WEEKLY UPDATE Weekly Review This past week the stock market ended “mixed” with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indexes recording marginal gains while the NASDAQ Composite Index slipped modestly lower. Investors were wary of continued rhetorical threats between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un who boasted North Korea would test…
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Foodie Friday: This Week’s Dining News
Dallas restaurant action is coming in fast and furious, with the highlights in this roundup being Italian, pizza, gelato, and wine. That’s a complete meal right there. Here’s what’s happening in dining news: Pollo Riko is another “Pollo” concept, this one serving Peruvian-style marinated charbroiled chicken served with fries and a salad. The menu is limited:…
Handyman stands for Houston by helping veterans
On Tuesday, he was in Waller County helping an Army K-9 veteran who has a dog training business—he helped her fix a doggy door issue. “What I realized was that there were so many veterans that have little things around the house that need to be fixed up that add up,” Snyder said. He quit…
Woman finds lost diamond engagement ring on carrot 13 years later
The story of 84 year-old Mary Grams who found the diamond engagement ring that she lost in 2004… wrapped around a rather gnarly carrot. The ring was lost, Grams thinks, when she was dealing with a “giant weed” in the garden of her farm in Alberta, Canada. It turned up again 13 years later when…
Rate Rises Again in Second of 3 Expected Hikes
The Federal Reserve voted on Wednesday to raise the key interest rate one-quarter percentage point, ticking off the second of three hikes slated for this year. Analysts largely predicted the outcome, even as lagging inflation gave cause for concern. “In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the [Federal Open Market] Committee…
Massive Ransomware Cyberattack: Here’s What We Know
Countries around the world braced Monday for the spread of a massive ransomware cyberattack crippling thousands of computers at banks, hospitals and government institutions. Here’s what we know so far: WHAT’S THE LATEST? Computers booting up to start the workweek might continue the spread of “WannaCry,” a ransomware attack where hackers lock down a computer…