Yes. America’s Housing Market Is Officially Over-Heating Everywhere. How Long Will It Last?
For the first time in years it's a sellers housing market almost everywhere in America gettyTo some extent, people like me are part of the problem. By the numbers, however, it’s becoming harder and harder to argue that America’s housing market isn’t already over-heating. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic the American housing market has boomed gettyThat this is all happening has been widely covered in the news since the residential real estate market first started to get frothy after COVID hit. Yet, what no one seems to be talking about now is whether America’s housing market is already officially in the bubble zone? If the current real estate market contracts or collapses what does that mean for the fragile ... [+] post-pandemic economic recovery?
Source:Forbes
April 18, 2021 22:15 UTC
Meena Harris discusses her book and the “A” word — ambition — at a Festival of Books panel
“I, every day, saw female ambition on display, and it was truly my worldview,” Harris said. “We’re taught to hide our ambition, to diminish it,” Harris said Sunday at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Reframing them, redefining them, establishing them as the positive qualities and positive attributes in girls and women,” Harris said. Because she’s seen women running for president and has a children’s book about Mae C. Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space. Books with protagonists of color don’t just benefit marginalized communities, Harris added.
Source:Los Angeles Times
April 18, 2021 22:07 UTC
2 Killed in Driverless Tesla Car Crash, Officials Say
Two men were killed in Texas after a Tesla they were in crashed on Saturday and caught fire with neither of the men behind the wheel, the authorities said. Mark Herman, the Harris County Precinct 4 constable, said that physical evidence from the scene and interviews with witnesses led officials “to believe no one was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash.”The vehicle, a 2019 Model S, was going at a “high rate of speed” around a curve at 11:25 p.m. local time when it went off the road about 100 feet and hit a tree, Constable Herman said. The crash occurred in a residential area in the Woodlands, an area about 30 miles north of Houston. The men were 59 and 69 years old. One was in the front passenger seat and one in the rear seat, Constable Herman said.
Source:New York Times
April 18, 2021 22:07 UTC
LeBron James, Lakers won't visit President Biden at White House during trip to Washington D.C.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will be taking on the Wizards in Washington D.C later this month, but the defending NBA champions aren’t expected to visit the White House. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe reasons why the Lakers won’t be able to go visit Biden is due to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, as well as the timing of their schedule. Los Angeles will play the Orlando Magic on April 26 before its game against the Wizards two days later. On April 30, the Lakers will head back to Los Angeles to take on the Sacramento Kings. If Los Angeles manages to win back-to-back championships, the team may have to hold two parades this upcoming summer.
Source:Fox News
April 18, 2021 22:07 UTC
Rangers finish off four-game sweep of New Jersey Devils
Birthday boy Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal with three minutes to play and the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 Sunday to sweep a four-game series over the past six days. Mikhail Maltsev, Marian Studenic and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils, who rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game. Mackenzie Blackwood had 21 saves as the Devils lost their sixth straight and fell to 1-8-2 in their past 11. Zibanejad, who turned 28 and now has points in six straight games, got the winner on the Rangers sixth power play after being set up between the circles by Strome. Strome was awarded a goal late after being hooked on a breakaway with the Devils net empty.
Source:Fox News
April 18, 2021 22:07 UTC
Main Line From the Heart
MONDAY PUZZLE — You know how a random order like “Don’t press the red button” makes you itch to press that button immediately, no matter what dire consequence awaits? Well, whatever you do, please don’t read the Constructor Notes first. You’ll probably remember the gist of Andrea Carla Michaels’s notes far longer than you’ll remember this puzzle. Along with all the enhancements, the notes are also riddled with spoilers, and it’s too soon for those. Tricky CluesSo, our shared week begins with the kind of puzzle I like to bookmark as a favorite recommendation for newer solvers.
Source:New York Times
April 18, 2021 21:56 UTC
5 Customer Service Strategies For Car Dealerships And Dealers
With customer emotions running so hot, it’s essential that your auto dealership or dealership group apply as fine a polish as possible to every aspect of your customer service. Invest in an asynchronous customer service eLearning training approach, as a practical way to re-dedicate yourself, dealership-wide, to customer service training. (This includes not only current employees but future employees as well, once you incorporate this customer service eLearning it into your onboarding regimen moving forward.) If you’d like a free copy of the MAMA service recovery framework, please email me at micah@micahsolomon.com and I’ll set you up right away. Strive to deliver customer service at your automotive dealership in the authentic, unscripted style that today’s customers prefer.
Source:Forbes
April 18, 2021 21:56 UTC
Houston police say crystal meth found in breakfast burrito
Illegal drugs hidden in a breakfast food were found earlier this month by Transportation Security Administration officials at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, according to a report. "Breakfast burritos are delicious but officers were surprised to find crystal meth inside the one pictured," the agency wrote on social media. TSA officers asked to inspect it further, requesting the traveler to unwrap it. The Houston Police Department (HPD) was called in, which determined the lump was crystal meth. "In this case, TSA officers’ training, awareness and heroic actions, we believe, saved precious lives."
Source:Fox News
April 18, 2021 21:56 UTC
How Long Will Investors Forget About Inflation?
Markets Tom Aspray - ViperReport.comThe standout performer was the Dow Jones Utility Average as it rose 3.6%. Commodities Tom Aspray - ViperReport.comThe January analysis indicated there were strong uptrends in many of the key commodities. Growth-Value Tom Aspray - ViperReport.comThe direction of interest rates and the inflation fears are important in the debate between growth and value stocks. Gold Tom Aspray - ViperReport.comThe US dollar was lower last week, and that likely helped trigger a 2% rise in the Comex Gold futures. SPY Tom Aspray - ViperReport.comThe new highs in the Spyder Trust (SPY) SPY last week were supported by technical studies.
Source:Forbes
April 18, 2021 21:52 UTC
Babylon Bee editor in chief scolds Samantha Bee for pulling punches on Biden: 'Blinded by your own worldview'
The result has been anything but funny," Mann wrote. "Good comedians set their point of view aside and write the best joke, the 'point' be damned." — Kyle Mann, The Babylon Bee"I can’t deny that that has happened, I think that’s probably true across the board," Bee said. "Good comedians set their point of view aside and write the best joke, the "point" be damned." "Bee’s comment that Biden isn’t really a worthy target just reeks of desperately needing your audience to agree with you.
Source:Fox News
April 18, 2021 21:45 UTC
Women And The Pandemic: Serious Damage To Work, Health And Home Demands Response
Women’s experiences at home, their health, their work and economic wellbeing have all been negatively affected. According to a study by the University of California Davis, domestic violence against women has increased significantly. A study of over 28,000 women by the University of British Columbia found women going through the stress of the pandemic are more likely to suffer from hypertension. Work And Economic WellbeingAlso significant are the impacts on women’s work and economic status. For example, Washington University in St. Louis showed mothers' work hours fell four to five times as much as fathers'.
Source:Forbes
April 18, 2021 21:45 UTC
CBS News Will Try to Reinvent Itself, Again
On March 8, the show beat ABC and NBC for the first time on the strength of its exclusive excerpts from Oprah Winfrey’s CBS interview with Meghan Markle. “60 Minutes” and “CBS Sunday Morning” remained highly respected and highly rated. “I am transparent,” Ms. Zirinsky said, when asked about her expressions of frustration with the job. “CBS This Morning” was a revolving door of anchors and producers. David Rhodes, who had worked at Fox News before he became the CBS News president in 2011, ran the division in the style of a technocrat before he was replaced by Ms. Zirinsky, the old-school shoe leather journalist.
Source:New York Times
April 18, 2021 21:33 UTC
Redbud trees seem to blossom everywhere but our yard
That’s probably why my house won’t ever be on a garden tour. Certain once-hardy bushes have started dying — ancient azaleas; long-lived laurels — and so we’re forced to ponder a landscape upgrade. But it’s the backyard Eastern redbud that’s the real trowel in the gut. Story continues below advertisementWhat especially annoys me is that a couple of years before moving from our previous house to this one, I planted a redbud in the backyard. Bobby Baum of Bethesda, Md., offered “glog.” That’s what happens when your mask doesn’t fit correctly and your eyeglasses fog up.
Source:Washington Post
April 18, 2021 21:11 UTC
Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Netflix On Tuesday
(Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesNetflix Inc. NFLX is scheduled to report earnings after Tuesday’s close. The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong. Charts & Data Courtesy of MarketSmith Incorporated Charts & Data Courtesy of MarketSmith IncorporatedA Closer Look At The Fundamentals:In Q4 2020 earnings fell by -8% compared to Q4 2019. In Q1 2021, the company is expected to earn $2.98 which is sharply higher than Q1 2020 when the company earned $1.57/share. Pay Attention To How The Stock Reacts To The News:From where I sit, the most important trait I look for during earnings season is how the market and a specific company reacts to the news.
Source:Forbes
April 18, 2021 21:11 UTC
Perez's 2-run shot gives Royals 2-0 win over Blue Jays
Brady Singer kept the Blue Jays off the board through six innings. Perez’s two-run shot off Zeuch (0-2) in the seventh inning came one day after his two-out, walk-off homer gave the Royals a 3-2 win and split of their doubleheader. The Royals did not score a single run with him on the mound in his first two starts, and they failed to again despite a solid job against the Blue Jays. At least he rendered the Blue Jays equally ineffective with runners on base. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPTRAINER'S ROOMBlue Jays RHP Jordan Romano (elbow) threw a side session and could return when his 10-day IL stint is up April 24, pitching coach Pete Walker said.
Source:Fox News
April 18, 2021 21:11 UTC