Does holding cash still make sense amid this new monetary environment? Nervous consumers have long relied on cash during tumultuous times. Still, a recent Cardrates survey reveals 70% of Americans think the U.S. is becoming a cashless society. However, 77% don’t think it should be.

2. Empty seats become a more common sight at Trump's final rallies - Friday, November 1, 2024

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump has spent nearly a decade bragging about his crowds. Lately, he's been making the same boasts to swaths of empty seats.

In his third presidential bid, Trump for the first time is facing an opponent who stages her own massive rallies, calling further attention to the fact that his crowds, however enthusiastic they are, sometimes have failed to fill large venues and often thinned out as he spoke.

3. Well, what did you expect? A Super Bowl run? - Friday, October 25, 2024

In today’s instant-gratification world, when it’s easy to engage real time on social media to offer opinions on everything from politics to pop culture, it’s not surprising that Tennessee Titans fans have their knives out.

4. ‘I’ve been an underdog my whole life’ - Friday, October 18, 2024

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia in the two weeks since the 4-2 Commodores knocked off then-No. 1 Alabama, an upset that sent shock waves through the college football world, it’s that he thrives on being an underdog and relishes every opportunity to prove skeptics wrong.

5. Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them - Friday, September 13, 2024

BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation.

The court cases represent another hurdle the nascent industry must overcome, particularly along the East Coast where opposition to offshore wind farms is vocal and well-organized.

6. REED announces promotions, new hires - Friday, September 20, 2024

REED public relations and marketing agency has promoted Katherine Green and Tayhlor Blackwell from vice president to senior vice president positions. These promotions come two years after both individuals joined REED’s leadership team.

7. Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a 'soft landing'? - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it's cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak.

8. Yochem succeeds Blank as Partnership 2030 co-chair - Friday, August 30, 2024

Carol Yochem has been selected co-chair of Partnership 2030, serving alongside Mayor Freddie O’Connell. Yochem, central region president of First Horizon Bank, succeeds Lee Blank.

Partnership 2030, established in 1990, is Middle Tennessee’s largest public-private partnership that works to enhance Middle Tennessee’s economic vitality and quality of life through strategic investments in education, workforce development and infrastructure. With 250-plus corporate and community partners, the initiative drives economic inclusivity and regional collaboration across a 10-county economic market?.

9. What investors should do when there is more volatility in the market - Friday, August 2, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back after the market experienced its worst day in two years on Monday, but the average investor may still be understandably spooked. Over a three day losing streak, the S&P 500 dipped more than 6% before rallying again Tuesday, up 1.6% in midday trading.

10. Paychecks grew more slowly this spring, a sign inflation may keep cooling - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America's workers grew more slowly in the April-June quarter than in the first three months of the year, a trend that could keep price pressures in check and encourage the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve.

11. Metro, partners launch Nashville Catalyst Fund - Friday, July 12, 2024

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s administration has joined the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, First Horizon, the Metro Housing Division and other funding partners to launch the Nashville Catalyst Fund, a new tool to create, preserve and develop more affordable housing.

12. US new-vehicle sales barely rose in the second quarter as buyers balked at still-high prices - Friday, July 5, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new-vehicle sales rose only slightly in the second quarter, despite larger discounts and slightly lower prices.

But brisker sales could be on the horizon: Auto industry analysts say they expect prices to drop further and there's a possibility of interest-rate cuts that would make taking out a loan for a new vehicle more affordable.

13. Roster sizes, the future of walk-ons and other topics on minds of SEC's football coaches - Friday, May 24, 2024

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Southeastern Conference football coaches are bracing for the impact of a potential downsizing of rosters around the NCAA.

The coaches convened Tuesday for the league's spring meetings with potential roster issues among the questions on their minds following a settlement agreement involving the NCAA and the five biggest conferences. How that ultimately shakes out won't be clear for months, but Texas A&M coach Mike Elko was especially adamant against the prospect of football rosters being limited to as few as 85 players.

14. Play ball! Things to know entering the NCAA baseball regionals - Friday, May 24, 2024

The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals.

Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week, and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning June 14.

15. T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt - Friday, May 24, 2024

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular's wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry.

T-Mobile would get more than 4 million new customers and control of U.S. Cellular's wireless operations and about 30% of spectrum assets across several spectrum bands. T-Mobile will also enter into a new master license agreement on more than 2,000 towers and extend the lease term for the approximately 600 towers where T-Mobile is already a tenant.

16. New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float - Friday, May 10, 2024

ORONO, Maine (AP) — As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle woosh. The tempest reached a crescendo with little drama other than splashing water.

17. US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more - Friday, May 10, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn't.

That second jet was piloted by artificial intelligence, with the Air Force's highest-ranking civilian riding along in the front seat. It was the ultimate display of how far the Air Force has come in developing a technology with its roots in the 1950s. But it's only a hint of the technology yet to come.

18. Randy Travis got his voice back with help from AI. Here's how his first song post-stroke came to be - Friday, May 3, 2024

With some help from artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis, celebrated for his timeless hits like "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "I Told You So," has his voice back.

In July 2013, Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy, a virus that attacks the heart, and later suffered a stroke. The Country Music Hall of Famer had to relearn how to walk, spell and read in the years that followed. A condition called aphasia limits his ability to speak — it's why his wife Mary Travis assists him in interviews. It's also why he hasn't released new music in over a decade, until now.

19. Wall Street rallies for a second day, erasing some of April's losses - Friday, April 19, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight day Tuesday to blunt the blow of what's been a rough April.

The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% and pulled further out of the hole created by a six-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 263 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.6%.

20. Wall Street climbs to kick off a big week for earnings reports - Friday, April 19, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Monday and clawed back a chunk of their losses from last week, which was the worst for the S&P 500 in more than a year.

The S&P 500 rose 0.9% to recover more than a quarter of last week's rout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 253 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.1%.

21. Stites & Harbison hires business litigator - Friday, April 19, 2024

Bridget A. Stewart is joining the business litigation service group at Stites & Harbison, PLLC.

Stewart’s practice focuses on general business and commercial litigation including product liability, professional liability and creditors’ rights matters.

22. Sentiment has shifted on how to spend eternity - Friday, April 12, 2024

A tectonic shift has been underway for the last couple of decades in the ways Tennessee families say farewell to deceased loved ones. In just about a generation, many families have moved from traditional casket interment to cremation, natural burial and other rituals around the final farewell and resting place.

23. Warner Bros. teases 'Joker' sequel, 'Beetlejuice 2' and more at CinemaCon - Friday, April 5, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Warner Bros. isn't resting on its " Barbie " laurels: The 100-year studio has its sights on a record-breaking 2024 as well, with a release slate that includes a new Mad Max film, " Furiosa," Kevin Costner's two-part Western epic, " Horizon: An American Saga, " the " Beetlejuice " sequel, and "Joker: Folie à Deux," which brings Lady Gaga to Gotham City.

24. Kiss sells catalog, brand name and IP. Gene Simmons assures fans it is a 'collaboration' - Friday, April 5, 2024

It's never really the end of the road for Kiss. The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday.

25. As international travel grows, so does US use of technology. A look at how it's used at airports - Friday, March 29, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Belgian family of four was on their fourth trip to the United States. They had been dreading the long line at passport control when they entered the country but had heard about a new app they could use to ease their way and decided to give it a shot. Within minutes, they had bypassed the long line at Washington Dulles International Airport and were waiting for their luggage.

26. Three Periods: Hot Preds look to improve status - Friday, March 29, 2024

As the calendar turns to April and the number of games remaining in the regular season moves into single digits, the Predators look to continue on their torrid stretch built over the last month plus with the playoffs appearing on the horizon.

27. Meanwhile, Sounds upgrade fan experience - Friday, March 29, 2024

The best minor league baseball stadium experience in the country just keeps getting better.

Fans attending the Nashville Sounds’ home opening-series (April 2-7 versus the St. Paul Saints) will quickly note three significant upgrades to First Horizon Park, which – hard to believe – is beginning its 10th year of operations since opening April 17, 2015.

28. UK inflation is heading in 'right direction,' but Bank of England isn't ready to cut rates - Friday, March 22, 2024

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high on Thursday and avoided signaling, unlike other central banks, when it might start to cut even though inflation has dropped sharply from multidecade peaks.

29. Spring is in the air - Friday, March 22, 2024

We think about calendars often, especially faced with the endless list of tasks, to-dos and meetings causing our devices to ding constantly.

But we all need things to look forward to during our daily march through time and space, be it the life-improving chore we’ve been putting off due to weather or an evening you’ve waited seemingly forever for that allows you and loved ones to unplug for just a little while.

30. 'Oppenheimer' crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war - Friday, March 8, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Oppenheimer," a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.

31. Bitcoin bounces to an all-time high less than two years after FTX scandal clobbered crypto - Friday, March 1, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging.

The world's largest cryptocurrency jumped 4% this week and briefly surpassed $68,800 Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap. That's just above bitcoin's previous record set back in November 2021.

32. Powell: Federal Reserve on track to cut rates this year with inflation slowing, economy healthy - Friday, February 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview broadcast Sunday night that the Federal Reserve remains on track to cut interest rates three times this year, a move that's expected to begin as early as May.

33. Nokia sales and profit drop as economic challenges lead to cutback on 5G investment - Friday, January 26, 2024

HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia on Thursday reported a double-digit decline in sales and a fall in profit in the last three months of 2023, with the wireless and fixed-network equipment maker saying operators are cutting back on investments into 5G and other technology because of economic uncertainty.

34. AI is the buzz, the big opportunity and the risk to watch among the Davos glitterati - Friday, January 19, 2024

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Artificial intelligence is easily the biggest buzzword for world leaders and corporate bosses diving into big ideas at the World Economic Forum's glitzy annual meeting in Davos. Breathtaking advances in generative AI stunned the world last year, and the elite crowd is angling to take advantage of its promise and minimize its risks.

35. Bet the over on Tennessee - Friday, January 19, 2024

Here’s how the popularity of online sports gambling has grown in Tennessee since it became legal in November 2020 to place bets on your personal computer or cellphone: The Las Vegas-based LegalSportsReport.com, which tracks and analyzes sports betting across the U.S., reports Tennesseans have wagered more than $10.6 billion and the state has collected more than $186 million in taxes during that 37-month span through December 2023.

36. Trump wins Iowa's leadoff caucuses, while DeSantis takes second ahead of Haley - Friday, January 12, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second.

Trump's victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire. And DeSantis' runner-up finish over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley gives him a badly needed dose of momentum.

37. US employers add a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in a sign of continued economic strength - Friday, January 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American labor market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates.

38. The Hollywood strikes are over. Here's when you could see your favorite stars and shows return - Friday, November 10, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they're coming back.

Wednesday's deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won't immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months.

39. GOP candidates hit Trump, back Israel. Here are highlights from the Republican debate - Friday, November 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As they face an increasingly urgent task to emerge as a clear alternative to former President Donald Trump, five Republican presidential candidates gathered Wednesday for the party's latest debate.

40. Pilot has been indicted for allegedly threatening to shoot the captain if the flight was diverted - Friday, October 27, 2023

A pilot has been indicted for allegedly threatening to shoot the plane's captain if the captain diverted the flight because of a passenger who needed medical attention.

A grand jury in Utah issued the indictment against Jonathan J. Dunn on Oct. 18 over an incident that happened in August 2022, charging him with interference with a flight crew, according to federal court records.

41. US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last? - Friday, October 27, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.

42. New life for long-neglected Hickory Hollow area - Friday, October 27, 2023

Nathan Brown lowers his aerial work platform to ground level and puts aside his paint brush. A broad smile creases the Nashville-based muralist’s face as he reminisces about growing up in Antioch in the early 1990s.

43. How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare on Horizon Air flight - Friday, October 20, 2023

The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability to go where passengers are prohibited.

44. Off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines on a jet midflight charged with attempted murder - Friday, October 20, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon prosecutors on Tuesday charged an off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines on a Horizon Air jet in mid-air with 83 counts of attempted murder.

The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office in Portland filed the charges just before Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph David Emerson, 44, was due to appear in court for an arraignment.

45. Biden didn't make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price - Friday, October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — From its first months in office, the Biden administration made a distinctive decision on its Middle East policy: It would deprioritize a half-century of high-profile efforts by past U.S. presidents, particularly Democratic ones, to broker a broad and lasting peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.

46. Shock of high-rise prices offset by their resale value - Friday, October 13, 2023

Each time a new condominium development opens, there is some concern that new owners might not be able to sell their properties shortly after purchase should the need arise. As more and more enormous projects climbed skyward, with even more on the horizon, those concerns were amplified.

47. Thousands of US workers are on strike. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages - Friday, October 6, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — It's been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm.

The boiling point we're seeing today comes amid soaring costs of living and rising inequality, including growing pay gaps between workers and top executives. Now, thousands of workers who were asked to make sacrifices during the pandemic even as corporate profits soared are asking for better pay and protections — and walking off the job if progress isn't made in heated contract negotiations.

48. Screenwriters return to work for first time in nearly five months while actor await new negotiations - Friday, September 22, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Less than a day after Hollywood's writers strike was declared over, Bill Maher led the charge back to work by announcing early Wednesday that his HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher" would be back on the air Friday.

49. Good times, above and below - Friday, September 22, 2023

In Nashville’s growing experience economy, hotels in the city’s downtown core are increasingly coming in with rooftop bars, and though Booking.com doesn’t yet have a filter for a bar aloft their hotel rooms, they soon may need one.

50. Events - Friday, September 15, 2023

Maury Alliance Chamber Connect: A Networking/Leads Exchange Event for Chamber Members Network with other chamber members and build business relationships in Maury County at our Chamber Connect event. Each participant should be prepared talk about their business and introduce themselves. Register in advance if you plan to attend - attendance is limited. Maury Alliance, Downstairs Conference Room, 106 West 6th Street 4-5 p.m. Information

51. Jacobs moves to Dickinson Wright - Friday, August 18, 2023

Sharon O. “Sheri” Jacobs has joined Dickinson Wright in the firm’s Nashville office as of counsel.

Jacobs represents companies, local governments and nonprofit organizations with regard to administrative, regulatory, environmental, zoning, land use and municipal matters. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Mid-South Super Lawyers and received an AV-Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

52. Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies - Friday, July 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions.

53. Jan. 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril as he campaigns for 2024 - Friday, July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hush-money payments. Classified records. And now, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that led to the Capitol attack. Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, Donald Trump is in increasing legal peril as investigations into his struggle to cling to power after his election loss appear to be coming to a head.

54. Jan. 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril as he campaigns for 2024 - Friday, July 14, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hush-money payments. Classified records. And now, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that led to the Capitol attack. Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, Donald Trump faces increasing legal peril as investigations into his struggle to cling to power after his election loss appear to be coming to a head.

55. Metro Action provides AC for at-risk households - Friday, July 7, 2023

The Metropolitan Action Commission’s Summer Cooling program provides air conditioning units at no cost to at-risk residents.

The agency’s cooling program prioritizes income eligible residents who are: 60 years or older; physically disabled or a medical condition that is worsened by extreme temperatures; or households with children age 5 or younger.

56. Bass, Berry & Sims adds 2 in Nashville - Friday, July 7, 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims has added Remy Servis and Megan E. Smit in the firm’s Nashville office.

Servis advises clients on debt finance and real estate transactions across a variety of industries. Her practice includes the representation of borrowers and lenders in financing transactions and advising developers, investors and owners in the acquisition, financing, disposition and leasing of real property.

57. Music City’s brand builder going out on a high note - Friday, June 30, 2023

Right around the six-minute mark during the astonishing duet between Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton at the 2015 CMA Awards, you can see Nashville’s longtime tourism champion Butch Spyridon getting his groove on to the set that catapulted Stapleton’s career.

58. Hard to keep up with the latest offending brands - Friday, June 23, 2023

Politics and music stars wouldn’t normally factor into my beer choices, but when’s the last time things were normal? 1998?

Bud Light, as you probably know, is on the conservatives’ hit list because it partnered with a transgender TikTok star, “transgender” being the triggering offense.

59. Ragsdale joins GSRM Law - Friday, June 2, 2023

The law firm of Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC (GSRM Law) has added Gabriel B. Ragsdale as an associate attorney.

Ragsdale is a member of the litigation and labor and employment sections at GSRM Law. His practice concentrates on complex corporate and commercial litigation matters before state and federal courts in Tennessee and across the country.

60. Stock market today: Tech leads more gains on Wall Street - Friday, May 26, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks powered solid gains for Wall Street on Friday after another chipmaker reported strong demand related to artificial intelligence.

The upbeat finish to the week for major indexes comes amid lingering anxiety over persistently high inflation, the risk of a U.S. debt default and broadly weak corporate earnings.

61. Solid job market, easing inflationary pressures Retail sales up 0.4% in April - Friday, May 12, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up their spending modestly in April, spending money online and dining out, buoyed by a solid job market and a retreat in prices for some things.

Car sales also rose despite prices that continue to soar, according to the Commerce Department report issued Tuesday. But consumers are facing plenty of challenges heading into the second half of the year from tightening credit to a weaker job market.

62. What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino - Friday, May 12, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter, the social media site the billionaire Tesla CEO had been running since he bought it last fall.

Musk announced Friday that he's hiring Linda Yaccarino to be the new CEO of San Francisco-based Twitter, which is now called X Corp. He said Yaccarino's role will be focused mainly on running the company's business operations, leaving him to focus on product design and new technology.

63. Events - Friday, May 12, 2023

122nd Spring Outing at The Hermitage. Spring Outing is a century-old Nashville tradition that began in the early days of the Ladies’ Hermitage Association as a picnic on the mansion’s lawn. Since then, the event has evolved into a major fundraiser held to benefit The Andrew Jackson Foundation’s many education programs and preservation projects. Featured speaker for this year’s event is Jonathan W. Pliska, a renowned Landscape historian and author of A Garden for the President: A History of the White House Grounds. The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Nashville. Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Fee: $150+. Information

64. The banking crisis isn't over. But how bad will it get? - Friday, May 5, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty continues to pummel the banking industry, despite assurances from financial regulators and bankers such as Jamie Dimon this week that the worst of the recent crisis is over and the health of the banking system remains strong.

65. Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace - Friday, April 28, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people found shot to death in an RV in a small Mojave Desert community in California. Four partygoers slain and 32 injured in small-town Alabama during a Sweet 16 birthday that ended with a girl kneeling beside her fatally wounded brother. Six people, included three 9-year-old children, gunned down at an elementary school in Nashville.

66. Events - Friday, April 7, 2023

Business and Baseball. Enjoy networking and hors d’oeuvres before the game. Admission to the Nashville Sounds game, exclusive access to Hit City Hall before and during the game, heavy hors d’oeuvres and nonalcoholic beverages, networking with your fellow Chamber members, access to First Horizon Park’s concessions and the Band Box. Networking: Wednesday, 5-6:30, game 6:35. Fee: Chamber member $50, Future member $60. Information

67. Stocks rally on Wall Street as bank fears ease further - Friday, March 24, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Wednesday as Wall Street shakes off more of the fear that dominated it earlier this month.

The S&P 500 rose 1.4% for its fourth gain in the last five days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 323 points, or 1%, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.8%.

68. Bicyclists finding their lane - Friday, March 31, 2023

Joshua Littlefield might be one of the untold numbers of people who’ve relocated to the Nashville area from California over the past few years, but he’s already picked up on a specific, time-honored Music City tradition.

69. Love living downtown? Options there are on the rise - Friday, March 24, 2023

Want to see Nashville Sounds baseball without leaving the comfort of your outfield apartment? Perhaps you’d rather bike the city greenway located just steps from the door of your MetroCenter apartment or enjoy skyline views from your high-rise residence.

70. NY bank's demise: Contagion or a problem with the business? - Friday, March 17, 2023

Signature Bank's collapse came stunningly fast, leaving behind the question of whether there was a fundamental flaw in the way it did business — or if it was just a victim of the panic that spread after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

71. The top minor league franchise in the country - Friday, March 17, 2023

Our calendars tell us spring begins March 20. But for many Nashville sports fans, the first official day of spring arrives March 31 with the start of a new minor league baseball season for the Nashville Sounds.

72. Biden's Trump-focused campaign could be risky if GOP shifts - Friday, February 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden built his 2020 White House run around promises to beat Donald Trump "like a drum." As Biden gears up for an expected reelection campaign, he insists he can do it again.

73. Loving your job might be as simple as finding a friend - Friday, February 17, 2023

Have you asked friends how they’re doing at work lately? Many people are feeling scared.

The news is filled with headlines about layoffs and an unstable economy. Unlike before, the layoffs no longer feel small and isolated. Big companies that we all know are laying off hundreds or thousands of workers.

74. Pilot shortage puts pressure on airline operations - Friday, February 10, 2023

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Until last summer, Ashley Montano had never flown. Now she was preparing to land a small plane with three passengers after a previous touch-and-go that had been rough.

"The plane is a bit heavy, so give it just a little more power to make a smooth landing," flight instructor Jason Fink told her.

75. CIA director visits Kyiv, meets with Ukraine's Zelenskyy - Friday, January 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director William Burns visited Kyiv last week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a U.S. official said Thursday, in the latest example of high-level contacts between the U.S. and Ukraine.

76. Biden-McConnell: Personally mismatched, professionally bound - Friday, January 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden stepped to the lectern in the shadow of the Brent Spence Bridge in northern Kentucky this month, he couldn't stop showering praise on the state's senior Republican senator, who had fought to repair the ramshackle span for decades.

77. Most signs point to Tannehill return for 2023 - Friday, January 20, 2023

Beyond hiring a new general manager and a new offensive coordinator, one of the biggest questions the Tennessee Titans will have to answer this offseason is who will play quarterback.

Starter Ryan Tannehill, who ended the year on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain that required surgery, has one year remaining on his contract with a $27 million base salary that would count more than $36 million against the Titans salary cap in 2023.

78. Who knows local market better, outsiders or insiders? - Friday, December 23, 2022

Last week, a condominium in the Bellevue Commons sold for $399,000 in 24 days from the time that Autumn Faughn of Compass Tennessee, LLC listed the property. Faughn originally listed the property for $415,0000, and Milad Yakoub of simpliHOM sold the home.

79. A slowdown in US inflation eases some pressure on households - Friday, December 9, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.

80. Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy - Friday, December 9, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun.

81. Amgen to buy Horizon Therapeutics in $26.4B deal - Friday, December 9, 2022

Amgen is spending more than $26 billion to dive deeper into rare disease treatments with a deal for drugmaker Horizon Therapeutics.

The biotech drug developer said Monday that it will pay $116.50 in cash for each share of Horizon, which makes a thyroid eye disease treatment that generated more than $1 billion in its first full year on the market.

82. Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters - Friday, December 2, 2022

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast.

The live, online auction for the five leases — three off California's central coast and two off its northern coast — has attracted strong interest and 43 companies from around the world are approved to bid. The wind turbines will float roughly 25 miles offshore.

83. US employers are hiring briskly even in face of rate hikes - Friday, November 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation.

84. US average long-term mortgage rates back under 7%, for now - Friday, November 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped back under 7% this week, one day after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark borrowing rate to its highest level in 15 years as it tries to squelch four-decade high inflation.

85. Seven join CVC board of directors - Friday, October 7, 2022

Seven Nashville leaders have joined the board of directors of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp:

• Alberto R. Gonzales, who served as Attorney General of the United States during the George W. Bush administration, to the role of Legal Counsel;
• Dr. Alex Jahangir, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who chaired the Nashville COVID-19 Taskforce;
• Doug Kreulen, President and CEO, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority;
• Howard Nuchow, Co-Head of CAA Sports;
• Marc Sternagel, Area General Manager of the Grand Hyatt Nashville;
• Claire Whitfield Tucker, recently retired President and CEO Emerita of CapStar Financial Holdings and CapStar Bank in Nashville;
• Ben Weprin, CEO and founder of Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners with a portfolio that includes brands such as Graduate Hotels, Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts and Outpost Residential.

Banking executive Kevin Lavender, who is head of Commercial Banking at Fifth Third Bank, will serve a second year as chairman of the board of directors. The NCVC Board represents sectors from both within and outside the hospitality industry to guide the organization during continued growth in both visitation and hotel supply.

86. Unemployment drops in all TN counties - Friday, September 30, 2022

Every county in Tennessee experienced lower unemployment rates in August, data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development reveals.

For the month, 89 counties recorded rates below 5%, while the remaining six counties came in with rates higher than 5% but less than 10%.

87. When autumn leaves start to fall, will Wall Street follow? - Friday, September 2, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome to the worst month of the year for Wall Street.

Since 1950, September has brought an average loss of 0.5% for the S&P 500. That's 10 times worse than the next-worst month, February.

88. Owner of Knoxville-based Regal Cinemas considering bankruptcy - Friday, August 19, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Conditions are dimming at many movie theaters around the world.

Cineworld Group PLC, one of the industry's biggest theater operators, confirmed Monday that it's considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., as it contends with billions of dollars in debt and more empty seats in front of its screens than expected.

89. Blasts, fire hits military depot in Russian-annexed Crimea - Friday, August 12, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Massive explosions and fires hit a military depot in Russia-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people, the second time in recent days that the Ukraine war's focus has turned to the peninsula.

90. Watching al-Qaida chief's 'pattern of life' key to his death - Friday, July 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a U.S. drone ended Ayman al-Zawahri's decade-long reign as the leader of al-Qaida. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months.

91. Treasury says borrowing needs increased by $262 billion - Friday, July 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is seeking to borrow $444 billion in the current quarter through September as the Federal Reserve tightens its portfolio.

Figures released Monday by the department show that to be a $262 billion increase compared to estimates announced in May, a sign that the federal government will need to be more reliant on debt.

92. Southwest posts record revenue but warns of rising costs - Friday, July 29, 2022

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines' second-quarter profit doubled to $760 million on record revenue, but the carrier warned that rising costs and lower productivity are likely to continue in the second half of the year.

93. Yellen downplays US recession risk as economic reports loom - Friday, July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the U.S. economy is slowing but pointed to healthy hiring as proof that it is not yet in recession.

Yellen spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press" just before a slew of economic reports will be released this week that will shed light on an economy currently besieged by rampant inflation and threatened by higher interest rates. The data will cover sales of new homes, consumer confidence, incomes, spending, inflation, and overall output.

94. Genesco taps Sandfort as independent director - Friday, July 8, 2022

The independent directors of the Genesco board have unanimously selected Gregory A. Sandfort as the company’s lead independent director. Sandfort succeeds Matthew C. Diamond, who has served in that role for the past four years.

95. Watergate 50th meets Jan. 6. Common thread: Thirst for power - Friday, June 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wreckage of Watergate and Jan. 6 are a half-century apart yet rooted in the same ancient thirst for power at any cost.

Two presidents, wily and profane, tried an end run around democracy.

96. Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week - Friday, June 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of rising inflation and interest rates.

Applications for jobless aid fell by 3,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 11, down from the previous week's 232,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally represent the number of layoffs.

97. ServisFirst Bank Nashville hires 2, promotes a third - Friday, June 10, 2022

ServisFirst Bank Nashville, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, has hired Stephanie Sallman as vice president, commercial credit officer, and Ryan Muskar as vice president, commercial portfolio manager. Dan Harrington has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director of corporate real estate.

98. COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America? - Friday, May 27, 2022

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the nation marked 1 million deaths from COVID-19 last week, the milestone was bookended by mass shootings that killed people simply living their lives: grocery shopping, going to church, or attending the fourth grade. The number, once unthinkable, is now an irreversible reality in the United States — just like the persistent reality of gun violence that kills tens of thousands of people every year.

99. Martin to receive TBA’s Drowota Award - Friday, May 13, 2022

Judge James G. Martin III will be honored next month with the Tennessee Bar Association’s Justice Frank F. Drowota III Award.

The Drowota Award is awarded to a judge or judicial branch official of a federal, state or local court in Tennessee who has demonstrated extraordinary devotion and dedication to the improvement of the law, the legal system and the administration of justice as exemplified by the career of former Supreme Court Justice Frank F. Drowota III – the award’s first recipient. The Drowota Award is the TBA’s highest award for service to the judiciary and has been given annually for more than a decade.

100. Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills - Friday, May 6, 2022

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It took two trips over state lines, navigating icy roads and a patchwork of state laws, for a 32-year-old South Dakota woman to get abortion pills last year.

For abortion-seekers like her, such journeys, along with pills sent through the mail, will grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and allow individual states to ban the procedure. The woman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because she was concerned for her family's safety, said the abortion pills allowed her to end an unexpected and high-risk pregnancy and remain devoted to her two children.