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5 IPO Stocks to Watch in August 08/06/2021 12:00am • The boom in U.S. initial public offerings that started in 2020 has accelerated in 2021 thanks in large part to record stock prices. Proceeds from traditional IPOs are up 232% in 2021 over the same period last year, according to Renaissance Capital. In fact, there have been more than 250 IPOs comple British navy group: 'Potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast 08/03/2021 11:41pm • FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British navy warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, though the circumstances remained unclear. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West over Tehra Mine Road in Dumfries to be renamed Batestown after freed slave community 06/16/2021 09:17am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Batestown was, and remains, a predominantly African-American community in Dumfries founded in the 1800s by the family of a freed sla Fairfax parks returning to nearly normal operations 06/04/2021 08:28pm • Lake Fairfax Park in Reston, Virginia with buildings, facilities during sunset, trees landscape, blue water in Northern VA. (Getty) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. F Shakespeare Theatre Company salutes the Bard's best villains 02/05/2021 12:41am • We all know William Shakespeare's most iconic heroes, from Romeo to Hamlet. Now, it's the bad guy's turn. Shakespeare Theatre salutes the Bard's best baddies in "All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain," which is available to stream now through July 28. "I had the The 10 Most Valuable Tech Companies in the World 09/17/2020 12:00am • The 10 largest global tech companiesThere was a time, not so long ago, when you could expect to find the 10 most valuable tech companies in the world all within the U.S. In fact, you might find them all conveniently nestled up next to each other in a 50-square-mile area in California called Silicon Fraley Film Guide 2019 01/18/2019 12:44pm • 2019 MOVIE GUIDE   4 STARS ”Parasite” - Bong Joon-ho directs Korean masterpiece on upper and lower class families ”1917” - Sam Mendes salutes grandfather with WWI trench mission shot like one long take "Little Women" - Greta Gerwig masterfully adapts the classic novel by Eastman Kodak Company (KODK) Hopes Cryptocurrency Is Silver Bullet 01/09/2018 07:00pm • It seems like all it takes to jump-start a sluggish stock these days is a single mention of cryptocurrency. Now Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) says it has created its own cryptocurrency called "KodakCoin," sending the stock's price soaring. KODK stock went up more nearly 120 percent on Tuesday, 5 Great Alternatives to Bitcoin 12/17/2017 07:00pm • Bitcoin has been center stage in recent weeks due to its soaring value. Investors who think more than $19,000 per bitcoin is too steep today may kick themselves for not getting in when the cryptocurrency traded around $7,000 about a month ago, $2,000 last spring, or less than $1,000 this time last y Should I Invest in Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology? 11/12/2017 07:00pm • Bitcoin, the controversial digital currency, has been hot this year, recently more than $7,000 this month from around $1,000 in January. Is it the next great thing, or will bitcoin run its course? And what about blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin? Companies are scrambling to find new uses for Review: 'The Big Sick' is so funny that it yanks rom-com genre out of a coma 06/30/2017 01:15am • WASHINGTON — If "Captain Fantastic" was the most unexpectedly funny movie of last summer, this summer's title immediately goes to "The Big Sick," which is not only the most hilarious movie of the year, but also one of the most refreshing, important and heartfelt. Produced by Judd Apatow 10 ETFs to Buy for Aggressive Growth 04/04/2017 08:00pm • So-called "aggressive growth" exchange-traded funds are geared toward exactly that: aggressive growth stocks, which typically come with some heightened risk. But that's the cracked egg that makes the omelet. Investors of most stripes should have at least some money allocated toward riskier growth st 10 ETFs to Buy for Aggressive Growth 01/31/2017 07:00pm • Here's how to get aggressive with your money.So-called "aggressive growth" exchange-traded funds are geared toward exactly that: aggressive growth stocks, which typically comes with some heightened risk. But that's the cracked egg that makes the omelet. Investors of most stripes should have at least Is the Bond Market in a Bubble? 08/12/2015 08:00pm • With the stock market in its sixth year of a bull market and hitting all-time highs, many investors are looking for vulnerable areas that may be susceptible for a pullback, or what I like to call a "bubble watch." Most of these conversations tend to drift toward areas where we've recently had bubb 10 High-Profile Stocks Poised for a Comeback 06/23/2015 08:00pm • Summer's as good a time as any to assess slumping stars in the stock market, as even baseball legends aren't immune to a dip in their fortunes. In 1971, Boston Red Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio went 0 for 44 -- that's 44 times at bat without a single hit -- but still managed to make the Baseball Hall