Fourth of July

Barbeques weren’t the only things heating up on the Fourth of July this year. The Earth also reached its highest temperature in over 40 years, which may not surprise some Americans who also suffered from the smoke from Canadian wildfires over recent weeks. The average global temperature...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday retweeted a picture of its Falcon 9 rocket launching Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to wish Twitterati on independence day. The picture, by spaceflight photographer John Kraus, shows the Falcon 9 taking off in the backdrop of a waving American...

After a lengthy weather delay, Joey Chestnut ate 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest for a record 16th time.  The competitive eater, known by the nickname "Jaws," could not surpass his record of consuming 76 hot dogs and buns, which he...

The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) closed slightly higher on Monday on far below-average volume ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The stock market ETF printed an inside bar pattern on the daily chart, which leans bullish for continuation, although a bearish quadruple top pattern could cause...

Two out of three Americans are unaware of the true meaning of Independence Day, which falls on July 4.    A survey by OnePoll tested the knowledge of 1,000 respondents in the U.S., 99% of whom identified as either born or naturalized citizens of the country. When asked...

The Fourth of July, a holiday celebrating American independence, is commemorated with parades, fireworks, and festivities. The day also embraces a unique tradition of competitive eating, with a hot dog eating contest that has made Joey Chestnut a household name around the world. Chestnut...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has taken a "Fourth of July" dig at Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). What Happened: The entrepreneur shared a meme of how Twitter would supposedly look in 1775 during the Revolutionary War. pic.twitter.com/sUrsfucQ2F —...

Fourth of July weekend is upon us with Americans expected to hit the roads in record numbers with AAA travel predicting approximately 42 million people driving at least 50 miles from home. AAA travel forecasted that air travelers are projected to reach 3.55 million for the holiday, which...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent part of the holiday weekend surfing on an electric hydrofoil-like contraption carrying the Star and Stripes. He posted a video of the surfing action online and soon enough it was turned into a meme. What Happened: Zuckerberg’s watersports...

Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE: BUD), the macro brewery whose brands include Budweiser, has a new lineup of summer beers that are inspired by America and freedom, according to Brendan Whitworth, Anheuser-Busch vice president of sales, What Happened Budweiser's recently launched lineup of...

June 28 is National Insurance Awareness Day and less than a week later, on the Fourth of July, we celebrate Independence Day. Americans spent about $885 million on 4th of July fireworks in 2017 and the American Pyrotechnics Association estimates that fireworks revenues could top $900 million in...

A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles from home this Independence Day holiday, according to American Automobile Association estimates. Why Gas Prices Are Rising AAA’s figures show that the vast majority — 39.7 million people — will take...