Sears, once the largest retailer in the world, is closing hundreds of stores and reportedly planning to file for bankruptcy. Here's how it got there.

Sears has reportedly hired advisors to help the company prepare for bankruptcy. It has been losing money and closing stores for years.

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Sears, once the largest retailer in the world, is closing hundreds of stores and reportedly planning to file for bankruptcy. Here's how it got there. Sears has reportedly hired advisors to help the company prepare for bankruptcy. It has been losing money and closing stores for years. Read More »

Neil Armstrong's fate after the moon landing reflects America's declining trust in the government and interest in a space program Armstrong's accomplishment briefly united a nation torn over the Vietnam war, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and the riots of 1968. However, Armstrong's fate after his "giant leap for all mankind" mirrored that of public interest in the moon landings and trust in government. Read More »

As bidding closes, Amazon's cloud is the favorite to win a $10 billion defense deal. Here's why everybody else is so mad about it BI PRIME: Submissions for the Department of Defense's JEDI contract closed today. Here's why Amazon is heavily favored to win, why Microsoft is still a contender, why Oracle and IBM protested, and maybe why Google dropped out. Read More »

Predicting hurricanes isn't an easy science — here are the challenges meteorologists face Hurricanes can cause immense damage to the general population. With the cost of the monetary damage from disasters going up, it is more imperative to get early and accurate forecasts out to the public. However, determining the severity of a hurricane in the near future is notoriously challenging. Read More »

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Saudi stock marke dives 6.8% after Trump threatens punishment over Khashoggi disappearance The Saudi stock market has dropped more than 6.8 percent after President Donald Trump threatened "severe punishment" over the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Read More »

Fed hikes and Trump's trade war have cash flying out of emerging markets Poorer and populous emerging markets have been particularly vulnerable to the escalating U.S.-Sino tariff war and rate rises by the U.S. central bank. Read More »

I visited a micro-hotel in NYC, where a one-night stay costs more than $300, rooms are half the size of the average hotel, and you have to walk through the bathroom to get to the bed — and it felt way more spacious than I ever expected At Arlo Hotels, two boutique micro-hotels in New York City, the rooms are less than half the size of an average hotel room, there's a 24-hour "bodega" in lieu of room service, and you can sleep in bunk beds. It'll cost you an average of $335 to $535 per night. Keep reading for a peek inside. Read More »

Michael Bublé says he is quitting music following his son's cancer battle: 'I don't have the stomach for it anymore' Michael Buble has revealed that he's quitting music and done being a celebrity in a new interview with Daily Mail's Weekend magazine. His decision comes as a result of his 5-year-old son's battle with liver cancer. Read More »

7 futurists on what they think will kill off humanity — and 7 books on the likely culprits Blinkist asked seven futurists: "In what way is humanity most likely to become extinct?" Based on their answers, here are books you can read on each of the ways they think the world will end. Read More »

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