Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says

Spikes of fatalities linked to drinking that began with the Covid pandemic were not an anomaly. An estimated 178,000 people died in 2021 from similar causes. NYT > Health

Nearly 400 hotel rooms proposed for Century Farms development

An Antioch-based hospitality group is moving ahead with plans for a hotel development in Century Farms. Triumph Hospitality has proposed a 400-room, two-hotel project in the Antioch development. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

AllianceBernstein manages nearly $5B of wealth in Tennessee. Here’s how its advising clients.

Sansiveri, the Managing Director and head of the Nashville Private Client Group for AllianceBernstein, recently sat down with the Business Journal to discuss how the city has developed in the five years since the company relocated here from New York and how quickly they’ve grown since then. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Berkshire Hathaway fourth-quarter operating earnings fall 8%, cash hoard swells to nearly $130 billion

Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings totaled $ 6.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a release read Saturday. International: Top News And Analysis

Email marketing company CM Group revamps as Marigold after nearly tripling revenue

It all started 20 years ago, as a startup named Emma that became a local tech darling. Now it’s an email and digital marketing company that nearly tripled revenue from 2018 to 2021, reaching $ 440 million. And as of Jan. 18, that company has a new name. “This really is the time when it’s become a new business,” says the CEO. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News...

ObjectiveHealth raises nearly $7 million

The company partners with physicians to integrate clinical trials into their practice. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Bitcoin tops $22,000, hitting highest in nearly a month ahead of inflation data and Ethereum merge

The Ethereum network will complete a long-awaited upgrade called the merge this week and anticipation of this helped lift crypto markets. International: Top News And Analysis

Bond yields largely steady following Wall Street’s best day in nearly a month

Bond yields were little changed on Thursday from the previous session, with most trading around just one basis point lower. U.S. News

Dow falls nearly 500 points as bear market bounce loses steam

The major averages fell on Tuesday as the market failed to keep its rebound from the bear-market lows going. International: Top News And Analysis

Asia markets gain as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumps nearly 2%

Shares in the Asia Pacific markets rose on Friday, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index leading gains. International: Top News And Analysis

House to vote on government funding bill that includes nearly $14 billion in Ukraine aid

The funding bill would prevent a government shutdown through September and provide humanitarian aid and military equipment to Ukraine. U.S. News

Bilibili falls nearly 7% on first day of trade in Hong Kong as Chinese tech stocks face pressure

Bilibili raised around $ 2.6 billion in its Hong Kong secondary listing after pricing its shares at 808 Hong Kong dollars each. International: Top News And Analysis