Casper Sleep Inc., the startup that popularized the bed-in-a-box trend, saw its shares rise more than 20% in their trading debut Thursday, after underwriters priced its initial public offering at $12, the lower end of a reduced range. That left the company’s valuation at less than half the $1 billionRead More →
Nobody expects any policy changes when European Central Bank big shots meet Thursday, but Christine Lagarde could still drop some worthwhile hints about the path ahead. Indeed, economists at Bank of America contend market participants have largely ignored relatively hawkish minutes from the ECB’s December meeting, which showed worries amongRead More →
Deep sleep may be critical for your heart — but it may also help clear the brain of toxins that play a role in Alzheimher’s disease. Sleep is essential for both cognition and maintenance of healthy brain function, and slow waves in neural activity contribute to memory consolidation, a studyRead More →
A late cup of coffee isn’t hurting your sleep nearly as much as a cigarette before bed. So says a new study published in the journal Sleep, which analyzed data from 785 African American men and women. And while nicotine and alcohol use four hours before bedtime were both associatedRead More →
How are you sleeping lately? Some Americans are feeling uneasy. Consumer confidence fell to a two-year low in June, the Conference Board announced last week. It fell to 121.5 this month from a 131.3 in May. That’s the lowest level since September 2017. “The escalation in trade and tariff tensionsRead More →
Tim Tebow is only 31 years old, but he’s already been a Heisman Trophy winner, a professional football player, a professional baseball player, an author, and an ESPN analyst. His next job? A TV show host. Tebow was crowned the best college football player in America in 2007, and afterRead More →