spend around 34 minutes a day on podcasts, about a two-minute dip due to the pandemic's impact on listening behavior.
Gravity's cooling weighted blanket helps me sleep deeper and keeps me from overheating at night even during swampy and humid nights
Gravity's Cooling Weighted Blanket helps prevent the hot, stuffy feeling some weighted blankets cause with its cooling technology.
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' cast and showrunner donate $100,000 to support George Floyd protesters, but some are calling for the show to directly confront police violence
The "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" cast and showrunner Dan Goor condemned police violence but some fans want the show to directly address it in future episodes.
Research shows there are at least 6 proven ways to reduce police brutality — and 2 strategies that don't work
Body cams and bias trainings don't work well. Strict policies around use of force, as well as federal oversight and police union contracts, do.
Google Cloud lures two key hires from SAP and rival Amazon Web a彩平台
Google lured Abdul Razack from SAP and Andi Gutmans from Amazon Web a彩平台 to bolster its cloud business.
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion
Amazon has now phased out two major policies brought in to protect workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Vulnerable populations may be at risk of not being able to access funds they need amid the pandemic
Use of physical currency was weakening before the pandemic, and now vulnerable populations are even more at risk of not being able to access funds.
Billionaire trader Michael Hintze suffered a record 45% loss in his flagship fund in just 2 months
Hintze's CQS hedge fund reportedly sold investments at a fraction of their face value to raise cash during the pandemic.
The Trump administration decided to put the coronavirus on the back burner when it mattered most
Despite a decline leveling off at around 20,000 new cases a day as states reopen, infections are climbing in some parts of the country.
Davos, the elite conference attended by billionaires and heads of state, will allow anyone to attend virtually in 2021
In years past, armed guards blocked access to the event's host city for the duration of the conference.
The US plans to ban Chinese passenger airlines, retaliating as Chinaa彩平台 hinders US airlines from resuming flights to its country
The US ban on Chinese passenger airlines comes as the latest in a tit-for-tat between the two countries as tensions mount.
Chinaa彩平台's economy roared back in May while the rest of the world is slowly recovering, according to a widely-watched set of business surveys
Among a set of data released by IHS Markit on the same day, India's business activity index came out to be the lowest.
Here's the route of US Navy P-8A patrol plane that was 'unsafely' intercepted by Russian fighters off Syria
The US Navy surveillance aircraft was shadowed by the Russians as it flew over international waters off the coast of Syria.
A former Bloomberg saleswoman says male employees encouraged women to "dress provocatively," ranked "Hot Bloomberg Girls," used the internal chat system to "stalk" women, and looked up skirts, according to a lawsuit
Bloomberg LP has been sued yet again, this time by a woman who claims she was sexually harassed and retaliated against for complaining.
Meet the de Blasio family, the first family of New York City
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio and his family have been at the forefront of the city's political scene since he first assumed office.