- + What's open and what's closed on Good Friday 2024?—It’s one of those rare days Wall Street it closed, but many banks aren’t. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + This niche employee benefit can actually pay for itself fourfold. Boston Consulting Group calls it ‘the easiest talent investment decision you’ll ever make’—“Passing up this kind of investment goes into corporate negligence territory,” Reshma Saujani, CEO of Moms First, tells Fortune. Read More [Category:...
- + Larry Summers, a 'friend of China,' warns Beijing that its actions are making it hard for people like him to push for stronger ties—Summers compared the U.S. and China to “two guys who don’t like each other much" stuck in the same lifeboat "a long way from shore." Read More [Categ...
- + Developers at Elon Musk's X test NSFW content and communities features—The use of adult content on X may be another way for the platform to differentiate itself. Read More [Category: Tech]
- + Want to raise confident, happy kids? Do these 4 things, a parenting expert says—Push them, watch movies with them, and remember anxiety is part of life. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura joins forces with bakery to launch his own brand of THC edibles—Jesse Ventura Farms branded edibles will be available next month, the former pro wrestler said. Read More [Category: Business]
- + The doctor who caught actress Olivia Munn’s breast cancer also diagnosed her own: ‘I don’t want another woman to go through what I went through’—The celebrity physician had benign imaging, no genetic mutations, and no family history of breast cancer when she was diagnosed with the disease. Rea...
- + Judge calls out banking industry for choosing Texas court to challenge credit card fee caps—'Venue is not a continental breakfast'—Judge Mark Pittman ruled that the lawsuit should be transferred to Washington, a win for banking regulators. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Virginia governor vetoes bill that would have boosted minimum wage from $12 to $15 over two years, saying it wasn't needed—Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin also vetoed a bill that would have allowed for recreational retail sales of marijuana. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Biden signs off on $60 million in federal aid for Baltimore as officials continue search for four missing workers—State police said the vehicles appear to be encased in a "superstructure" of concrete and debris. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends about their diagnosis: ‘You’re dealing with this all alone’—Not everyone is eager to share upsetting medical news, even with loved ones Read More [Category: Health]
- + Sega workers become the first major video game company in the nation to get a union contract—Sega workers become the first major video game company in the nation to get a union contract. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Japan’s population is getting so old that a diaper manufacturer is only making products for adults, not babies—Oji Nepia’s infant diaper production has fallen by 300 million units—about half its supply—since its 2001 peak. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Commentary: The U.S. and its allies want to bring the entire chip supply chain in-house—and that could create an OPEC-style cartel for the digital age—Can countries control production for chips, a product defined by innovation and competition? If so, then we may be looking at a new kind of SOE. Read...
- + Prop bets helped fuel the $11 billion sports gambling boom—but the NCAA president wants them gone—NCAA President Charlie Baker wants to ban prop bets, which could have unintended consequences. Read More [Category: Politics]
- + ‘Outrageous’: Bernie Sanders has Ozempic demands after study says it costs just $5 per month to manufacture—Sanders wants to personally discuss the weight-loss drug's roughly $1,000-per-month price with Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen. Read More...
- + For New Yorkers, ‘there are no consequences for not paying your property taxes’ as delinquencies spike to $880 million—Overdue property taxes are forecast to hit the highest level ever, jumping by over 30% from three years ago, according to an offering document for a b...
- + The burden of getting medical care can exhaust older patients—'The burden of arranging everything I need — it’s huge.' Read More [Category: Health]
- + Everyone’s a Karen these days: Frustrated by inflation and a different shopping experience, consumers are lashing out on service workers more often, poll says—Already burnt out, workers are dealing with increasingly frustrated customers. Read More [Category: Business]
- + A $2.3 million home listing in Nantucket just slashed its price by a whopping 74% after its shoreline eroded drastically in just a few weeks—Small vacation towns are reeling at the effects of climate change. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Even in his final hour, Sam Bankman-Fried insisted FTX was a crisis of liquidity—not outright fraud—In the moments before receiving his 25-year sentence, Sam Bankman-Fried was willing to admit responsibility for mismanagement but dodged any recogniti...
- + How the 43-year-old founder of [solidcore] made $100 million as her competitors went bankrupt—Anne Mahlum, worth roughly $100 million, shares how she came up with the idea for the [solidcore] workout and why she left the company last year. Re...
- + Self-made real estate millionaire Barbara Corcoran says home prices could go up 10% if mortgage rates dip—“If rates go down just another percentage point,” the Shark Tank star said, “prices are going to go through the roof.” Read More [Category: Economy...
- + How a 173-year-old law created for wooden ships could complicate rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore—President Joe Biden said the U.S. government should foot the bill for repairs. Recovering any of those funds from the owner of the Dali may prove more...
- + This longevity company is letting you check the 'credit score' for your health. Here are my surprising results and biological age—I tried this company's first-ever credit score for your health Read More [Category: Health]
- + America’s best-known gas analyst decries ‘misinformation from politicians.' The president is basically ‘powerless’ to control the price at the pump—"At the end of the day, one president in one country in a world with 200-some countries is rather powerless to control the price of a global commodity...
- + Meta employee calls out ‘toxic’ rules that ban staff from discussing controversial topics like Israel–Palestine—“External censorship on Meta platforms starts with internal censorship of Meta employees,” a Meta employee has warned. Read More [Category: Technolog...
- + Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison as FTX saga draws to a close—A jury convicted the disgraced founder of seven counts related to the collapse of his crypto exchange in November. Read More [Category: Cryptocurren...
- + Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison as the FTX saga draws to a close—A jury convicted the disgraced founder of seven counts related to the collapse of his crypto exchange in November. Read More [Category: Cryptocurren...
- + Bake-off over Capitals, Wizards ends with $515 million publicly funded deal for teams to stay in Washington DC for decades longer—Virginia House Speaker Don Scott said he was blown away by Gov. Glenn Youngkin's response to the news, saying it seemed like it was written by a teena...
- + Wendy's is giving away free breakfast for a year, but only in a handful of states—And no, it’s not an April Fool’s Day gag. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + The U.S. economy just won't quit — fourth-quarter GDP was revised even higher than initial estimate—The government upped its estimate of GDP growth for the last quarter of 2023 to 3.4%, from an earlier 3.2%. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Buttigieg stresses the enormity of the collision in Baltimore as engineering community fiercely debates safety measures—Roberto Leon, a Virginia Tech engineering professor, said the technology exists to protect a bridge against a collision but “This was an enormous load...
- + The economics of antibiotics are broken and superbugs are on the rise–but a solution inspired by the subscription economy could save millions of lives—There have been no new classes of antibiotics brought to patients since 1984. The Pasteur Act can fix that. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Joe Lieberman, former Connecticut senator who was the first Jewish candidate on a White House ticket, dies at 82—Lieberman would have been Al Gore's vice president if not for the disputed 2000 election. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Home Depot’s largest acquisition ever is an $18.25 billion bet on the housing market’s severe shortage of new homes—The acquisition target, SRS Distribution, provides materials for professionals like roofers, landscapers and pool contractors. Read More [Category: B...
- + Climbing out of mounting debt: 4 ways the government can help—The federal government has solutions to help you settle debt. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Spring spruce-up: Changes to the Hilton Honors Amex Business Card—The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card is getting some new credits, but will also come with an increased annual fee. Read More [Category: C...
- + AI Ph.D.s are flocking to Big Tech. Here’s why that could be bad news for open innovation—Public funding of research planted the IP seeds that grew into U.S.-based technology companies. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Sergio Ermotti came to the rescue when UBS snapped up Credit Suisse. One year later, he’s now Europe’s best-paid bank CEO—Since Ermotti boomerang-ed back to UBS last year, the bank’s shares have surged 60%. Read More [Category: Business]
- + A 40-year behavioral study confirms it—kids who bully go on to make the most money—Academics at the University of Exeter found bullying and temper tantrums were early traits of highly successful people. Read More [Category: Business...
- + Zuckerberg hails Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as the ‘Taylor Swift of tech’—The tech titans also took part in a 'Jersey swap' posted on the Meta CEO's Instagram page. Read More [Category: Tech]
- + Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5—A joint study between Yale University, King’s College Hospital in London and Doctors Without Borders found a single shot of the blockbuster drug could...
- + London's water supplier set to collapse into 'special administration'—Shareholders are withholding the first £500 million ($631 million) tranche of investment that Thames Water needs to continue operating. Read More [Ca...
- + U.S. agencies must show their AI tools aren't harming people, says VP Kamala Harris—The new policy directive is part of the more sweeping AI executive order signed by President Joe Biden in October. Read More [Category: Artificial In...
- + Baltimore Bridge expected to trigger "one of the largest marine losses in history", says Lloyd's of London—A multi-billion dollar loss is on the cards, but the CEO of the world's largest insurance marketplace says the costs are "manageable". Read More [Cat...
- + How a credit card’s ‘plunk factor’ became a millennial status symbol: ‘It feeds the ego’—"It makes you seem wealthy. It’s definitely bragging rights." Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Ask Andy: Should I work for this startup? And when is it safe to disclose a mental-health challenge?—In the inaugural edition of his Fortune column, Andy Dunn offers advice about doing due diligence and being candid about your own health. Read More ...
- + Dusty winds and heavy rain are making chocolate eggs and bunnies more expensive than ever—With exports from the Ivory Coast, the world’s top producer, down by a third in recent months, the global price of cocoa has risen sharply. Read More...
- + Dali cargo ship had 'routine engine maintenance' in port before crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge—The Baltimore region has reeled from the sudden loss of a major transportation link that's part of the highway loop around the city. Read More [Cate...
- + I pleaded guilty to a $3 million fraud charge. This is my advice for Sam Bankman-Fried—Prosecutors have recommended Sam Bankman-Fried spend 40 to 50 years in prison. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Boeing’s issues are prompting Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific to consider an ‘ABC’ future: Airbus, Boeing...and China's COMAC—Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam thinks "triangular competition" between Airbus, Boeing and COMAC will be good for the industry. Read More [Category: Bu...
- + Larry Summers, now an OpenAI board member, thinks AI could replace ‘almost all' forms of labor.—With tech, "things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could,” the former Treasury Secre...
- + Leading China VC Kai-Fu Lee warns an investor reckoning is coming for unprofitable AI companies—The "science fair phase needs to end," Lee warned. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Amazon injects another $2.75 billion into startup founded by siblings who worked at OpenAI—The startup, Anthropic, has become one of OpenAI’s most formidable competitors. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Ex-Trump lawyer and former law school dean who suggested Mike Pence interfere in the election should lose his California law license, judge says—John Eastman faces 11 disciplinary charges stemming from the legal strategy. Read More [Category: Celebrities]
- + Disney and DeSantis-appointed board strike deal after years of wrangling — just one day after the board replaced its Disney-critic chair—The agreement came a day after the appointment of a new board member. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Michael Douglas and Tom Cruise's divorce attorney shares the 5 secrets to making a marriage last—The celebrity divorce attorney has been married for 38 years. Read More [Category: Life]
- + How 3 minor league baseball players made $200,000 on Del Taco insider trading, complaint says: a night out drinking with a Jack in the Box analyst —“Might try to gamble on some options or something, I love to eat at del taco,” a player texted a teammate. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Who's to blame for the Baltimore ship incident? U.S. infrastructure the the cargo industry, alike—Cargo shipping and port infrastructure are closely intertwined. Avoiding future tragedies means both entities stepping up. Read More [Category: Econo...
- + Trump Social's public debut puts ‘all other meme stocks to shame,’ veteran analyst says—Its stock price is soaring–but a Wedbush analyst warns the platform doesn’t have the profitability to back up the hype. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Birkin bags can double in value in 5 years. An Hermès expert explains why it’s a better investment than gold—Thanks to its exclusivity and its status as an investment piece, a Birkin bag’s value is much higher than its sticker price of around $12,000. Read M...
- + Robot dog company celebrates its first shooting: ‘We are relieved that the only casualty that day was our robot’—Police in Massachusetts say they used a robot dog to avert a potential tragedy, but "Roscoe" did not survive the ordeal. Read More [Category: Busines...
- + Otis’s Judy Marks to future CEOs: It’s ‘radically different than any other role you’ve had’—COVID "was a great equalizer [of CEOs]...even though I was relatively new, even the experienced leaders hadn't been through it," says Otis CEO Judy Ma...
- + Diddy’s estimated $1 billion fortune is at risk after 5 lawsuits with explosive allegations. Here’s how the entertainment mogul made his money—Diddy’s fortune doesn’t come from his music alone. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Musk says it’s a ‘underpopulation crisis,’ Fink calls it a ‘retirement crisis’—but Morgan Stanley says 3 stocks will take advantage of the trend—By 2060, nearly a quarter of the U.S. population will be older than 65. Morgan Stanley just dug into how investors can profit from “Longevity in the U...
- + The White House and Gretchen Whitmer just took out a $1.5 billion loan to buy a nuclear power plant that was going to get dismantled—The Michigan governor said it would be the first nuclear power plant to be reopened in the U.S. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + New York City makes history as first American city to charge congestion toll with $15 fee to enter Manhattan—MTA board members voted to greenlight the congestion pricing plan, expected to go into effect in June. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Women outearn men in just a handful of U.S. cities, report finds—and not by a lot—Where they earn more, it’s just by a couple hundred dollars at most. Read More [Category: Business]
- + USDA identifies ‘rapidly evolving’ cattle virus as avian flu, another blow to Texas panhandle cattle ranchers battered by wildfires—A mysterious virus infecting cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico has been identified after weeks of uncertainty, and it shouldn’t affect the dairy m...
- + Xi hosts American business leaders in Beijing, calls for closer economic ties—“Sino-U.S. relations are one of the most important bilateral relations in the world,” Xi was cited as saying by China's official Xinhua News Agency. ...
- + Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know—A total solar eclipse will be on April 8 Read More [Category: Health]
- + Janet Yellen says China’s giant EV push ‘distorts global prices’ and hurts workers around the world—On Tuesday, China filed a WTO complaint against the U.S. over EV subsidies. The EU launched a probe into Chinese subsides last year. Read More [Categ...
- + 5 expert-backed ways to boost your memory and improve brain health at every age—Working to sharpen memory skills is important for all adults. Read More [Category: Health]
- + It’s a ‘nepo’ housing market. More than a third of Gen Zers and millennials expect their parents to help with a down payment, survey finds—“Because housing costs have soared so much, many young adults with family money get help from Mom and Dad,” Redfin’s chief economist, Daryl Fairweathe...
- + The best credit repair companies—and what they do well—Repairing your credit can lead to getting you access to better interest rates that can ultimately save you money. Read More [Category: Personal Finan...
- + 1 in 3 Americans who die in hospital had sepsis–and that’s just one of the many areas where AI can improve early diagnosis—The notion of AI as not only helpful but essential to the future practice of medicine is beginning to take root. Read More [Category: Health care]
- + Daniel Kahneman, the psychologist who won a Nobel for upending economics, dies at 90—Kahneman's work casting doubt on the rationality of human decision-making helped spawn the field of behavioral economics. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Judge rejects Coinbase’s ‘major questions doctrine’ argument in landmark SEC case—Judge Katherine Failla ruled on Wednesday that the SEC could continue its lawsuit against the leading U.S. crypto exchange. Read More [Category: Cry...
- + Ron DeSantis' 2-year feud with Disney ends with a settlement—DeSantis’ takeover of the district from Disney supporters after the company's opposition to a Florida law sparked nearly two years of litigation. Rea...
- + ‘Finfluencers’ could face up to two years in prison or unlimited fines for dodgy financial advice—TikTok—the birthplace of girl math, loud budgeting and “my payday routine” videos— is arguably the go-to platform for money hacks. Read More [Categor...
- + U.K.’s competition watchdog takes aim at fashion retailers ASOS, Boohoo and Asda in greenwashing clampdown—The new pledge to CMA could mean limiting the use of terms like “eco” and “sustainable” when referring to fabrics. Read More [Category: Retail]
- + Christian Horner in fight with neighbors over plans for pool beside church—Neighbors reportedly wrote in to contest the potential for the Horner family screaming, shouting, and splashing near weddings and funerals. Read More...
- + Secondhand clothing stores are red hot as consumers look to save money—Resale grew seven times faster than retail last year. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + New Era Debt Solutions review 2024: A debt settlement company with stellar customer reviews—Debt settlement companies are usually dealt a blow when it comes to consumer reviews, but that's where New Era Debt Solutions shines Read More [Categ...
- + Everything you need to know about workers’ compensation: How it works, how much it costs, and who pays for it—Workers’ compensation is often required by business owners with as little as one employee. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + RyanAir CEO speaks out on 2 years of Boeing problems: ‘spanners under floor boards,’ ‘missing seat handles’ and 'much needed' new management—For Boeing, the start of the year has gone from bad to worse with malfunctioning and delayed deliveries just a few of its problems. Read More [Categ...
- + Taco Bell is charging for packets of its latest condiment—Avocado verde salsa incurs an upcharge, unless you order certain items. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + HKEX's first woman CEO says Hong Kong's exchange could name and shame listed companies that stick with single-gender boards—The operator of Hong Kong's stock exchange wants listed companies to have at least one woman director by the end of 2024. Read More [Category: Busin...
- + Diddy disappears from Macy’s, heavily marked down at Walmart as sources say sex trafficking probe under way—Sean “Diddy" Combs' lawyer claimed the searches of the rapper's LA and Miami properties were “a gross use of military-level force.” Read More [Catego...
- + What is fair credit, and what does it mean if you have it?—A fair credit score means you may struggle to get approved for financing and may be charged higher interest rates if you are approved. Here’s what a f...
- + Is the Delta Business Gold Amex worth it? Here’s how to decide—The Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business Card is an entry level card but it does not fit every type of Delta traveler. Can you get value from it? Read More ...
- + Inside the cockpit at Boeing: Here are the top 5 candidates for CEO as Dave Calhoun exits—It's the end of an era at Boeing after CEO Dave Calhoun reinvented the company and its top ranks in his image. Here are the top candidates for success...
- + NatWest trims the executive fat days after U.K. offloads its controlling stake in bloated bank that’s now cutting down on ‘unnecessary complexity’—NatWest's Thwaite, who's been CEO for under two months, thinks the bank's goal to simplify things should start at the top. Read More [Category: Busin...
- + Ingka CEO Jesper Brodin eyes Ikea shoppers' wallets as group buys Swedish bank—Jesper Brodin wants Ikea to "support customers to a better home" after Ikea stores owner buys up Ikano. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Larry Fink joins Jamie Dimon and Jerome Powell is sounding the alarm on 'snowballing' national debt: 'The situation is more urgent than I can ever remember'—Rising fiscal deficits have fuelled America's gravity-defying economic growth, but bond investors may revolt, plunging the country into a decade of au...
- + Shark Tank star says he forces prenups on his family and forbids them from merging finances with their partners—"I want financial due diligence on significant others because I'm a realist, I deal in the real world." Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + AI ‘apocalypse’ could wipe out 8 million jobs in the U.K., and women and Gen Z are most at risk—Women and young people could be more at risk to be displaced by AI, with them being disproportionately employed in those tasks that are most impacted ...
- + BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of EVs but an earnings miss amidst a growing price war sent shares plunging the most in a year—Posting net income just below analysts’ projections was enough to trigger the worst selloff in the Chinese company’s shares in a year. Read More [Cat...
- + Dutch chipmakers ASML and NXP Semiconductors among those unsettled by rise of populism typified by Geert Wilders—Some of the largest Dutch businesses are increasingly concerned about the rise of populist politicians in the Netherlands. Read More [Category: Techn...
- + China’s President Xi meets with U.S. CEOs from FedEx, Blackstone and Qualcomm and tells them the Chinese economy hasn’t peaked—China is trying to show it welcomes foreign businesses, but whipsawing tensions with Washington, a shaky economic recovery and raids on consulting fir...
- + Farmers in Brussels throw beets, spray manure at police and set hay alight to protest EU policies—The farmers protested what they see as excessive red tape and unfair trading practices as well as increased environmental measures and cheap imports f...
- + H&M's spring clean is paying off as profit beats estimates under new CEO—The Swedish retailer's new spring collection prompted a higher-than-expected increase in shoppers. Read More [Category: Business]
- + You’re more likely to make more money if you’re an older sibling—and now researchers think they know why—Kids are germ magnets, and that matters when you're second in line. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Police officers stopped traffic passing over Baltimore bridge within 90 seconds of warning—“Literally by being able to stop cars from coming over the bridge, these people are heroes.” Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Somebody in New Jersey won the $1.12bn Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to December—It’s tough to win the Mega Millions jackpot because the odds are so long, at 1 in 302.6 million. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Matalan using AI to tell you how your top will look—and to convince you to buy—Matalan has automated its product description tool, in a move it says has quadrupled productivity. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Elon Musk tells staff they must now demonstrate FSD self-driving tech to customers as ‘almost no one realizes how well it works’ —The Tesla CEO is even prepared to take a slowdown on sales. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Where Fisker went wrong: Once seen as a strong EV challenger, the automaker has now been delisted and is on the brink of bankruptcy—Fisker Inc. has had many bumps in the road since its launch in 2016. It's now at a precarious position unlike ever before—was it long coming? Read M...
- + Worsening tensions between China and the U.S. will make Hong Kong and its ‘unique status’ even more important, says the city’s top financial official—“We are different from the rest of China, in terms of our way of doing things in business," Paul Chan said on Wednesday at the Fortune Innovation Foru...
- + We’re in the ‘third quarter’ of the AI contest, says Walmart International’s CEO—but companies are still trying to get the technology to do too much—“AI has been the lifeblood of most organizations for the last 10 years,” Kathryn McClay, CEO of Walmart International, said at the Fortune Innovation ...
- + Free taxis, education subsidies and gratis egg freezing—how Chinese companies are crafting next-gen benefits for mothers amid the country's baby bust—Trip.com CEO Jane Sun and Yum China CEO Joey Wat shared how their companies are trying to support new parents. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Spotify launching video learning platform charging $44 for 'Dog Body Language' class—Users will fork out $117 for an introductory piano class, and more than $60 to get songwriting tips from Take That's Gary Barlow. Read More [Category...
- + Hive wants to use a $13 million Series A round to build a decentralized cloud: ‘It could be one of these big bets that could really work’—Hive wants to upcycle unused computing power globally to form a distributed cloud network. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + You could win the $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot—the odds are only one in 302.6 million—The eighth-largest prize in U.S. lottery history is up for grabs after 30 consecutive drawings without a winner. Read More [Category: Personal Financ...
- + Trump's social media company rises 16% in first day trading gains, but the stock could fall 95%, says an IPO expert—Many of those investing in Trump Media are small-time investors either trying to support Trump or aiming to cash in on the mania. Read More [Category...
- + Amazon drivers are workers, Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in closely watched case—The decision means an Amazon subsidiary, Amazon Logistics, will likely be hit with a tax bill of more than $200,000. Read More [Category: Business]
- + ‘They lied to all of us’: Big Oil hit with climate change lawsuit from suburban Philadelphia county—“These companies have known since at least the 1950s that their ways of doing business were having calamitous effects on our planet. Read More [Categ...
- + Military travel-repayment policy for health care including IVF and abortions was used a dozen times last year, after a senator held up hundreds of military promotions for months to stop it—Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin instituted the policy after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Cash-crunched Trump is selling patriotic Bibles online for $59.99 each—Trump, via his newly listed Truth Social platform, urged supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible," inspired by Lee Greenwood's patriotic ballad...
- + Meet Nicole Shanahan, 38-year-old ex-wife of a Google co-founder who just joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skeptic campaign—Shanahan talked about her hardscrabble upbringing in Oakland, relying on government assistance before becoming “very wealthy later on in life." Read ...
- + Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan, Silicon Valley philanthropist and ex-wife of Sergey Brin, as running mate for independent White House bid—Shanahan, 38, is a California lawyer who leads Bia-Echo Foundation, an organization focused on women’s reproductive science, environmental causes and ...
- + Engineering professor on Baltimore’s fallen bridge: It can’t absorb ‘anywhere near the energy that this humongous ship is bringing’—The 985-foot-long vessel struck one of the 1.6-mile bridge’s supports while moving at 8 knots, or roughly 9 mph (15 kph). Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Former RNC head Ronna McDaniel lasted just 4 days at NBC News as management caves to staff rebellion—Chuck Todd said many NBC journalists were uncomfortable with the hiring because of McDaniel’s “gaslighting” and “character assassination” at the RNC. ...
- + Robinhood makes major push into credit cards with 3% cash back rewards, 10 karat gold card—The move comes at a time when Robinhood's share price is up nearly 100% this year and the company appears to have recovered from its post-pandemic mal...
- + Defiant Texas AG will repay investors to resolve securities fraud charges—'There will never be a conviction in this case nor am I guilty'—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was set to stand trial in less than three weeks. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Billionaire tech founder ‘abused the trust’ of a colleague with an insider trading deal that made him $415K in profit, SEC alleges—The founder and former chairman of tech company Arista Networks will pay nearly $1 million in penalties. Read More [Category: Business]
- + 9 product management bootcamps for learners of all technical backgrounds—Delve into agile frameworks, stakeholder management, and a customer-centric approach with these reputable product management bootcamps. Read More [Ca...
- + Renting will be cheaper than buying for years—Home prices and rents are high, but the latter “will remain by far the most cost-effective option” until the end of 2026, Capital Economics predicts. ...
- + Marc Benioff alludes to the market’s possible AI oversaturation by joking about a “genius” toothbrush—Companies might be getting carried away with AI marketing tactics. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Boosted by public markets and tech IPOs, demand for private shares reaches highest level since 2021—Buyers seeking private shares and interest in recent IPOs are contributing to a positive investment outlook, according to a new report. Read More [Ca...
- + Credit Saint review 2024: A credit repair company with many features, but varying results—Learn more about how Credit Saint can help you restore your credit. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Google’s founders didn’t market test Alphabet’s name before launching the now $1.9 trillion juggernaut. Here's the advice Steve Jobs gave Larry Page—Larry Page turned 51 on Tuesday, and Fortune looked back at the philosophy behind the centibillionaire’s brainchild. Read More [Category: Entrepreneu...
- + Is Medicare keeping pace with our aging population? Experts say 'we need to double down and go faster'—Medicare is getting better at addressing more health conditions seen in this burgeoning older population, says one expert. Read More [Category: Healt...
- + $30 billion credit-card deal with Visa, Mastercard is one of the biggest antitrust settlements ever, capping a nearly 20-year fight—The legal fight over credit card swipe "interchange" fees dates back to at least 2005 — before both Visa and Mastercard were spun off. Read More [Cat...
- + How a park bench meeting led to Aflac’s $200 million mascot idea—"Quack, quack, Aflac became the idea," CEO Dan Amos told Fortune. The adoption of the avian mascot has coincided with a 621% run-up in share price. R...
- + The housing market is so unaffordable that buyers need to make $30,000 more than they currently do to buy a home —But that’s an improvement from last year when they needed to close a more than $40,000 shortfall, according to a new Redfin analysis. Read More [Ca...
- + FTX creditors claim their ‘Sam Coins’ aren’t worthless—and are asking a bankruptcy judge to overrule the company’s own valuation—The trading value of "Sam Coins" has remained negligible since FTX's bankruptcy, but holders of the tokens want their money back. Read More [Category...
- + Wall Street giant Larry Fink says younger generations don’t trust older ones, and they’re completely justified—Fink thinks Gen Z and millennials believe boomers focused on their own financial well-being before all else. “And in the case of retirement, they’re r...
- + DOJ accuses crypto exchange KuCoin of money laundering violations and receiving billions in suspicious funds—The Seychelles-based firm is one of the top crypto exchanges by trading volume. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + First Taylor Swift, now college students are studying the music of "Weird Al" Yankovic—Another one rides the bus. Read More [Category: Education]
- + First Taylor Swift, now college students are studying the music of Weird Al Yankovic—Another one rides the bus. Read More [Category: Education]
- + Jerry Levin, known as the CEO who pushed for the ‘worst merger in corporate history,’ is less known for falling on his sword for the $350 billion deal later in life—The former AOL Time Warner CEO, who died last week, leaves behind a complicated legacy. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Banana prices are increasing at Trader Joe's for the first time in more than 20 years—21% increase is the end of an era. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Oscar winner Olivia Colman said she’d make ‘a f--- of a lot more’ if she were a man—and she’s spot-on—The actress isn’t imagining things: Women still make way less in most industries. Read More [Category: Celebrities]
- + Oscar winner Olivia Colman said she’d make ‘a f--- of a lot more’ if she were a man—and she’s spot on—The actress isn’t imagining things: Women still make way less in most industries. Read More [Category: Celebrities]
- + 1 in 4 people skip regular checkups–and forgo their chance to benefit from early cancer detection. It’s time to nag the ones you love—The Princess of Wales, a young, healthy, and active mother is facing a very public health crisis–but the survival rate for many cancers is on the rise...
- + The U.S. is simplifying how to report crypto on your taxes in 2025. But what about this year?—As April 15 nears, here’s everything the U.S.-based crypto community needs to know about filing taxes. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Why the ULEZ car pollution scheme has Londoners driving in circles—The Conservative candidate to replace Labour mayor Sadiq Khan is vowing to roll back the ULEZ expansion if she wins office. Read More [Category: Envi...
- + McDonald's will sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts nationwide—The companies have been quietly testing a relationship for nearly two years. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + How much money should you keep in your savings and checking accounts?—When it comes to your checking and savings accounts, you don’t want to keep too much money in either. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + 529 to Roth IRA rollovers: here’s what to know—Thanks to a new bill, you can roll over up to $35,000 from your 529 savings plan to a Roth IRA. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Boeing taps internal executive with three decades' experience for top job, but it might not be a 'slam dunk,' CEO succession expert says—It "makes sense to have an internal person, but it’s not a slam dunk,” said CEO succession expert Jason Schloetzer. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Judge slaps down lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X against a nonprofit, saying it’s ‘unabashedly’ about punishing them for researching hate speech on the platform—Judge Charles Breyer made it clear he believed Musk’s company was trying to punish the nonprofit and “dissuade” others from criticizing it. Read More...
- + Some managers looking for a discount think it’s time to replace you with AI —Many bosses embrace AI in order to curb costs (rather than paying employees what their worth) Read More [Category: Business]
- + Millennial and Gen Z credit scores are the latest sign of the 'vibecession.' Their credit scores will keep going up, Open Credit, TransUnion report shows—This could be a good sign for borrowers since lenders have historically been “hesitant” to extend loans to thin-file or low-credit consumers. Read Mo...
- + DC attorney general rips into Wizards and Capitals, says they’re trying to dodge decades of obligations to Washington—In a letter obtained by the AP, Brian Schwalb cited a 2007 bond agreement for renovations that extended the teams' lease through 2047. Read More [Cat...
- + There’s one week in April that will be the best time to sell a house this year, Realtor.com says. Here’s why—“The week of April 14–20 is expected to have the ideal balance of housing market conditions that favor home sellers, more so than any other week in th...
- + United Airlines loses $600 million in market cap on news that FAA is opening a probe after airline’s 10th safety flub in just 2 weeks—"While they are all unrelated, I want you to know that these incidents have our attention and have sharpened our focus,” United CEO Scott Kirby said. ...
- + Oops. Education Dept. discovers calculation error in over 200,000 students’ financial aid applications—The Education Department says the problem won't affect 1.3 million applications processed correctly, but others have to be redone. Read More [Categor...
- + Florida 16-year-olds will need their parents’ permission to use social media after a DeSantis ban—The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 15- and 16-year-olds. Read More [Category: Busines...
- + Dave Calhoun needs the next Boeing CEO to be a success and he has more than $45 million riding on it—Calhoun holds thousands of options that are underwater, meaning he can only collect if Stephanie Pope can deliver. Read More [Category: Business]
- + The key to a long life is avoiding the 'poisonous 5 Ps,' says one of the world's top anti-aging experts—Italian kids aren't actually following the Mediterranean Diet, says Valter Longo Read More [Category: Health]
- + Florida’s insurers are profitable after 7 straight years of losses—but it’s mostly because of dumb luck—Mild hurricane season hands Florida’s property insurers their first positive returns in nearly a decade. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Apple must secure China as it embarks on legal battles in the U.S. and Europe, Wedbush analyst says: 'Grab the olive branch from Beijing and don't look back'—On top of weak China sales, Apple also faces headwinds from antitrust actions. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Nearly half of all investors expect a ‘no landing’ scenario for the economy where inflation remains but there’s no recession, Deutsche Bank survey shows—"You could say [it’s] an implied Goldilocks ‘no landing’ for now...the markets quite liking their porridge on the warmer side," Deutsche Bank's Jim Re...
- + ‘If you don’t disclose, you won’t get the support of international capital’: The backlash against the SEC’s new mandate is a mistake as China closes the gap on climate disclosures—U.S. firms’ disclosures may be better, but they suffer from the absence of regulations that standardize how firms disclose. Read More [Category: Env...
- + Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic says he only expects one rate cut this year—Bostic goes against Wall Street and the Fed’s consensus view, which predicts three rate cuts in 2024. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Zoom fatigue, unread emails, and work stress: These 3 tips can help spring-clean your work life and restore balance—Learn the art of managing up, go cold turkey on meetings, and start unsubscribing Read More [Category: Health]
- + Housing market ‘perfect storm’ means prices will stay high, top real-estate CEO says—“Unbelievable demand has sort of been the story of the last five to seven years, and that’s due to really the villain being supply,” Invitation Homes’...
- + Binance executive flees ‘unlawful custody’ in Nigeria days before government files tax evasion charges—Nadeem Anjarwalla was one of two Binance employees held since February. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + ESPN anchor Rece Davis calls a sports betting pick ‘a risk-free investment,’ stoking disbelief—Davis later said his "risk-free" comment was meant as a joke. "As we all know, such a thing does not exist. Obviously, there are risks,” he wrote. Re...
- + Tesla offers a CyberHammer to people who help sell its cars—and the resale value is already soaring—Only 800 are available. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Portuguese workers taking second job or emigrating as digital nomads push up costs—Nearly a third of 15-39-year-olds in Portugal are emigrating, while others are taking a second job to make ends meet. Read More [Category: Business]
- + NBC staff in open rebellion over hiring of election-disputing former RNC head, as ‘Morning Joe’ joins with Chuck Todd in opposition—Ronna McDaniel now says Biden won the 2020 election “fair and square.” Last summer she said “I don’t think he won it fair. I don’t.” Read More [Categ...
- + Trump let off the hook by appeals court on half-billion-dollar judgment—but only if he comes up with $175 million in next 10 days—If Trump comes up with the cash, it would stop the clock on collection and keep New York from seizing his assets while he appeals. Read More [Categor...
- + Meet Stephanie Pope, the longtime Boeing exec about to become CEO of its commercial airplanes division—Pope’s appointment comes amid an executive shakeup at the embattled airplane manufacturer. Read More [Category: Business]
- + ‘Babar, c’est moi’: Laurent de Brunhoff, Parisian turned Floridian who sold millions of children’s books, dies at 98—De Brunhoff regretted some of his choices, especially 1949's "Babar's Picnic," which he asked his publisher to withdraw. Read More [Category: Books]
- + NYC vacancy rates are so low and affordable housing is so sparse that a super PAC formed to elect politicians to build more homes—New York City vacancy rates hit a historic low in February. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Linda Bean, catalogue heiress turned lobster booster and environmentalist turned Trump supporter, dies at 82—Bean's grandfather, Leon Leonwood Bean, founded the company in 1912 that became known for its flannels and rubber-bottom boots. Read More [Category:...
- + How 80-year-old Fidelity became a crypto pioneer—and what’s next after its successful Bitcoin ETF—Under CEO Abigail Johnson, Fidelity has invested heavily in blockchain technology, including a Bitcoin ETF, mining, and a custody and trading platform...
- + The Mega Millions has topped $1 billion and Powerball is at $800 million. These are the odds you’re facing.—Feelin’ lucky? Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Someone paid $181,000 for a Seteve Jobs-autographed business card—It was one of six Jobs-signed items sold at auction. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + China's brutal EV war forces BYD to cut starting price for its flagship Tesla Model 3 competitor —Despite speculation China's price war is easing, Tesla's troubles only grow as the Model 3 faces heightened pressure from a key rival. Read More [Cat...
- + Is the Delta Reserve Amex worth it? Here’s how to decide—The Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card packs a few premium benefits for frequent Delta flyers like lounge access, free bags and a companion...
- + How Chase Ultimate Rewards points and an airline alliance made my holiday vacation possible—Transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic allowed me to book almost-free flights on Delta Air Lines from Charlotte, North Carolina...
- + Europe's talent is moving to continent's second cities, employers are following—High-skilled workers fled from their nation's capital during COVID, investment figures suggest employers and developers are following them. Read More...
- + Want to earn nearly $100,000 within 5 years of graduating? Study engineering, new Fed research says—80% of the top 10 college majors with the highest incomes five years after graduation are engineering degrees, New York Federal Reserve study shows. ...
- + Avanti drivers get 380% raise to work 'rest days,' creating chance for 6-figure payday—Drivers will make $760 when they work an overtime shift, following reports that staff were ashamed to wear their uniform on the job. Read More [Categ...
- + Dave Calhoun to quit as Boeing CEO after a series of mishaps—Board Chair Larry Kellner has also told the company he doesn't plan to stand for re-election. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Unilever CEO says the Netherlands has a 'good chance' in listing the $18.4 billion ice cream unit that owns Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum—“The most likely route is to split off with a separate stock exchange listing and its own head office,” said CEO Hein Schumacher. Read More [Categor...
- + Legoland will toy with 'surge pricing' this summer to hike ticket rates—but only on sunny days—Legoland, London Eye and Madame Tussaudes operator says dynamic pricing could help "avoid overcrowding" and offer more flexibility. Read More [Catego...
- + Biden administration announces $6bn in funding for projects to slash industrial emissions, the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize industry—The industrial sector is responsible for roughly 25% of all the nation’s emissions, and has proven difficult to decarbonize due to its energy-intense,...
- + TikTik regulation bill’s future looking wobbly in Senate as calls—and threats—pour in: ‘OK, listen, if you ban TikTok I will find you and shoot you’—While more aggressive than most, TikTok’s extensive lobbying campaign is the latest attempt by the tech industry to head off any new legislation — and...
- + New Jersey, known for The Sopranos and chemical plants, is now using $1M grant to produce maple syrup—“You should never tell a New Jerseyan, ‘It can’t be done,’ because we live for the challenge," said Judith Vogel, a mathematics professor and director...
- + Beijing reportedly doesn't want Intel, AMD or Microsoft on its government computers as its drive for tech self-sufficiency picks up—Beijing quietly released a list of "safe and reliable" processors in late December that only features local companies. Read More [Category: Technolog...
- + Stellantis uses ‘mandatory remote work day’ to cut 400 white-collar jobs—Affected Stellantis employees were “expected to work from home unless otherwise instructed by your manager." Read More [Category: Business]
- + How Tough Mudder's millionaire founder lured investors into funding his immersive gaming venture—"Greed starts negotiations, fear closes them," says the serial entrepreneur behind Tough Mudder, Will Dean. Read More [Category: Entrepreneurship]
- + Homebuyers expecting big savings after realtor settlement likely in for letdown: ‘Everyone is turning this ruling into what they want it to be’—"I expect most of the gain to be captured by the seller, so the impact on home prices will be small," said Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zand...
- + Greener buildings gain in value, others face ‘huge problems’ as environmental rules loom over European property market—Property owners in Europe will need to invest vast sums in renovations to ensure their buildings meet new environmental standards. Read More [Categor...
- + Hong Kong sweats through highest temperature it's ever recorded in March following hottest summer on record last year—Hong Kong’s temperature on Sunday reached the highest recorded level during the month of March in 140 years. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + Apple CEO Tim Cook praises Tesla-beating BYD on China visit, pushes AI-infused environmental theme as geopolitical tensions loom—Apple has had to navigate an escalated ban on iPhones in Chinese government-run or state-backed businesses. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer was once Bill Gates’ assistant, now he’s the 6th richest person in the world. Here are his 5 tips for success—On his birthday, we’re looking back at his sworn-by tips for success. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Electric vehicles are creating a ‘halo effect’ for hybrids—and losing prospective customers to them—"Hybrids are killing it," said Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Cox Automotive. "They're just tearing it up." Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill, averting government shutdown—Biden applauded passage of package, but also prodded lawmakers to approve assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific allies. Read More [Category...
- + Do Kwon—the crypto fugitive U.S. prosecutors want to try for $40B collapse of TerraUSD—released from Montenegro prison—Kwon’s passport has been held back to prevent him from leaving the country, according to state TV. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Tesla boss Elon Musk trolls Boeing, but it's his own growth story where the wheels are coming off—With no more room to cut prices, the high rates of year-on-year sales growth could collapse this quarter, leaving a major dent in Tesla's equity story...
- + Canada honors Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers, at state funeral—His legacy includes the North American Free Trade Agreement and his participation in the fight against South African apartheid. Read More [Category:...
- + Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.1 billion after 30 consecutive drawings of nobody winning it all—A lucky player winning the $1.1 billion jackpot would take home the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + United Airlines says its operation will 'see more of an FAA presence' following 'spike of incidents'—“We are going to look at each one of these incidents and see if we see a pattern," said FAA administrator Mike Whitaker. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + China woos CEOs of Apple, chipmakers, pharma giants as geopolitical tensions mount: ‘The risk-reward has changed’—Foreign businesses’ direct investment into China last year increased by the lowest amount since the early 1990s. Read More [Category: World]
- + The 3 dating app mistakes of people trying to find love again, according to a matchmaker who found the ‘love of her life’ on Bumble post-divorce—Say no to gym selfies, fish pics, “ego” photos—and too many pictures of your kids. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Premier League 'minded' to let Miami-based investment group buy Everton FC if conditions met—Acquiring Everton would give 777, co-led by Steven Pasko and Josh Wander, ownership of one of the most storied clubs in England. Read More [Category:...
- + Stability AI's Emad Mostaque is out following an investor mutiny and staff exodus that left the one-time tech darling in turmoil—Stability is best known for Stable Diffusion, a popular image generation tool that helped kick off tech’s current AI frenzy. Read More [Category: Bu...
- + Stung by Taylor Swift tour snub, Thailand seals deals for music festivals—Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin complained about Thailand missing out on Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour. Read More [Category: Entertainment]
- + Spurned by the economy, young Americans are feeling so lonely and powerless they plunged the nation’s happiness score—This year, the United States dropped out of the top 20 ranking in happiness for the first time since the report began a little more than a decade ago....
- + Remote workers say they'd return to the office if they get housing benefits—and many would even take those over a pay raise—Some would even give up three weeks of vacation for some extra help with their mortgage, a new report finds. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Restaurant robots are the ‘vanguard of automation,’ top analyst says. It’s not coming for fast-food workers’ jobs—it's actually helping them—Despite high labor costs, restaurants with automation are saving money by retaining employees and increasing their agency within the company. Read Mo...
- + A 5-minute test can estimate your odds of developing breast cancer—but not if you’re biracial—Mixed-race women are used to not fitting into one racial/ethnic box on forms. In 2024, they’re still being left out of an algorithm that may help gaug...
- + How to stay in shape in your 30s, 40s, and 50s—It's about more than just exercise. Read More [Category: Fitness]
- + 'I wasn't built to work 9-to-5 every single day': These Gen Z bosses introduced 'slump hour,' siestas, chilled one-to-ones and flattened structures because they're done with formal corporate traditions—"I was not made to work 9-to-5 every single day, I cannot focus for that long. This cannot be the concept any longer." Read More [Category: Entrepren...
- + Real-estate agents are going extinct just like travel agents did, award-winning professor says. ‘You just don’t need’ them anymore because of the internet—Home buyers and sellers are no longer “dependent” on real estate agents, Andrew Spieler of Hofstra University tells Fortune. Read More [Category: Bus...
- + Canopy Growth faced bankruptcy rumors last year. Now its shares are surging as Germany decriminalizes cannabis—One analyst warned last summer that Canopy "may not be able to continue operations and meet its financial obligations." Read More [Category: World]
- + Canopy Growth shares—predicted to hit zero last year—surge as Germany decriminalizes cannabis—One analyst warned last summer that Canopy "may not be able to continue operations and meet its financial obligations." Read More [Category: World]
- + The U.S. could need the equivalent of 40 new nuclear plants over the next 5 years, by one estimate—and appetite for power hogs crypto and cannabis are to blame—Data centers’ power use is projected to triple by the end of the decade, one consulting firm predicts. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + Elon Musk’s $250 billion Tesla losing streak takes another lurch downward on reports of a production cut at his China plant—Late last year, Warren Buffett-backed [hotlink]BYD[/hotlink] toppled Tesla as the world’s leading electric carmaker by sales. Read More [Category: Bu...
- + Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other colorectal cancer screening tests, too—Several procedures are available to screen and detect colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer worldwide. Read More [Category: Health]
- + ‘I don’t want to pay a buyer’s agent’—homeowners are charged up after $418 million settlement, top real estate CEO says—Redfin's chief executive says the firm is getting “more aggressive” on selling homes directly to consumers following the settlement. Read More [Cat...
- + Housing market data suggests the most optimistic buyers during the pandemic are more likely to stop paying their mortgages—The wave of optimistic homebuyers in 2021 and the first half of 2022 are particularly vulnerable to drops in price expectations. Read More [Category...
- + Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer after abdominal surgery in ‘huge shock’ to British royal family—In a video statement, Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis was a "huge shock." Read More [Category: Health]
- + JPMorgan's head of research says immigration is undeniably a ‘good thing’ for the economy, as the bank forecasts even higher US GDP growth this year—Immigration has helped fill job openings during a time of low unemployment and kept consumer spending high, according to JPMorgan’s Joyce Chang. Read...
- + Olive Garden’s earnings just pulled back the curtain on the economy: The rich are dining out while the poor are falling back—“We're clearly seeing consumer behavior shifts," Darden CEO Rick Cardenas said on an earnings call. “At every brand, transactions fell from incomes be...
- + The housing market is so bad this Long Island house has no running water or power—and it's on sale for $500,000—Off-the-grid housing options are gaining popularity—but some of them are still really pricey. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Target braces for crowds as a new exclusive Stanley cup line debuts—January's batch had people camping outside of stores. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Country music heartland Tennessee becomes first state to protect musicians from AI—“Artists have intellectual property. They have gifts," said Gov. Bill Lee. "They have a uniqueness that is theirs and theirs alone, certainly not arti...
- + Glassdoor CEO: ‘Anonymous posts will always stay anonymous’—'We securely confirm our users’ identities behind the scenes and we do not share any personal details publicly or with employers,' writes Glassdoor's ...
- + Over 440,000 Starbucks holiday mugs sold in Target, Walmart recalled after burn, laceration reports—The CPSC said that the mugs, when microwaved or filled with extremely hot liquid, can overheat or break, posing burn and laceration hazards. Read Mor...
- + These fast-food workers are earning $25 an hour with paid vacation—as long as they work alongside a giant burger-slinging robot arm—Kernel has a 100% employee retention rate, in part because its automated technology makes staff members’ lives easier. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Elon Musk's SpaceX is in trouble once again with the NLRB—Elon Musk-owned company charged with “interfering with, restraining and coercing its employees in the exercise of [worker] rights”. Read More [Catego...
- + Master 6 technical and soft UX designer skills from data analysis to design—UX designers can earn an average salary of six figures. Learn the top technical and soft skills you need to land a career in the field. Read More [C...
- + Katie Couric says too many people think colorectal cancer is a man’s disease. She's imploring women to get potential lifesaving screenings—"People need to just grow up and get their butts to the doctor," Katie Couric says. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Wendy’s will deliver your Baconater via drone in 30 minutes or less—starting in one small Virginia town—Christiansburg, Virginia, is the first city to get Wendy's drone deliveries, but DoorDash says it won't be the last. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Shohei Ohtani scandal highlights the awkward fact that sports gambling is still illegal in California—In California, gambling is permitted on horse races, at Indian casinos, in card rooms and on the state lottery. Read More [Category: MLB]
- + 5.00% APY: Are Laurel Road’s savings accounts too good to be true?—Laurel Road offers innovative online banking solutions with a focus on student loan refinancing, high-yield savings, and personalized digital banking ...
- + Best American Airlines credit cards of 2024—Whether you’re looking for a free checked bag or just to earn miles you can redeem for American Airline flights, there’s probably a credit card that s...
- + Is the Delta Gold Amex worth it?—The Delta Gold American Express card does have some perks, but do they outweigh the annual fee? Read More [Category: Credit Cards]
- + Europe will hit Russian grain with tariffs so Moscow can’t use exports to wreak havoc on the EU market—The tariffs are also aimed at denying Russia revenue, because they will effectively suppress exports to the EU, the commission said. Read More [Categ...
- + Bentley CEO says sales are down because the rich are experiencing ‘emotional sensitivity’ due to the cost of living and don’t want to flaunt their wealth with a new luxury car—Adrian Hallmark won't have to worry about Bentley any more as he sets sails for performance brand Aston Martin, where a whole different set of challen...
- + Aston Martin, the iconic British automaker associated with James Bond, taps Bentley's boss Adrian Hallmark as new CEO—Hallmark will replace 77-year-old Amedeo Felisa no later than October 1st. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Adidas was blind-sided by Germany's national football team choosing Nike as sponsor—Adidaswas "informed by the DFB" just when it announced the news Thursday. Read More [Category: Lifestyle]
- + PNC Bank review: functional checking and savings but terrible CD and money market account rates—A full-scale review of PNC Bank's personal banking options, including checking, savings, CDs, and more. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk has a new goal for its leadership team: Make sure no more than 10% of your staff are stressed—“I don’t think you can run a company if more than 10% of employees are suffering from stress,” Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgense...
- + 87-year-old billionaire Joe Lewis says he’s too old for prison after pleading guilty to insider trading—Lewis is the founder of the investment firm Tavistock Group, which has stakes in over 200 companies, including luxury hotels, resorts and sports. He i...
- + Reddit knows its 'meme stock' communities like r/wallstreetbets are a threat to its share price—"I wouldn't expect anything less from our community." Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Italy AI watchdog fails to hire for any of its 4 open positions—Garante has failed to hire anybody since launching a recruitment drive after it briefly banned ChatGPT last year. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + China is investigating the role of Big 4 accountant PwC in $78 billion Evergrande fraud case—The country’s securities regulator this week accused Evergrande’s main onshore subsidiary Hengda Real Estate Group of recognizing sales in advance and...
- + California lawmakers split on how best to tackle plague of retail theft—Large-scale thefts, in which groups of individuals brazenly rush into stores and take goods in plain sight, have become a crisis in California and els...
- + Apple’s regulatory battle with Europe offers a preview of what’s coming for American consumers—A U.S. lawsuit seeks to stop Apple from undermining technologies that compete with its own apps in areas such as streaming, messaging and digital paym...
- + LVMH's Belloni signs off after 23 years as second-in-command—Stephane Bianchi, the current head of LVMH’s watches and jewelry unit, will succeed him. Read More [Category: Business]
- + State Farm will drop 72,000 home insurance policies in wildfire-ravaged California 9 months after saying it wouldn’t issue any new ones in the state—The company, California's largest insurer, cited soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons...
- + The latest sanctions on Russia won’t be sufficient. Here’s what would be, according to the Yale professor who inspired the great business exodus over Ukraine—As the Kremlin finds creative ways to evade sanctions, some claim that all sanctions are useless. Read More [Category: World]
- + Apple CEO Tim Cook is on a charm offensive in China as the U.S. puts the squeeze on the iPhone maker—As the news of the DOJ's lawsuit broke, Apple CEO Tim Cook was on the other side of the world, helping to open a new Apple store in Shanghai. Read Mo...
- + AI is upending eye exams for patients and providers—in a good way: ‘It’s been a godsend for us’ —With artificial intelligence in health care on the rise, eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy are emerging as one of the first proven use cases of ...
- + Easter is around the corner—but the real hunt for Brits this time will be to find cheap chocolates amid eye-watering inflation as high as 62.5%—It'll cost to have a sweet tooth this Easter. Which? analysis points to a 12.6% chocolate inflation at U.K. supermarkets compared to last year. Read ...
- + Amid rising anger at Boeing, board members will hold customer meetings without CEO Dave Calhoun—Boeing board chair Larry Kellner will lead the meetings with two to three other directors. Read More [Category: Leadership]
- + Tesla challenger Fisker, flirting with bankruptcy, gets design award and scathing review in same week—Designing cars is not nearly as difficult as producing them profitably at a large scale, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often noted. Read More [Category:...
- + Elizabeth Warren unloads on Elon Musk, urging SEC chief Gary Gensler to probe pathway for ‘Tesla to channel money to X’—New evidence has emerged that shows Musk uses his control over the Tesla board for his own ends, says the fire-breathing Massachusetts senator. Rea...
- + Remote work jobs are disappearing, providing goldmine of talent for remote bosses—The share of remote positions on LinkedIn have plummeted in the last year, but applications for remote jobs are staying strong. Read More [Category: ...
- + Reddit closes nearly 50% higher on 1st trading day in latest sign IPO market heating up—In the wake of Astera Labs’ successful IPO, shares of the social media platform opened at $34 and closed above $50. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Watch out Taylor Swift and C-suite execs, Biden’s new tax proposals aim to crack down on the corporate jet tax write off—Biden’s proposed changes to the tax code, if adopted by Congress, could make it more expensive to take the jet. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Former broker unimpressed by $418 million NAR settlement—says they couldn’t agree on lunch let alone a conspiracy—Prof. Ken Johnson, whose research focuses on real estate economics, still expects sellers’ agents and buyers’ agents to split home-sales commissions, ...
- + This little-known Japanese company is a key player in the leading-edge chip industry—and that's setting it up for success amid the AI boom—Shares in Lasertec, which has a near-monopoly on inspection services for advanced chipmaking machines, are up over 1800% in the last 5 years. Read M...
- + Trump probably can’t get his hands on his $3 billion-plus Truth Social windfall right away—Trump faces a $454 million judgment in a fraud lawsuit, among other financial burdens. But he cannot sell his stock easily for at least six months. R...
- + Yale antitrust scholar likens Apple case to epic Microsoft battle: ‘It’s a really big deal to go up and punch someone who is acting like a bully and pretending not to be a bully’—Antitrust researcher Dina Srinavasan, a Yale University fellow, said the government is picking a "tremendous fight” with what was the world's most pro...
- + Turkey's inflation problem is so severe the central bank just hiked interest rates to 50%, months after it said it was done raising rates—“The decision to respond so quickly...is clearly a very encouraging signal for the policy shift and should help to maintain investor confidence,” Capi...
- + Trump stands to make $3.5 billion from his 60% share of Truth Social now that it has become a meme stock—The social media platform is poised to go public via SPAC at a $6 billion valuation as former President Donald Trump’s supporters pump money into its ...
- + Union employees are about $100,000 richer than nonunion workers, according to the Fed, as labor movement continues its winning streak—Striking after stalled negotiations has proven effective in moving the needle on salaries. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Every company wants ‘green-skilled’ workers–but nobody seems to know what that means—Workers with green skills are getting hired more, and job postings that require them have soared. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + Bitcoin ETFs see record 3-day outflow as retail investors ‘dart in and out of positions’—The 10 trading spot Bitcoin ETFs just posted the largest three-day outflow since launching Jan. 11. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani is entangled in a bizarre $4.5 million gambling scandal involving his interpreter—Months after inking a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani’s season is off to a strange start. Read More [Category: Lifestyle]
- + Meetings are a productivity killer—and 3 in every 4 are totally ineffective, according to a new wide-ranging study—Just 28% of meetings are actually worth the time, per a new wide-ranging Atlassian report. Read More [Category: Business]
- + The first-ever pig kidney transplant just happened in Boston, doctors say—Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors. Read More [Category: Health]
- + DeSantis’ Disney district appointees say they don’t have to answer questions under oath, court documents reveal—Disney and the DeSantis appointees are fighting in state court over who controls the governing district for Disney World. Read More [Category: Busin...
- + Delta CEO lost his mom in 2020 while the travel industry took a hit from COVID. Here's the mindset shift that helped him overcome the toughest year of his life—Ed Bastian spoke with Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell about leadership and togetherness at SXSW Read More [Category: Health]
- + 'The American Dream is still very much alive,' Fannie Mae CEO insists—and she has essential advice for first-time homebuyers—“Did my parents dream of having a home? Was that home what changed the trajectory of our life? Absolutely,” said Fannie Mae CEO Priscilla Almodovar. ...
- + Gold prices hit a record high above $2,200 after the Fed’s dovish press conference—Gold prices have surged 10% since mid-February and 20% since their October lows, but its move upward is about a lot more than interest rates. Read Mo...
- + Signal jammer sales put Amazon in the FCC's crosshairs—Companies under fire for selling products that are illegal to sell, use or advertise. Read More [Category: Business]
- + The poke is back! Facebook is seeing a surge of usage in its weirdest feature.—It never really went away, and yet it's back—and still no one really knows what it’s all about. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Apple hit with massive antitrust case from DOJ, 16 states after 5-year probe into smartphone market—The lawsuit alleges that Apple has used its power over app distribution on the iPhone to thwart innovations that would have made it easier for consume...
- + FBI arrests bank robbers aged 11, 12 and 16, the ‘little rascals’—The FBI’s Houston office says they were wanted for robbing a Wells Fargo bank in the Greenspoint area of north Houston on March 14. Read More [Categ...
- + There’s a huge Medicaid problem in California: Most doctors just won’t see those patients—Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies in the legislature have greatly increased the number of people on Medicaid, but rates for doctors haven't kept up. R...
- + Ex-French minister calls for 3GB per week cap on phone data to make web less toxic—"Scarcity dictates a certain wisdom. If we know we only have three gigabytes to use in a week, we're probably not going to spend them posting hateful ...
- + One-room, 180-sq. ft. ‘micro-apartments’ are back as affordable-housing shortage sparks crisis: ‘I just want a home, you know?’—Boarding houses that rented single rooms—known as single room occupancy units, or SROs—to low-income, blue-collar or temporary workers were prevalent ...
- + Congressional leaders push out $1.2 trillion budget bill for a vote before shutdown deadline—The package, which is expected to pass, will wrap up Congress' work on spending bills for the year — nearly six months after the fiscal year began. R...
- + Glassdoor pulls a 180 on users, requiring them to provide their real names to use their accounts. What if their employers find out they trashed them on the site?—Users still have the option to remain anonymous but the change sparks fears employers could figure out who criticized them online. Read More [Categ...
- + China's e-commerce giants were spooked by Temu-owner PDD last year. Now the upstart has almost doubled its annual profits—Pinduoduo and Temu, both owned by PDD Holdings, is winning over customers in both China and the U.S. through low prices. Read More [Category: Busines...
- + Gossiping, swearing and flirting are pushing workers to stay remote—Even bosses are foiling their own return-to-office mandates with 25% of senior managers abandoning their cubicles to dodge their “irritating staff”. ...
- + Apple to be hit with Justice Department antitrust lawsuit over allegations it unfairly blocked rivals—The case will mark the third time that the Justice Department has sued Apple for antitrust violations in the past 14 years. Read More [Category: Tech...
- + Warren Buffett’s security cost $313k last year — roughly $13 million cheaper than Mark Zuckerberg’s detail—The price of personal security for top executives is rising on average, but the value investor’s perks have declined. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Commentary: China may have Asia's most vibrant companies, thanks to green tech, AI and EVs—but don't count the rest of the region out—Where do we see innovation in Asia? Fortune and BCG set out to find the Asian companies best poised for future growth. Read More [Category: Commentar...
- + China’s booming EV market puts these 3 companies on the path to growth. Here’s what sets them apart—and the challenges they have to face—Li Auto, Nio, and BYD are all pursuing different paths in China's EV market, the world's largest. Read More [Category: Business]
- + IBM stock nears an all-time high—and it may have something to do with its CEO replacing as many workers with AI as possible—The company said in its fourth quarter earnings that its AI book of business doubled compared to the prior quarter when it was in the “low hundreds of...
- + Reddit prices IPO shares at $34 in what Wall Street hopes will reignite the frozen market for newly public tech companies—The IPO values the social media company at $5.4 billion, well short of the $10 billion valuation it had in a private funding in 2021. Read More [Cat...
- + Something (more) for nothing: Chase enhances the no-annual-fee Ink Business Cash Card—The Chase Ink Business Cash Card has long been a great cash-back credit card with no annual fee for business owners. Now, it’s getting even better. ...
- + Pepsi takes on rival Coke’s biggest client, landing its beverages and snacks in 20,000 Subway sandwich shops—Subway served Coca-Cola products in its U.S. stores for almost 20 years. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Pepsi takes down rival Coke’s biggest client, landing its beverages and snacks in 20,000 Subway sandwich shops—Subway served Coca-Cola products in its U.S. stores for almost 20 years. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Two Californians sued Hermès because they weren’t allowed to buy Birkin bags—even though one of them already spent 'tens of thousands of dollars' on the brand—The notoriously exclusive process of acquiring the iconic handbag, which can cost between $8,000 and $450,000, is now the target of a class-action law...
- + ‘Never complain, never explain’: The British royal family’s longtime mantra is backfiring with the Kate Middleton debacle—“They are letting the crisis they created grow in silence,” one PR exec told Fortune Read More [Category: Entertainment]
- + Amazon sharply upped 'performance improvement plans' for workers. Then came tens of thousands of layoffs—In 2022 and 2023, thousands more employees than in previous months were put on PIPs, new documents show. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Fannie Mae's CEO says the housing market hasn’t killed the American Dream yet. Buying a home ‘might just take a little longer’—To Americans struggling to buy, Priscilla Almodovar says: “Being a renter is fine.” Read More [Category: Economy]
- + EPA inks ‘single most important climate regulation in the history of the country’—Final rule buys carmakers more time to transition to EV production, but environmental groups are still heralding it as a win. Read More [Category: En...
- + BriteCo review 2024: A solid option for jewelry insurance—BriteCo can insure high-value items and offers replacement coverage of up to 125% Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Chase IHG cards up their welcome bonuses—ending soon—Chase announced new welcome bonuses for its IHG One Rewards consumer credit cards. New cardholders can earn up to 165,000 bonus points, depending on w...
- + FNBA offers multiple checking and savings account options and one of the best CD rates—First National Bank of America (FNBA) boasts excellent APYs on its CDs and offers multiple account types to boost your savings. Read More [Category: ...
- + NASA is struggling to compete with Bezos, Musk and their 6-figure salaries for starting aerospace engineers at Blue Origin and SpaceX—SpaceX is currently listing starting aerospace engineer positions at $95,000 to $115,000 a year. NASA offers along a range that starts at $54,557. Re...
- + Can Bidenomics beat inflation? One skeptical Pennsylvania factory town highlights another election challenge—“I can tell you it’s going to be a hard-fought battle for both Trump and Biden,” says Rayni Taylor, a union steel worker, adding that “a lot of the co...
- + The hidden, anti-LGBTQ+ reason that could punch a hole in the $120 billion chocolate industry—Chocolate sellers have not spoken out publicly against a discriminatory bill in Ghana. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Fed still sees 3 rate cuts this year: 'Strong job growth is not a reason for us to be concerned about inflation'—But Fed officials also forecast stronger GDP growth and stubborn inflation, meaning interest rates would have to stay slightly higher for longer. Rea...
- + Scammers impersonating FTC agents are averaging $7,000 per theft—more than double what they were stealing 5 years ago—In 2019, the scammers were absconding with about $3,000 per heist. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Solana overtakes Ethereum on DEX volume amid memecoin ‘presale’ frenzy—Solana is now the top smart-contract blockchain by trading volume, surpassing Ethereum. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Gen Z loves the office, actually—and they’re romanticizing the office and ‘yassifying’ their cubicles—92% of Gen Z workers worked fully in person in February—and they’re making the office cool. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Ferrari is full speed ahead on its first electric car—and the CEO promises it’s going to roar just as loud as a combustion engine—The Italian automaker will start production on its first fully electric car in 2025. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + U.S. Bank offering up to $800 to open a savings and checking account, plus other perks.—U.S. Bank offers interest-bearing checking and savings accounts with a bonus for signing up. Find out whether they’re a good fit for you and your wall...
- + SEC probing crypto companies in Ethereum investigation as hopes for ETF dim—The regulatory status of Ether has long been a point of contention for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More [Category: Regulators]
- + The next Mega Millions jackpot will be just under $1 billion—That could mean a lump-sum payment of more than $420 million. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Nelson Peltz is America’s most overrated activist investor. Here’s what the experts missed about his performance—Peltz’s 25 desperate attempts to join Disney's board should be seen as the last flicker of the flame of the flailing financier, write Yale's Sonnenfel...
- + Wharton legend Jeremy Siegel sees Tesla's fall from grace in Wall Street's 'MAG7' as good sign of market health—"The Magnificent 7 are not being treated all as one group and we see separation between Tesla and the others based on different earnings projections."...
- + The foundation behind Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk is funding an Nvidia-backed AI supercomputer project—Novo Nordisk says it will be “one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers.” Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Finland is the happiest country in the world again. Here's what they are doing right—The most surprising results from the World Happiness Report Read More [Category: Health]
- + Homeowner’s liability coverage protects you from expensive accidents—It covers property damages, medical, and legal fees for accidents you are responsible for. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Is Chase banking right for you in 2024?—Learn more about options for managing your money, including checking and CD rates, in this Chase review from Fortune Recommends. Read More [Category:...
- + Sam Bankman-Fried says he's painted as a 'depraved super-villain' by prosecutors in FTX case and argues 50 years imprisonment is a death sentence—Lawyer Mark Mukasey argues no one ever convicted of a non-violent crime has ever been imprisoned for 50 years and lived long enough to be released. R...
- + IRS boss says efforts to crack down on high-wealth tax cheats are starting to bite—Danny Werfel is promising taxpayers better service this year as he works to repair the agency's image as an outdated and maligned tax collector. Read...
- + Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card review: The business card for loyal Delta flyers who don’t require lounge access—The perks associated with the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business Card go well beyond earning miles. Enjoy a companion pass and credits for purchases suc...
- + Portugal, Greece defying youth happiness slump gripping Western Europe and U.S.—Boomers are significantly happier than Gen Zers across Western Europe and the U.S., as youth wellbeing crumbles. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + EBay and CVS crime investigation ‘brothers’ take down retail thieves together by treating them like the mob: ‘They steal for a living’—Savvy fences thoroughly clean the goods by removing labels, scratching out serial numbers and changing expiration dates. Then the items are posted on ...
- + Gucci and Saint Laurent owner Kering follows Burberry in issuing a rare profit warning as luxury sales in Asia stall—Revenue for Gucci, which accounts for half of Kering's annual sales, could drop 20% year-over-year in the first quarter, Kering warned. Read More [Ca...
- + Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warns Jerome Powell: Be 'mindful' of relying on consumers to prop up the economy, because they're beginning to burn out—"At some point that consumer will slow down and they have slowed down their spending." Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Michael Schumacher's family puts eight watches up for sale—The watch is "arguably the most important Vagabondage F.P. Journe ever made,” Remi Guillemin, Christie’s head of watches in Europe and the US said. R...
- + Intel CEO: ‘Our goal is to have at least 50% of the world’s advanced semiconductors produced in the U.S. and Europe by the end of the decade’—The CHIPS Act is an important milestone but this is not the end and it is not even the beginning of the end, writes Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. Read Mor...
- + GoTo shares drop as the company unveils a $5.8 billion loss after selling its e-commerce platform to TikTok—Last December, GoTo sold a 75% stake in its Tokopedia platform to TikTok, which faced a government ban on selling goods through social media. Read Mo...
- + British Ted Baker worn by celebs including Amal Clooney and Holly Willoughby prepares to appoint administrators—The brand is not the only U.K. retailer facing fierce competition. Earlier this year the Body Shop's UK business went into administration as well as W...
- + Morph, an Ethereum layer-2 for app building, announces $19 million seed round—Morph, a layer-2 Ethereum Virtual Machine, just raised a $19 million seed round. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Chrysler-maker Stellantis will comply with tough new California emissions standards that the CEO calls 'a win-win solution'—Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares called Tuesday’s agreement “good for the customer and good for the planet”. Read More [Category: Business]
- + JetBlue is dropping some cities and will cut flights out of LA to focus on more profitable routes after years of losing money—Beginning June 13, JetBlue will pull out of Kansas City, Missouri; Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador; and Lima, Peru. Read More [Category: Business]
- + China’s uncertainty and ‘draconian regulations’ have drastically raised risks for foreign businesses in the country, European business group says—A lengthy paper by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China urges China’s leaders to do more to address concerns that it says have “grown expon...
- + Food prices cool in the U.K. as inflation slips 3.4% in February—“Inflation is heading in the right direction and should fall below the Bank of England’s 2% target sometime in the Spring,” said a lead economist at t...
- + Biden administration set to relax plans for stricter auto emissions standards as EV sales slow—Three people with knowledge of the standards say the Biden EPA will pick an alternative that slows implementation from 2027 through 2029. Read More [...
- + Why the CEO of Fannie Mae believes a company's mission and performance can—and should—go hand in hand—Priscilla Almodovar is the only Latina CEO on the Fortune 500, but she doesn't think she'll be alone on the list for long. Read More [Category: Leade...
- + Trump says he’s struggling to come up with a bond for his $454m court judgment. Here’s what happens next if he misses the Monday deadline—Trump’s lawyers said freeing up cash by offloading some of Trump’s properties in a “fire sale” would result in massive, irrecoverable losses. Read Mo...
- + Intel wins $19.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding as ‘historic’ semiconductor spending spree heats up—Commerce Department announces largest grant to date, and says there’s more coming soon. Read More [Category: Politics]
- + Meet the Americans fleeing to Portugal and Italy in fear of a Trump return—“People are not waiting for November. They're getting their affairs in order now.” Read More [Category: Business]
- + France is piloting a 4-day work week—but only for divorced parents—The new scheme, first mentioned by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, comes as the French have increasingly been favoring a shorter work week. Read More [...
- + New Yorkers keep in-network doctors after last-minute deal struck between UnitedHealth and Mount Sinai—Mount Sinai’s physicians were slated to be out of network starting March 22. Read More [Category: Health]
- + JPMorgan hikes dividends after Jamie Dimon knocks Jerome Powell's plan for higher capital requirements—JPM has sent about $60 billion to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks over the past three years. Read More [Category: Business]
- + The U.S. drops to 23 on the list of happiest countries on earth as one age group in particular reports 'feeling worse about their lives'—For Americans over 60, the U.S. ranks in the top 10, but for those under 30, it drops to 62nd place. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Jamie Dimon and George Lucas have a common thread that could explain their support for Bob Iger and Disney—Mellody Hobson, Lucas’ wife and one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, serves on the JPMorgan board. Read More [Category: Success]
- + 'We can get you anything': A $1,000-a-month power shopping app that offers rare art and private islands is the latest example of retailers leaning in on memberships—Retailers and restaurants are trying to keep their best customers spending more steadily. Is it nickel-and-diming more casual shoppers? Read More [C...
- + Housing is so unaffordable in major cities that millennials are moving back to the suburbs, Harvard research finds—Millennials are leading a “back to the city” reversal. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Ex-Twitter Trust and Safety worker charged with anti-Semitic hate crime for punching Lyft customer—Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council was dissolved after Elon Musk bought the platform and rebranded it X. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Lyft driver charged with anti-Semitic hate crime previously worked in trust and safety at Twitter—Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council was dissolved after Elon Musk bought the platform and rebranded it X. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + How to watch, stream March Madness 2024 live online free without cable—Your guide to schedules and dates—as well as the odds-on favorite to win it all. Read More [Category: Sports]
- + New report reveals the surprising benefit to economic recessions: They help you live longer—One health benefit associated with recessions—lower air pollution—immediately helped people live longer, especially the elderly. Read More [Category...
- + The Bitcoin ‘halving’ will change crypto—again. Here’s everything you need to know—With the halving now weeks away, Fortune breaks down what it is and how it could affect Bitcoin’s price. Read More [Category: The Coins]
- + Big tobacco just broke up with big beer: Marlboro maker Altria offloads AB InBev shares as both falter on decreased demand for key products—Altria announced a sale of 35 million shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev last week, amounting to $2.2 billion. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Microsoft notches a win in AI arms race by hiring DeepMind's co-founder to run consumer AI division—The software giant has hired Suleyman and most of the staff from his Inflection AI startup as it battles Google for AI supremacy. Read More [Category...
- + Get ready for a more expensive summer driving season: Gas prices have surged more than 12% since the start of the year—The national average price of a gallon of gasoline has surged more than 12% to $3.50 since the start of the year. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + How to embrace smart risks and become resilient—Cultures of Growth by Mary C. Murphy seeks to discuss this Read More [Category: Books]
- + A brokerage app hired an army of 1,700 influencers and misled investors on social media, regulators say—and it just got slammed with a massive fine—This is the first time FINRA has levied enforcement against a company for its social media influencer strategy. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + The incredible surge in home prices is set to continue in Southern metros—Home price appreciation superiority comes down to stronger employment growth and affordability, according to Capital Economics. Read More [Catego...
- + The incredible surge in home prices is set to continue in southern metros—Home price appreciation superiority comes down to stronger employment growth and affordability, according to Capital Economics. Read More [Catego...
- + MacKenzie Scott continues post-divorce giving with another $640 million doled out to orgs that responded to an open call—Scott raised the size of her charitable gift and donated to 361 organizations instead of 250. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + The Goldman economist who predicted the financial crash and soft landing says AI will be good for the U.S. economy but will ‘destroy employment in some areas’—But AI’s boost to productivity will ripple across the country and lift GDP growth, Godlman’s chief economist predicts. Read More [Category: Business...
- + 75 unions and employers have endorsed the Senate’s health care price transparency bill. Here’s why Congress must pass it—When price information is hidden, hospitals and health insurers can collude to overcharge us with impunity. Now unions and employers are fighting back...
- + Umbrella insurance, explained—Umbrella insurance keeps you covered when your other policies fall short. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + These are the worst-paying college degrees, according to a Fed analysis of 75 majors—The best-paid jobs are held disproportionately by men. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Sports Illustrated finds a lifeline, will continue to publish after all—A last-minute reprieve will save most of the staff. Read More [Category: Sports]
- + George Lucas joins Jamie Dimon in backing Bob Iger in Disney proxy fight—Star Wars creator endorses Disney CEO. Read More [Category: Entertainment]
- + YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is offering $5m to contestants in the ‘largest game show in history’ on Amazon Prime: ‘They’ll let me do whatever I want’—No expense will be spared as YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson seeks to break out of the confines of social media and prove he can go mainstream. Read More [C...
- + Hilton Honors Business Card review: Earn free nights on everyday business expenses—Small business owners can enjoy a handful of perks at Hilton hotels and the airport for a modest annual fee with the Hilton Honors Business Card. Re...
- + Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends his $193 million compensation following backlash from unpaid moderators—“If the company does well, I will do well,” Reddit’s CEO Steve Huffman defended his $193 million pay packet. Meanwhile moderators on the platform rema...
- + CEO optimism soars amid expectations for Fed rate cuts—A newfound bullish spirit has taken hold in corporate boardrooms as darker economic clouds begin to lift. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Ben & Jerry’s maker Unilever is spinning off its ice cream unit and slashing up to 7,500 jobs amid activist investor pressure to streamline its business—The layoffs and separation of its ice cream unit will "help create a simpler, more focused, and higher performing Unilever,” the company said. Read M...
- + Finland passed its flexible work act in 1996–and it may partly explain why it’s the happiest nation—Whether you are seeking business success or a happier life, the principles of humility, trust, and balance apply all the same. Read More [Category: B...
- + Saudi Aramco CEO says it's time to abandon the 'fantasy' of phasing out oil—"The world has been trying to transition in fog, without a compass, on a road to nowhere." Read More [Category: Economy]
- + German manufacturer Audi unveils its new EV model—The €74,700 ($81,315) vehicle, built on the same underpinnings as Porsche AG’s electric Macan, features fast-charging technology that returns the batt...
- + Meta's ex-London landlord scoops $430M payday after tech giant's surrender fee—British Land is entering a partnership to create a state of the art lab at 1 Triton Square after sealing a $181 million exit package from Meta. Read ...
- + Why a record number of wealthy Americans are looking overseas for another residence or citizenship—More high-net worth individuals are hatching "escape plans." Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Software founder began lying to HP execs at the very first meeting—'The scene of an $11 billion fraud,' prosecutors said—British tech star Mike Lynch was once hailed as a visionary but prosecutors say he defrauded HP. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Jensen Huang unveils new Nvidia super-chip before robots come onstage: ‘Everything that moves in the future will be robotic’—Nvidia, the $2 trillion AI giant, is moving to lap the market once again. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Intermittent fasting linked to 91% increase in risk of death from heart disease, study says—The American Heart Association published only an abstract, leaving scientists speculating about details of the study protocol. Read More [Category: H...
- + Indiana gov. vetoes bill defining anti-semitism, signs proclamation condemning anti-semitism—Over 30 states have adopted the definition in some way either through proclamation, executive order or legislation. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Elon Musk calls X ‘number one source of news in the world’—and also a ‘hardcore, player versus player platform’—In his tense interview with Don Lemon, the X owner also said he thinks “the media is not truthful." Read More [Category: Business]
- + Judge slams SEC for ‘gross abuse of power’ in crypto case, imposes sanctions—The judge also rejected the SEC's motion to dismiss after the agency expressed its 'regrets' for misrepresenting facts. Read More [Category: Cryptoc...
- + Trump is struggling to come up with the cash for a bond on his $454 million court judgment, lawyers say—Trump's lawyers wrote that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented." Read Mo...
- + It’s called ‘AI washing.’ Investors’ tech mania is so extreme the SEC just charged 2 companies with making ‘false and misleading claims’ in marketing—“If you claim to use AI in your investment processes, you need to ensure that your representations are not false or misleading." Read More [Category:...
- + Musk says ‘trying to make everything a race issue is divisive and corrosive,’ days after settling a racial discrimination lawsuit at Tesla—“Is this something we want to make a constant part of our dialogue forever? Or do we want to move on and treat everyone as an individual?” Read More ...
- + An exercise pill may soon offer the same benefits as a workout, scientists say—Researchers hope an exercise-mimicking pill could treat muscle atrophy and improve the physical fitness of people with serious ailments such as cancer...
- + Elon Musk tells former CNN anchor Don Lemon that ketamine helps him get out of his 'negative frame of mind'—The SpaceX and Tesla CEO on his ketamine prescription. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Dead by 2030—C-suite execs set deadline for embracing AI at scale—Some 54% of leaders told Mercer they believe their businesses won’t survive past 2030 without incorporating machine learning. Read More [Category: Ar...
- + Your summer travel plans just got thrown up in the air as airlines scramble for alternatives to anything but Boeing 737s—The bulk of the global fleet is Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 jets, so domestic and regional flights are seeing more of an impact. Read More [Category: ...
- + The future of work isn’t powered by AI. It’s powered by people enabled by AI—The future of work won’t work if we don’t strike a balance. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + TikTok is in trouble in the U.S. and Europe–but American social apps could be next—Europeans exist in the most heavily regulated global market but they are too valuable to ignore, making up 15% of TikTok’s total monthly active users....
- + The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes will be felt across the housing market for decades, Redfin CEO says —The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes will be felt across the housing market for decades, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said. Read More [Category: Ec...
- + President Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women’s health—The executive order will strengthen data collection and provide easier and better funding opportunities for biomedical research. Read More [Category:...
- + I tried this company’s 30-minute AI-powered massage. Here are the surprising results—This CEO is trying to infiltrate the $19 billion massage therapy industry with AI. Read More [Category: Health]
- + 7 ways to lower your homeowners insurance premium—We spoke with experts about the best ways to trim your homeowners insurance premium. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Second wheelchair-bound ruby slippers thief revealed in Minnesota ‘Wizard of Oz’ theft case—Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, was charged with theft of a major artwork and witness tampering, according to a newly unsealed indictment. Read More [Categ...
- + 5 reasons your auto insurance can get more expensive—Auto insurance premiums can add to the cost of driving a car. Here are reasons it might get more expensive. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + College student pulls Drake AI deepfake model after threats from U.K. music industry—Southampton University student Aditya Bensal said he was making "a lot" of money from his models that replicated pop stars. Read More [Category: Tech...
- + Starbucks surpasses Subway to become the second largest restaurant chain in the world—The chain added 3,000 new locations in 2023. Read More [Category: Business]
- + These 7 high-inflammatory foods can sap your energy and raise your risk for chronic health conditions—Left unchecked, inflammation can cause fatigue, and may increase your risk of asthma, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Read More [Categor...
- + Can AI help make the IVF experience easier for people hoping to become pregnant?—Alife’s AI software brings big data to the IVF clinic. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Bob Iger offers a rare glimpse into how much Disney raked in from his Marvel and Star Wars deals —Disney's veteran boss is facing the biggest challenge to his authority yet in the form of activist investor Nelson Peltz. Read More [Category: Busine...
- + Best Southwest Airlines credit cards of 2024—Southwest Airlines is a top choice among budget-conscious travelers. We’ll help you pick the best credit card for flying Southwest in 2024. Read Mor...
- + Why I Decided to Keep the Capital One Venture X—For people like me who travel more casually, the Venture X offers a lot of value without requiring a lot of effort to make it worthwhile. Read More ...
- + Deliveroo spending around $230k to give some riders 15 hours of childcare—The delivery platform made $2 billion in revenue last year and swung into its first profit, but riders have often been left behind. Read More [Catego...
- + Ex-Ford CEO warns of ‘real financial trouble’ for EV startups as adoption takes longer than expected—The transition to electric vehicles will happen, says Mark Fields, but will take longer than anticipated—hurting today's EV startups. Read More [Cate...
- + ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise nears $2 billion at box office as fourth installment claims top spot again—“Dune: Part Two" came in a very close second in its third weekend, with $29.1 million. Read More [Category: Entertainment]
- + Tesla settles discrimination case with ex-employee who alleges Elon Musk’s EV maker allowed him to be subjected to racial epithets —The case, which dates back to 2017, centers on allegations that Tesla didn’t take action to stop a racist culture at its California factory. Read Mor...
- + EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt including funding for border fortification as migration concerns mount—Egypt faces migratory pressures from the region, with the added looming threat that the Israel-Hamas war will spill across its borders. Read More [Ca...
- + NTSB investigates fatal crash possibly involving partially automated driving system—and this time Tesla Autopilot isn't involved—The federal agency cited its "interest in advanced driver assistance systems and how vehicle operators interact with these technologies." Read More ...
- + 3 buffett-esque lessons from the forgotten ‘Witch of Wall Street’—... Read More [Category: Markets]
- + Meet the ‘Witch of Wall Street,’ a pioneering value investor dressed in all black who became the world’s richest woman—but is wrongly remembered as a cheapskate—Bankers like John Pierpont Morgan, founder of what is now JPMorgan Chase, went to Hetty Green for investment advice, which she always gave—free of cha...
- + How the richest woman in the world—mocked as a ‘miser’ in the press—helped bail out New York City during the panic of 1907—The first and only woman at the table when John Pierpont Morgan and his fellow investors gathered to stave off further bank runs had already warned ev...
- + From FBI to fitness: The 7 things in Rumble Boxing president's routine—Shaun Grove’s routine prioritizes wellness from the moment he wakes up. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Trump says he'd hit cars made in Mexico by Chinese companies with 100% tariff, brushes off retaliation by Beijing: 'You screw us and we’ll screw you'—He said at a rally it would be a “bloodbath” if he didn’t win this year’s presidential election. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Tesla has chance to ‘grow their market share even more’ thanks to EV startups faltering and legacy automakers focusing on hybrids—Elon Musk’s carmaker is sitting pretty despite a slump, believes one industry observer, as the EV sector hits a rough patch. Read More [Category: Tec...
- + Hertz’s electric vehicle and CEO about-face is the latest twist after a COVID bankruptcy filing and a deep relationship with Carl Icahn—The rental-car giant is replacing its CEO after a disastrous quarter involving Teslas, but the saga goes back further. Read More [Category: Technolo...
- + ‘Rural emergency hospitals’ are on the rise—a new federal classification that requires them to actually close beds—They get over $3 million in federal funding and higher Medicare reimbursements but most close all inpatient beds and prove 24/7 emergency care. Read...
- + 39-year-old comedian says TikTok changed his life, giving him first nationwide tour and 3 months off when his son was newborn—Alex Pearlman gave up on comedy for the cubicle life working customer service a decade ago. Then TikTok brough over 2.5 million followers. Read More ...
- + America’s first-ever project to study happiness and the meaning of life is happening in California—At least 12 state legislatures have committees focused on mental health and substance abuse, but only one has a committee devoted to happiness. Read ...
- + Steve Mnuchin’s at it again: From ‘Mad Max’ and ‘The Lego Movie’ to TikTok and a wobbling community bank—The former Treasury Secretary's deal-making past straddles the world of Hollywood, entertainment and finance. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Here’s how Bernie Sanders wants to give you a 32-hour workweek—The bill Sanders introduced would reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours and prohibit employers from cutting pay and benefits. Read More [Category:...
- + Apple’s $330 billion swoon since the New Year, vague AI plans make it a Coca-Cola-style value stock in the eyes of the Street—Microsoft is the world's most valuable company again and investors are poking at Apple's AI plans for signs of future growth. Read More [Category: Ma...
- + Mega Millions jackpot soars to $875 million—And Saturday night's Powerball jackpot is $600 million. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Older Boeing plane lands, then inspectors find missing panel—The plane landed safely without incident or injuries reported and the external panel was discovered missing during a post-flight inspection. Read Mor...
- + The huge $418 million realtor settlement means you can find a home online without having to pay a buyer's agent commission—As part of the settlement, the NAR won't require a broker advertising a home for sale to offer upfront compensation to a buyer’s agent. Read More [Ca...
- + The huge $418 million realtor settlement means you can find a home online without having pay a buyer’s agent commission—As part of the settlement, the NAR won't require a broker advertising a home for sale to offer upfront compensation to a buyer’s agent. Read More [Ca...
- + Furious millennial moms would rather make their own cereal than buy Kellogg’s after CEO’s ‘cereal for breakfast’ comment spurs boycott—WK Kellogg CEO said that cash-strapped families should eat “cereal for breakfast” as a way to save money. Now, a TikTok boycott is gaining steam. Rea...
- + One thing Donald Trump and Joe Biden have in common is nominating Jerome Powell to the Fed—but their treatment of him is vastly different—Former President Donald Trump spent years lambasting Fed chair Jerome Powell for not enacting a monetary policy that wasn’t his to set. Read More [Ca...
- + Neighbors in a wealthy Bay Area enclave created a 'heritage alliance' to become a historic district—and it all started with one home and a new family—The initiative metastasized into what appears to be an effort to skirt state housing laws altogether. Read More [Category: Local]
- + Stuck between unpaid childcare and eldercare duties, women might not be able to afford their own retirement—As America ages, a eldercare crisis looms as the bulk of unpaid assistance is placed on older women Read More [Category: Success]
- + What billionaire Frank McCourt saw online changed his life and sent him on a Big Tech crusade—Frank McCourt is on a mission to rip control of the internet from Big Tech and give it back to the people. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Billionaire Frank McCourt got divorced and sold the LA Dodgers. The 'character assassination' he experienced online changed his life and sent him on a Big Tech crusade—Frank McCourt is on a mission to rip control of the internet from Big Tech and give it back to the people. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Distrust over the Kate Middleton saga threatens the royal family's 28 billion business empire—The royal family controls “enormous assets of incalculable value,” and they rely on public trust. Read More [Category: Celebrities]
- + Gaslighting can happen anywhere, from your home to your workplace, psychologists say. Here's how to spot it—If someone has ever caused you to doubt your reality, you may be a victim of gaslighting. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Gen Z bosses say they're treated as the butt of generational jokes: ‘You look like a child, are you sure?’—Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg saw youth work to their advantage when they founded Microsoft, Apple and Facebook, but Gen Z say youth is n...
- + The dark side of daily vitamin D supplements: After a man died from an ‘overdose’ in the UK, experts explain how much is healthy—Coroner’s records show the 89-year-old had taken NaturPlus UK vitamin D supplements for at least nine months before his death. Read More [Category: H...
- + The broken housing market is merging with America’s polarized political culture—“Across the age spectrum, at every point, owners are substantially further to the right than renters,” says Aziz Sunderji, a former analyst who explor...
- + Guinness is entering a 'golden age' thanks to social media-obsessed millennials—The St. Patrick's Day will find Guinness at the height of its powers as it eyes expansion to the U.S. Read More [Category: Business]
- + CEO steps down after being hit with expensive EV repairs and low resale prices following purchase of 100,000 Teslas—Stephen Scherr ran Hertz for just over two years before stepping down on Friday. Read More [Category: Business]
- + How a 35-year-old woman’s seven-year infertility odyssey ended thanks to a corporate benefit—and a state that allowed her to get IVF treatment—Her previous company’s insurance plan offered her $15,000–-but her clinic hardly accepted any of it. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Trump official and Goldman Sachs alum Steve Mnuchin plots to buy TikTok as Gen Z panics about a possible ban—From (kind of) funding Avatar to rescuing beleaguered regional banks, Steve Mnuchin’s consequential career is taking another turn. Read More [Categor...
- + Asian millennials and Gen Z, with their 'hyper heightened' focus on experiences, are changing the region's travel market—Millennial and Gen Z tourists will be half of Asia's travel market by 2025, says Todd Handcock, Asia head for Priority Pass-operator Collinson Group. ...
- + Fly with Delta frequently? Small business owners can score a solid welcome bonus and other perks with the Delta SkyMiles Gold Business Card—If you’re a Delta Loyalist, you can save money on checked bags and score a hefty welcome bonus with the Delta SkyMiles Gold Business Card. Read Mor...
- + Employment lawyer horrified by cubicles that monitor workers’ moods: ‘There are so many things wrong with this it’s hard to know where to start’—"The idea of having an early-warning signal on the sentiment of an organization — it’s quite interesting,” says the CEO of a company exploring worker ...
- + Feds recommend Sam Bankman-Fried serve up to 50 years in prison due to ‘the extraordinary dimensions of his crimes’—Federal prosecutors want Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cofounder of FTX, to be sentenced to 40 to 50 years in prison. Read More [Category: Cryptoc...
- + Apple is paying $490 million to settle claims that Tim Cook misled investors about iPhone sales in China—Cook signaled that the new iPhones were off to a good start during an investor conference call in early November 2018. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Germany ‘on course, for the first time’ to slash emissions 65% by 2030, vice chancellor says—Germany's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, official data showed Friday. Read More [Cat...
- + China is eating Japan’s lunch when it comes to EVs so two of its biggest automakers have joined forces to avoid being ‘wiped out’—China’s BYD surpassed Tesla as the world’s biggest EV maker by sales in the last quarter of 2023. Read More [Category: Business]
- + American marriages have finally recovered from the pandemic—U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022, the CDC says, a 4% increase from the year before. Read More [Ca...
- + Total eclipse of the donut: Businesses gear up for astrological rarity with special edition snacks, beer, jewelry—There really are markets in everything. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Karen Lynch wrote a book and is donating the profits to well-being organizations to uplift women: 'I was told I didn’t fit the profile when I was being considered for a senior executive role'—CEO of CVS Health's new book is titled "Taking Up Space." Read More [Category: Health]
- + Tesla bull Cathie Wood buys $35 million in stock, but it needs a ‘real CEO’ if Elon Musk won’t work full-time at Tesla, claims irate investor Ross Gerber—Tesla investors Cathie Wood and Ross Gerber take dueling views on Elon Musk’s conduct at Tesla and his other companies. Read More [Category: Business...
- + Taylor Swift’s AI porn deepfakes have prompted a wave of proposals to protect women from abuse–but Congress and the states need to take action—There are no federal laws that make it illegal to create or distribute deepfake porn, although legislation to address this danger has been introduced....
- + Dollar General is removing self-checkout in almost 10,000 stores in hopes the move will reduce theft—“We believe these steps are in line with where the customer wants us to be." Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + China’s homegrown 737 competitor has to wait a while to fill the vacuum left by Boeing: Europe says COMAC's C919 is 'too new' to approve by 2026—China wants to take a bite out of the global aviation market with COMAC's C919, but it still needs to convince regulators that it's safe. Read More [...
- + A man on a crowded NYC subway train is shot with his own gun after Gov. Kathy Hochul sends the National Guard to check bags at station entrances—A man was shot after getting into an altercation with another passenger during the evening rush hour on Thursday. Read More [Category: Lifestyle]
- + Elon Musk loses a SpaceX mega rocket descending to Earth after hourlong test flight—“The ship has been lost. So no splashdown today,” said SpaceX’s Dan Huot. “But again, it’s incredible to see how much further we got this time around....
- + Boeing model over 20 years old investigated for tire problem on American Airlines flight from Dallas to LA—The FAA said preliminary information indicated that the flight “blew a tire" during takeoff but said later “the crew reported a flat tire.” Read Mor...
- + Yale targeted by Connecticut bill that would ban legacy admissions statewide—“If you look at leaders of Fortune 500 companies ... this really matters to how our society operates,” said Democratic state Sen. Derek Slap. Read Mo...
- + Months after $4 billion writedown and calling U.S. ‘most painful part of our portfolio,’ Danish energy giant brings wind farm to New York—Orsted scrapped ambitious projects in New Jersey less than six months ago. Now it's in business off the coast of Long Island. Read More [Category: En...
- + Uber and Lyft say they’re done in Minneapolis because $15.57 minimum wage would be ‘unsustainable’—“It should be done in an honest way that keeps the service affordable for riders,” Lyft said, while Uber was reported to make a similar statement. Re...
- + WeightWatchers, reeling from collapsing stock and Oprah’s departure in the age of Ozempic, vows to ‘prove the naysayers wrong’ and turn its fortunes around—“We have strong liquidity and are not in a cash crunch,” CEO Sima Sistani wrote in a memo to employees today. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Data analytics made simple and free: 6 steps to mastering the skill—People produce 2.5 quintillion bytes of data on a daily basis. Gain the skills to analyze it all in our 6-step guide to learning data analytics. Re...
- + Ready to start coding but don’t know which programming language to learn first? Here are the best programming languages for beginners.—Choosing the best programming language to learn is subjective and depends on your goals and interests. Fortune explores the top languages for beginner...
- + America’s only socialist senator and the union chief who shook Detroit say enough is enough, it’s time for a 4-day workweek—Bernie Sanders and Shawn Fain just told Congress that a 32-hour work week with no loss in pay is overdue—and has been for nearly 70 years. Read M...
- + Always wanted to learn how to code? Following these 3 simple steps can help you get started—Despite concerns over AI and tech layoffs, coding remains a lucrative skill to learn. Read More [Category: Education]
- + SEC chief Gary Gensler is getting hit from all sides on his new climate rule: Conservative AGs smell blood, while environmentalists say it doesn't go far enough—It took the SEC two years to get a controversial climate rule passed, and two hours for opponents to challenge it in court. Read More [Category: Fi...
- + Affordability, reliability, and industrial competitiveness will make or break the net-zero transition. Here’s how—Counterintuitively, delivering on the climate agenda means doing more than just addressing climate change directly. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Musk eats 2 sour lemons in one day: Canceling former CNN star’s X show over drug questions as market hands out $30 billion smackdown to Tesla—Tesla is reeling as multiple analysts look into the crystal ball and see no growth in sight, or even worse, the carmaker turning into a “2027 story.” ...
- + The economy was just hit with a one-two punch of bad data—In the fight between the mighty American consumer and the always lurking recession, it hasn’t been much of a contest—until now? Read More [Category: ...
- + Liquid Death is turning water into Gen Z’s beer by selling the ‘healthiest thing you can drink’—“We don't actually take ourselves seriously,” founder Mike Cessario told Fortune. “We don't think we're extreme. We're kind of making fun of all that ...
- + A trickle of new listings collides with sky-high prices and mortgage rates this spring season—New listings aren’t enough to bring all would-be homebuyers off the sidelines because affordability doesn’t seem to be improving meaningfully. Re...
- + Apple quietly purchased an AI startup this year—and we might see the first fruits of that purchase in this year's big iPhone software release—Apple is adding features to its iOS 18 software that rely on generative AI, the technology behind ChatGPT and other groundbreaking tools. Read More [...
- + U.S. to reimburse more than $4.1 million lost to loan forgiveness scams as FAFSA problems persist—More than 27,000 are set to receive checks from the federal government in the wake of a 2019 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit. Read More [Category: E...
- + OpenAI should be copying journalists’ principles, not just their content—Big Tech can follow the same principles that are applied throughout the news creation process. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + TikTok CEO vows to fight any ban, urges users to 'protect your constitutional rights'—“This legislation, if signed into law, will lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States. Even the bill’s sponsors admit that’s their goal,” Shou Chew...
- + Under pressure from Temu and Shein, Amazon launches a spring shopping event—The Big Spring Sale is scheduled to run next week. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Investors urge Nestlé to cut back on junk food—but consumers aren't ready—Investors worth $1.6 trillion are staging a mutiny against Nestlé and urging the group to increase sales of healthy food faster than planned. Read Mo...
- + Investors urge Nestle to cut back on junk food—but consumers aren't ready—Investors worth $1.6 trillion are staging a mutiny against Nestle and urging the group to increase sales of healthy food faster than planned. Read Mo...
- + Jack Dorsey-backed COPA tells court that Craig Wright ‘lied on an extraordinary scale’ about creating Bitcoin—and a U.K. judge has agreed—Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous author of the Bitcoin white paper, a U.K. judge has ruled. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrenci...
- + Texas saw big population increases over the past year, while Los Angeles saw a big decline—New York has the most people, but the biggest growth is happening in the South. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Mnuchin to put together TikTok bidding group: ‘There’s no way that the Chinese would ever let a U.S. company own something like this in China’—Speaking on CNBC's “Squawk Box,” the former Treasury Secretary said “This should be owned by U.S. businesses." Read More [Category: Business]
- + Snacking is king—and inflation-proof—as more Gen Z and millennials resort to small indulgences even with tight wallets, Toblerone and Cadbury maker finds—Gen Z and millennials don't care as much for the regimented three-meals as they turn to snacks through the day as small doses of pleasure. Read More...
- + The end for the partnership model? John Lewis goes back into profit, but workers won’t be getting a cut again this year—Waitrose's parent company is "unashamedly" going to focus on investing into its business and improving overall pay instead of a one-off bonus this yea...
- + U.S. Bank Business Platinum Card review: Long 0% Intro APR, especially for a business card—U.S. Bank Business Platinum Card: Long 0% Intro APR, especially for a business card Read More [Category: Credit Cards]
- + World of Hyatt Rewards: Everything you need to know in 2023—World of Hyatt remains one of the most rewarding hotel loyalty programs out there, showering you with status, perks and rewards every 10 nights. Rea...
- + Whoopi Goldberg admits she put her stardom above her child because she knew 'it would never happen again’—This comes as pop star Lily Allen says her children "ruined" her career. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Under Armour founder Kevin Plank is back as CEO, abruptly ending Stephanie Linnartz’s three-year turnaround plan two years early—Plank, who controls 65% of the struggling retailer’s voting shares, will become its fourth CEO in four years. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Congress’ push to outlaw TikTok follows years of concern from elected officials about Chinese election interference and espionage—Top government watchdogs have raised concerns over Chinese Communist Party influence and malware-compromised devices. Read More [Category: Business]
- + ‘What, and destroy $2 billion worth of property?’ Mass. beach community undaunted after storm washes away 3-day-old $600,000 sand dune project—Tom Saab, head of Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change, said “Everybody is angry and upset. We can't survive without sand rebuilding the dunes and can'...
- + The world’s largest global industrial supplier of wood pellets just filed for bankruptcy with debts over $2.6 billion—Over 20 years, Enviva worked to meet increasing global demand for alternative energy sources and built 10 wood pellet plants across the "wood basket" ...
- + Joe Biden’s latest budget proposal calls for a 30% tax on crypto mining—U.S. President Joe Biden is pitching a variety of crypto related taxes and regulations, which he says could generate almost $10 billion next year. Re...
- + Joe Biden’s latest budge proposal calls for a 30% tax on crypto mining—U.S. President Joe Biden is pitching a variety of crypto related taxes and regulations, which he says could generate almost $10 billion next year. Re...
- + Mastercard-owned CipherTrace tells clients it is shutting down key products—Mastercard recently retracted a report from a CipherTrace investigator in the Bitcoin Fog case, citing 'unverifiable and unauditable' data. Read Mor...
- + Joe Biden is admitting that nobody wants to sell their house—and he’s offering a measly incentive to fix it—The Pandemic Housing Boom increased the price of starter homes a whopping 45%. The White House thinks a $10,000 tax credit will get the market moving....
- + Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 months after a normal mammogram. This is the tool she says ‘saved my life’—Munn credited her OB/GYN and “guardian angel” with saving her life by recommending the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT). Read More [Categor...
- + Top Tesla analyst shocks market with prediction that volumes will drop, prompting stock swoon to 10-month low—“Right now, the market is voting and telling us that it believes Tesla does not currently deserve that high valuation,” said Adam Sarhan, founder and ...
- + Top Tesla analyst shocks market with prediction that volumes will drop this year, prompting stock swoon to 10-month low—“Right now, the market is voting and telling us that it believes Tesla does not currently deserve that high valuation,” said Adam Sarhan, founder and ...
- + The biggest donor in the 2024 election holds a $15 billion stake in TikTok’s parent company—Jeff Yass, the trading mastermind behind Susquehanna International Group, owns a stake in ByteDance that constitutes the largest single asset in his $...
- + One-time ‘SPAC king’ Chamath Palihapitiya just fired 2 partners from his VC firm over a ‘situation’ at an AI startup—Social Capital fired the partners related to an undisclosed matter involving its investment in AI startup Groq, according to a letter reviewed by Bloo...
- + Elon Musk’s Tesla is now a ‘growth company with no growth,’ Wells Fargo writes in scathing downgrade—Wells Fargo analyst Colin Langan highlighted that sales volumes rose only 3% in the second half of 2023, while prices fell 5%. Read More [Category: B...
- + Elon Musk is letting Tesla loyalists cut the line and buy Cybertrucks before everyone else—Tesla shareholders (or HODLers) with at least $40,000 in stock are eligible for the new program. Read More [Category: Tech]
- + Wealthy Massachusetts homeowners spent half a million dollars to build a sand dune that washed away in three days–and they’re dead set on rebuilding it—Intense storms are more frequent due to climate change, and state funding to protect beach homes has failed to keep pace. Read More [Category: Enviro...
- + Kate Middleton's photo debacle is just the beginning of what AI will do to public trust—Growing AI sophistication “calls to question how we know what to believe anymore,” PR manager says. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Bill's CEO says it's not healthy for entrepreneurs or society to focus on wealth creation over innovation—'I place a lot of focus on where I want to be in the future and a long time in the future,' says Bill CEO René Lacerte. Read More [Category: Leadersh...
- + The Boeing whistleblower’s death is a tragic reminder that society still expects people like John Barnett to become martyrs—As a functioning society, we need people who are not necessarily people pleasers or susceptible to groupthink to point out our blind spots. Read More...
- + Ethereum’s fix for its gas fee problem is now live: What you need to know about the Dencun upgrade—On Wednesday morning, the Ethereum blockchain completed an upgrade called Dencun, the biggest change to the network’s code in over a year. Read More...
- + 44% of all homes in the U.S. are at risk of severe or extreme damage from environmental threats—“Climate risk is a big deal,” says Realtor.com economist Jiayi Xu, adding that “people are tolerating these risks in exchange for more affordable hous...
- + Richard Branson's Virgin Voyages offers 4-week cruises for remote workers—It’s the latest in a growing line of extended getaways. Read More [Category: World]
- + This Nordic country just added $6 billion to defense and will start drafting women into its military service—Danish armed forces will be boosted by compulsory military conscription for women from 2026, which will also align with the country’s gender equality ...
- + Neil Young is begrudgingly returning to Spotify after admitting his protest against Joe Rogan was unsuccessful—“My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify.” Read M...
- + Jamie Dimon weighs in on Disney's proxy fight with Nelson Peltz—“Putting people on a Board unnecessarily can harm a company.” Read More [Category: Business]
- + House overwhelmingly votes to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell—The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65, now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + There's a scientific reason why you're feeling impulsive and restless this time of year. An expert explains—Just because the seasons are changing, doesn’t mean you have to. Read More [Category: Mental health]
- + 5 best health insurance companies for small businesses 2024—The leading small business insurance companies have innovative solutions to address today's risks. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Bank of America® Travel Rewards Secured Credit Card: A secured card with rewards that can be used to cover travel purchases—The fee-free Bank of America Travel Rewards Secured Card offers a path toward credit building while allowing you to earn points to pay for travel. Re...
- + A TikTok star who is taking a pay cut for a 9-to-5 job explains why influencing is unsustainable—It's hard to beat an influencer salary, which can top five figures a month for just a handful of posts. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Amex Green vs Gold vs Platinum: What color looks best on you?—We dove into the details to compare the Amex Green, Gold and Platinum cards’ fees, rewards, perks and protections to help you select the right card fo...
- + The New York Times’ Wordle cash cow is under assault from cloned knock-offs—and it’s fighting back—The Times has filed several Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, takedown notices to developers of Wordle-inspired games. Read More [Category: ...
- + Years after Walmart and Oracle came this close to buying TikTok’s U.S. arm, Congress wants another deal or an outright ban—“Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary is one person to voice an interest in buying TikTok, but that's a lot of cash and a tight 6-month deadline. Read More...
- + Bay Area parking lot company takes $27 million deal to give 5,700-year-old Native burial mound back to Ohlone tribe—Before Spanish colonizers arrived, the area held a village and a massive shell mound with a height of 20 feet and the length and width of a football f...
- + Brokered CDs can earn you higher interest rates, but at what cost?—Brokered CDs are issued by banks and sold by brokerages. Investors can sell them on secondary markets and score higher APYs than with traditional CDs....
- + Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Jesse Ventura, Aaron Rodgers top his wish list as running mates—Rodgers, the longtime NFL quarterback, shares Kennedy's distrust of vaccine mandates, while Ventura is a former professional wrestler turned politicia...
- + Virginia wildlife center employees put on giant animal masks to raise orphaned fox kit—In a video on the Richmond Wildlife Center's Facebook page, Executive Director Melissa Stanley is shown wearing a red fox mask and feeding the tiny ki...
- + Trump-appointed special counsel bent the truth when he reported Biden couldn’t remember when his son died, transcript shows—Hur didn't raise the subject; Biden brought it up and recalled the specific date that Beau died, although he briefly wondered aloud about the year. R...
- + Delta’s CEO just paid out $1.4 billion to his employees. Here are his 3 secrets to being a great boss—Bastian’s Valentine’s Day gift to employees–a bonus check worth $1.4 billion this year–is here to stay, too. Read More [Category: Entrepreneurship]
- + Volkswagen still 'convinced future is electric' despite EV winter—Volkswagen expects sales to fall by a third this year, but the German carmaker is eyeing expansion in the U.S., China, and Mexico. Read More [Categor...
- + Struggling lender Metro Bank to cut 1000 employees in hopes of finding $38.4 million in savings—Underlying loss for the year fell by two-thirds to £16.9 million, according to a statement. Read More [Category: Business]
- + TikTok bill that could lead to a U.S. ban is set to pass the House—but its path is uncertain in the Senate—President Joe Biden has said if Congress passes the measure, he will sign it. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Boeing promises to work with employees to correct quality lapses after FAA review finds aircraft maker failed 33 production aspects at one plant—The aircraft maker detailed its latest steps to correct lapses in quality in a memo to employees from Stan Deal, president of Boeing's commercial plan...
- + The battle between BYD and Tesla moves to a new front: Southeast Asia—Both Tesla and BYD are deepening their presence in Southeast Asia as EV growth in China slows down. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Tesla, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and more rated 'poor' in automated driving test ratings—The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested automated driving systems and only one of 14 got an "acceptable" rating. None performed well enough ...
- + Bezos-backed fund invests $60 million to improve the taste of alternative meat—The Bezos Earth Fund will inject $60 million into research on alternative proteins. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + Mark Cuban is so serious about AI that he’s offering free AI training to high schoolers. Here’s where—Mark Cuban is bringing his free AI bootcamp for high schoolers to over 18 cities across the country this fall. Read More [Category: Education]
- + Jerome Powell just revealed a hidden reason why inflation is staying high: The economy is increasingly uninsurable—Housing and auto insurance costs are soaring because of climate change and more expensive car parts, says Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Read More [Cate...
- + East Asian societies have the world’s lowest birth rates—and are learning that ‘throwing a bit of money’ at the problem isn’t solving anything—Asian governments tried a straightforward approach to boosting birth rates: Give parents money. It’s not working. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + East Asian societies have the world's lowest birth rates—and are learning that 'throwing a bit of money' at the problem isn't solving anything—Asian governments tried a straightforward approach to boosting birth rates: Give parents money. It's not working. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Abercrombie stock surged past Nvidia in 2023. It just had its worst week in years as the retailer banks on continued millennial interest—Despite Abercrombie’ robust fourth-quarter, shareholders and analysts worry about its ability to sustain strong growth. Read More [Category: Business...
- + Chubb insurance review 2024: Protection for auto, home, business, and jewelry—Chubb offers insurance policies for all types of products, and does so with high ratings for financial soundness. Its customer reviews are not as impr...
- + Uber is prodding its riders to choose hybrid or electric—but its new feature masks the dark truth about ride-sharing—Rideshare platforms like Uber have the potential to reduce global greenhouse emissions—but right now, they’re often making more than they save. Read...
- + Jewelers Mutual review 2024: A financially stable jewelry insurer for your rings, watches, and loose stones—Jewelers Mutual remains a trusted option for jewelry insurance thanks to the companies highly rated financial stability and flexible coverage options....
- + Carl Icahn has called off the dogs hounding DNA-sequencing company Illumina—Icahn blamed Illumina's management for its handling of the failed acquisition of cancer detection startup Grail Inc. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + How Nvidia’s billionaire CEO went from Denny’s dishwasher to leading a company with a $2 trillion market cap—“I’m still working on being a good CEO,” Jensen Huang said in an interview at his alma mater, Stanford University. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Shrinkflation is coming for your home—The median new-home size is the smallest it’s been in more than a decade. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Grayscale files to launch low-fee GBTC spinoff to help appease investors: ‘This is a way to throw them a bone’—Grayscale has filed to launch a low-fee GBTC alternative to attract new investors and appease disgruntled investors. Read More [Category: Cryptocurre...
- + Grayscale files to launch low-fee GBTC spin-off to help appease investors: ‘This is a way to throw them a bone’—Grayscale has filed to launch a low-fee GBTC alternative to attract new investors and appease disgruntled investors. Read More [Category: Cryptocurre...
- + Jamie Dimon says the Fed should hold off on cutting interest rates because the economy is ‘kind of booming’—Dimon said there’s a roughly 35% chance of a U.S. soft landing, but stagflation and recession remain a threat. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Justice, transition, and nature-based solutions: Here’s how we move beyond the backlash and refocus the climate finance conversation on what matters most—Private investors can help bend the arc of progress in this decisive decade in favor of our planet and its most vulnerable people. Read More [Categor...
- + Putin’s inconvenient truth for the west: Despite 7% inflation, Russia’s economy is a ‘big and resilient animal—Unemployment is low, and the IMF sees Russia's economy growing 2.6% this year, versus just 0.9% for the Eurozone. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + PETA outraged by 2 dog deaths in Iditarod, calls for ‘despicable race to end’—PETA SVP Colleen O’Brien decried the race she has long opposed: "All so the human winner can get a trophy while the dogs get an icy grave." Read More...
- + Inflation is now ‘moving more sideways than down’—and it could keep the Fed from cutting rates anytime soon —Rent, gas prices drive up headline number, but investors still hopeful for interest-rate relief starting in June. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + How will insurers handle new $16,000 postpartum depression drug?—The drug hit the market in December. Read More [Category: Health care]
- + Vinyl records will be an inflation metric in the U.K., thanks to Taylor Swift—Vinyl’s comeback reflects “a resurgence in popularity,” according to ONS, as the records surge to new highs in sales. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Europe faces at least 36 major climate risks and is the world’s fastest-warming continent—Europe is prone to more frequent and punishing weather extremes, the European Environment Agency said in its first-ever risk assessment. Read More [C...
- + West Virginia’s former billionaire governor is moonlighting as a high school girl’s basketball coach while running for Senate—The fans call the 6-foot-7 businessman "Big Jim," but his players simply call the 72-year-old former college golfer "Coach." Read More [Category: U.S...
- + Best credit cards for IHG in 2023—IHG may only offer two personal credit cards in 2024, but both pack a punch and make it harder for general travel rewards cards to catch up. Read Mo...
- + Inflation has battered the toy market—but defiant Lego saw sales climb 4% in 2023: ‘We continue to grow’—Lego's sales grew even as the toy industry is at its worst in "more than 15 years," CEO Niels Christiansen said. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Best credit cards for flying Delta Air Lines in 2024—If you’re a frequent flyer on Delta Air Lines, it makes sense to elevate your experience with a credit card. Here’s our list of the best credit cards ...
- + IRS Direct File, a program that offers free online tax filing, has been launched in 12 states—Taxpayers in the selected states who have very simple W-2s and claim a standard deduction may be eligible to use it this tax season to file their fede...
- + EU to treat 5.5 million Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Bolt and other gig economy workers as employees—The agreement marks a turning point in the EU’s years-long efforts to set clearer employment rights for millions of delivery couriers and drivers who ...
- + Swedish heat pump maker Aira aims to break European homes’ dependency on natural gas—The company’s goal is to design, manufacture, install and service heat pumps across the continent, serving 5 million European customers over the next ...
- + Boeing whistleblower who raised concerns about planemaker’s production standards at 787 Dreamliner factory found dead after testifying to court—John Barnett, who worked at Boeing for 32 years until his retirement in 2017, died March 9 from a self-inflicted wound, the BBC said. Read More [Cate...
- + The 'age of selfishness' is making us sick, single, and miserable. It’s because our brains are hardwired for both self-interest and altruism—Self-centeredness has been studied for centuries, with times of crisis known to pre-dispose us to selfish actions. Read More [Category: Mental healt...
- + Bud Light maker and Coca-Cola bottler waiting months to pay suppliers—Report says hundreds of thousands of small business are at risk of insolvency because of slow paying practices by big firms. Read More [Category: Bu...
- + Jamie Dimon doesn’t care if Bitcoin hit a record high, but will defend people’s right to buy it like he'll defend your right to smoke a cigarette—“I defend your right to smoke a cigarette, [and] I’ll defend your right to buy a Bitcoin." Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Jamie Dimon doesn’t care if Bitcoin hit a record high, he says it’s still a currency used for illegal activity—but will defend people's right to buy it—“I defend your right to smoke a cigarette, [and] I’ll defend your right to buy a Bitcoin." Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Jamie Dimon doesn't care if Bitcoin hit a record high, he says it's a currency used for sex trafficking, fraud and terrorism—but will defend people's right to buy it—“I defend your right to smoke a cigarette, [and] I’ll defend your right to buy a Bitcoin." Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + ‘Criminal focus’ on Boeing’s conduct around the blowout of a 737 Max 9 door plug was ‘completely wrong’, head of international airline groups says—The probe “risks pushing people back into a period when we didn’t have as open a culture in terms of reporting,” the IATA head said. Read More [Categ...
- + Here’s why Miami has 75% more millionaires than a decade ago—"It’s not what you have or what you make, it’s what you keep." Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Property elite enjoy the Cannes sunshine—The annual real estate conference, Mipim will kick off this Tuesday, but there will be several notable absences as the end of the easy money era has p...
- + China’s richest person has a new headache: Chinese social media users are claiming his bottled water brand Nongfu Sping is pro-Japan—Nationalist Chinese internet users have attacked foreign brands before. But Nongfu Spring's troubles show that even Chinese brands can get in trouble....
- + Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID as long as it’s not part of instruction under DeSantis’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement—The settlement clarifies what is allowed in Florida classrooms following passage two years ago of the law prohibiting instruction on sexual orientatio...
- + For-profit groups have vacuumed up over 70% of America's nursing homes, and health advocates are worried: 'The care gets really bad'—Industry leaders and researchers wonder whether corporations and investors can succeed where nonprofits struggled. Or will quality of care suffer in t...
- + U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo wants to double the size of the Philippines' chip industry to fix a 'way too concentrated' supply chain—"Don’t put all your eggs in one basket," Raimondo told executives on Tuesday at a business forum in Manila. Read More [Category: Tech]
- + The year of Spotify? Streaming giant might have outwitted Apple with David vs Goliath play, and you only need to look at their share prices for proof—The EU's ruling against Apple has set off a major fight between the tech giant and developers including Daniel Ek's Spotify. Read More [Category: Tec...
- + Lufthansa hits turbulence: New cabin crew strike adds to woes of Germany’s flag carrier as ground staff walkout hits profits—Lufthansa flagged that its operating losses in the first three months of 2024 will be hurt as labor strikes press on. Read More [Category: Business]
- + JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon: Not out of the woods on recession, but 'worst case would be stagflation'—JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns that the prospect of a recession isn't outside the realm of possibility. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Nascar-loving North Carolina goes all in on mobile and online sports gambling—The appreciation for Nascar in the state made it a key location for gaming operators. Read More [Category: NASCAR]
- + Top UK law firm’s money-laundering defense hinges on awkwardness: ‘In Europe, in my culture, we don’t do that. You don’t ask err, how much do you make?’—Dentons overrode an internal warning to take “extreme caution” with an Eastern European client because it might be “impertinent or impolite,” regulato...
- + Boeing’s awful start to 2024 just got worse after 50 people were injured on one of its planes due to a ‘technical event’—Boeing’s shares have plummeted 23% since the start of the year, thanks in part to a series of incidents involving its planes. Read More [Category: B...
- + It’s not just Trader Joe’s battling bacteria and possibly plastic in its prepared products: Food and drink recalls have reached a five-year high—A 2024 Sedgwick report said the FDA issued 46 food and drink recalls in January, a 31% increase from 2023’s fourth-quarter monthly average of 35 recal...
- + ‘Savita, are you forecasting a bubble?’ Top BofA strategist explains that her S&P 500 target of 5,400 is more like 1995 than 1999—Bank of America head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy Savita Subramanian responds to the “pushback” against her 5,400 S&P 500 target. Rea...
- + 5 ways to save on holiday travel using a credit card—Almost 50% of consumers are planning on traveling soon. If that’s you, here are a few ways your credit card can help you save. Read More [Category: ...
- + Monad Labs in talks to raise more than $200 million round led by Paradigm, valuing the Jump Crypto–linked startup at $3 billion—As the prices of digital assets skyrocket, the Monad round would be the largest in crypto so far in 2024. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Monad Labs in talks to raise more than $200 million round led by Paradigm, valuing the Jump Crypto-linked startup at $3 billion—As the prices of digital assets skyrocket, the Monad round would be the largest in crypto so far in 2024. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Kate Middleton’s Photoshopped family photo and the glaring errors that led to kill notices: 'Think of it as a Cat. 5 cyclone'—The Kate Middleton photo debacle has also surfaced concerns about AI photo manipulation. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Head of George Soros’ $25 billion charity steps down after son takes charge—Alex Soros, 38, became Open Society Foundations chair in December 2022 and was named official successor to the charity last June. Read More [Category...
- + Tesla is increasingly a ‘2027 story,’ Evercore analysts warn after touring Texas factory—Evercore expects Tesla to deliver around 2.7 million vehicles in 2026, yielding an earnings-per-share estimate 18% to 20% below consensus. Read More ...
- + ‘Dr. Doom’ economist warns Trump reelection is ‘greatest threat’ to face global markets right now—A combination of punitive import tariffs and more tax cuts could potentially spark an investor revolt and lead to the next financial crisis. Read Mor...
- + 'Dr. Doom' economist warns Trump re-election is ‘greatest threat’ to face global markets right now—A combination of punitive import tariffs and more tax cuts could potentially spark an investor revolt and lead to the next financial crisis. Read Mor...
- + Welcome to the housing election: Americans are trapped in their houses or outside the market looking in, and it’s focusing their thinking for November—“While the economy is strong on paper, a lot of families aren’t feeling the benefits, because they’re struggling to afford the house they want or alre...
- + Welcome to the housing election: Americans are trapped in their houses or outside the market looking in and it’s focusing their thinking for November—“While the economy is strong on paper, a lot of families aren’t feeling the benefits because they’re struggling to afford the house they want or alrea...
- + China is sending a harsh message to its struggling property developers: ‘They will be made to pay the due price’—The struggling $5 trillion real estate sector shouldn’t expect any government bailouts, says housing minister. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + GenAI apps are cloning your likeness without consent–and might make you famous for all the wrong reasons—In the U.S., one in 12 adults have reported that they have been victims of image-based abuse. Read More [Category: Internet]
- + Parents are shelling out nearly $17,000 every year to help their adult children, survey says—It’s not just Gen Z. One in five parents are still helping their millennial and Gen X kids, according to a new survey. Read More [Category: Personal ...
- + From a $315 lymphatic drainage massage to a $150 power nap—how biohacking my beauty routine helped me get Oscar-ready—"As a wellness enthusiast, I needed to figure out my version of getting ready for the night." Read More [Category: Health]
- + Bitcoin soars past $72,000 to new all-time high as Coinbase shares climb to highest since 2021—Bitcoin broke $72,000 on Monday, surpassing its all-time high, while Coinbase shares climbed above its direct listing price on Friday. Read More [Cat...
- + Rupert Murdoch plans to marry the ex-wife of a Russian billionaire who was once in-laws with Roman Abramovich—Elena Zhukova's ex-husband, Alexander Zhukov, is a billionaire, and their daughter Dasha was previously married to billionaire Roman Abramovich. Read...
- + ‘We look at this every day’: Raimondo says chips and China always on the White House’s mind—Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was visiting Manila with executives from 22 companies that plan to invest about $1 billion in the Philippines. Read ...
- + World cities keep a close eye on Paris' SUV parking fees—“This vote is intended to be a message to car manufacturers." Read More [Category: World]
- + Last day! Welcome offer for Chase Southwest Cards includes Companion Pass for a year—With this Southwest Companion Pass offer, you'll get unlimited use of the pass through February 2025 and bonus points with a new Southwest credit card...
- + Richard Branson poised for $320 million exit fee for closure of Virgin Money brand—Branson has been making money by licensing out the Virgin logo to his part-owned bank, and could reportedly get a big payout if Nationwide ditches it....
- + Half of Elon Musk’s charitable spending appears to benefit tycoon’s empire, including a tiny non-profit school full of his own children—Musk's non-profit is below par when it comes to meeting its mandatory annual donation requirement under U.S. tax laws. Read More [Category: Business]
- + TikTok ban or forced sale bill gets Biden's endorsement—"If they pass it, I'll sign it," Biden says as vote from full House could come this week. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + How businesses can win over AI skeptics—Amid the AI gold rush, companies face responsibility to users. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + Italian women are eschewing motherhood altogether—Italy was one of the nations with the lowest birth rates in the world at 1.24 per woman – well below the level needed for the population to sustain it...
- + Brexit red tape interferes with the transportation of racehorses into England—Some of the world’s most sought-after horses could face issues crossing the sea for the nearly $6.4 million (£5 million) bonanza held in Gloucestershi...
- + Data shows Gen Z is finally ready to spend more–but it's getting harder to sell them anything—For most consumers, word of mouth remains the primary driver of purchasing decisions. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Why a 23-year-old TikTok influencer with 1 million followers is ready to leave it all behind for a 9-to-5 job—“When you are the brand, and you are the product, it can be very unsettling,” TikTok star Ana Wolfermann tells Fortune. Read More [Category: Business...
- + AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes doesn’t regret his topless photo on LinkedIn showing him getting a massage because it got him ‘a lot of publicity’—"People will misrepresent and misunderstand Tony Fernandes the persona," the AirAsia CEO said—but he won't be getting a social media manager any time ...
- + Europe can compete with New York on public listings with one simple tweak—The Euronext chief's comments come in the wake of several high-profile European firms choosing to list in the US capital rather than at home. Read Mo...
- + Aeroplan Credit Card review: Get it for the elite status, keep it for the partner airlines—For a sub-$100 annual fee, the Aeroplan Card provides significant value through elite status, a free checked bag, and rewards that can be redeemed wit...
- + The untold story of Kickstarter’s crypto Hail Mary—and the secret $100 million a16z-led investment to save its fading brand—Inside the once-hot startup's struggle to regain its relevance despite a massive check from the crypto arm of the venture giant Andreessen Horowitz. ...
- + Kate Middleton's Mother's Day photo was meant to combat conspiracies. But the 'attention economy' has fueled more rumors than ever—It's unclear if the image issued by the Kensington Palace was, in fact, doctored, but it hasn't helped debunk rumors of the Princess of Wales's absenc...
- + ‘Sub-critical’ Europe isn’t ready for a Trump presidency, says Airbus boss—Guillaume Faury told the Guardian that "Trump 2" could shift the U.S.'s commitment to NATO and leave the continent exposed to all-out war with Russia....
- + DeSantis gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to run online sports bettings in Florida. Now the state's racetracks and poker rooms are fighting back—A lot of money is at stake. The tribe launched its online sports betting operation late last year, and Florida's share of 2024 revenues is already mor...
- + What to know about SAVE, the Biden administration's newest income-driven plan to repay student loans—The SAVE plan was created last year to replace other existing income-based repayment plans offered by the federal government. Read More [Category: E...
- + The Chinese company at the center of Biden's crane concerns denies it's a threat to U.S. national security—A congressional probe reportedly found cellular modems on cranes from Chinese company ZPMC that could be remotely accessed. Read More [Category: Busi...
- + Reddit aims to raise up to $748 million in high-profile IPO that other ventures—and members of the subreddit WallStreetBets—will watch closely—The company seeks a valuation of as much as $6.5 billion after being valued at $10 billion last year. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Judge blocks 'arbitrary and capricious' labor board rule on contract and franchise workers—Opponents argued that the new rule would make companies liable for workers they don’t employ at workplaces they don’t own. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + EV competition in China is so fierce that built-in fridges are passé and Tesla-beating BYD offers drones and gaming-friendly detachable steering wheels—"While legacy automakers still only focus on the drivability of a car, Chinese companies are not satisfied with that." Read More [Category: Technolog...
- + How to watch, stream 2024 Academy Awards online for free without cable or on ABC—Oscars ceremony wraps up awards season in Hollywood. Read More [Category: Movies]
- + 'Oppenheimer' expected to win big at Oscars after $954 million haul at theaters, with Christopher Nolan leading contender for best director—The biographical film about the inventor of the atomic bomb leads the nominations with 13. Read More [Category: Entertainment]
- + Why you need homeowner's insurance, what it covers, and how much it costs—Homeowners insurance can help pay for repairs and replacements when your home or belongings are accidentally damaged. Read More [Category: Personal F...
- + Pete Buttigieg says Boeing faces ‘enormous’ scrutiny from FAA as DOJ starts criminal investigation after Alaska Airlines blowout—Boeing shares have tumbled about 24% since the end of December, the most in almost two years. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Jeff Bezos's investment in Perplexity AI has nearly doubled in value in a few months as Google challenger nears $1B unicorn status—The Amazon founder joined a funding round in January that valued the AI search startup at over $500 million. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + What are the risks of having a baby after 35? An expert explains the reality of advanced maternal age—Starting or continuing your family on your timeline shouldn’t be a cause for concern. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Four European countries just signed a free-trade deal with India—and committed to invest $100 billion—Signed Sunday, the pact promises “more resilient supply chains” and “significant economic benefits” for the non-EU nations. Read More [Category: Worl...
- + How to use a prepaid debit card—the tool that lets you leave your cash at home—A prepaid debit card can be a bridge to keeping money safely for the unbanked or those without credit cards. Here's how to use a prepaid debit card. ...
- + Meet the Chilean beer getting its moment in the limelight over 20 years after losing a legal battle with LucasFilm—‘It’s creative, but it's somebody else's creativity’—In a crowded market, attaching a brand to a successful franchise is a clever strategy—if you can do it legally, a law professor told Fortune. Read Mo...
- + Gen Z grad landed internship by wearing her university baseball cap to her pizza joint job—“I decided to resort to unusual networking methods,” says Ayala Ossowski, who recited an elevator pitch to pizza restaurant customers. Read More [Cat...
- + Paytm once had India's largest IPO. Now a central bank crackdown could kill its business: 'A risk that the political system couldn’t take'—As India's markets boom, regulators are targeting the country's shadow banks. Paytm, once Indian startup royalty, is getting the brunt of it. Read Mo...
- + Tesla rival Rivian's market value jumps by over $1.7B after it unveils R2 and halts $5B factory—cutting costs 'massively' as Elon Musk suggested—Musk had suggested Rivian would go bankrupt in six quarters without a drastic change. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Judge clears way for Trump Media merger vote that could spell $4 billion windfall for ex-president—It’s a possible financial lifeboat for former president Donald Trump, who faces hundreds of millions in legal judgments. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Boeing tells senator it can't find work record for door panel that blew out on Alaska Airlines flight: 'We have looked extensively'—The company's “working hypothesis” is that the records were never created, even though its systems required it. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Ex-NFL player Andrew Hawkins regrets not investing early in StockX, now valued nearly $4 billion—but he did learn a lesson —He’s now co-founder of sports tech and gaming startup StatusPro, which recently closed a $20 million funding round. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + The potential accounting crisis everybody seems to ignore, and the regulator fighting to fix it—PCAOB chair Erica Williams is on a crusade to make sure investors know about the dangers of poor audit quality. Will they listen? Read More [Category...
- + Celebrity-luring Tribeca lofts with 'paparazzi-proof' garage mired in $376M complaint: 'Literally falling apart'—Harry Styles, Jennifer Lawrence, and Meg Ryan have owned units in the luxury property. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Jack Dorsey tells Block employees Tuesday is a 'no meeting day.' Here’s why that lifts the spirits of 'makers'—"I am unbelievably pumped," rejoiced one Block employee. "Less talk about the work. More work. Here for it.” Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Perfume won’t fix the crypto industry’s failure to attract women—A perfume marketing stunt prompts a female crypto founder to tell her industry: 'It's not us, it's you." Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Microsoft admits Russian state hack still not contained. ‘This has tremendous national security implications’ —A new SEC rule compels publicly traded companies to disclose breaches that could negatively impact their business. Read More [Category: Tech]
- + Senate clears $460 billion spending bills package, averting a partial government shutdown—Republicans were able to keep non-defense spending relatively flat compared to the previous year. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Hong Kong fast-tracks bill with life imprisonment for treason and insurrection—with Beijing calling the matter urgent—Approval of the legislation isn’t in doubt after authorities previously took steps to ensure only “patriots” could stand for elections. Read More [C...
- + A prepaid debit card is an easy way to charge it—here’s what you need to know—While a prepaid debit card might look like a credit card, it functions very differently. It doesn’t build credit, and you have to load it ahead of tim...
- + This 79-year-old CEO is so passionate about the hydrogen-energy revolution that he hasn't taken a vacation in 20 years—How Seifi Ghasemi’s belief in the future of energy helped him build a $20 billion company into a $54 billion success—and where he’s aiming his gaze ne...
- + How one exec's decision to show off her tattoos brought her closer to her billionaire founder—and made her stronger than ever at work —KimArie Yowell, an executive at the $25 billion fintech Rocket Companies, didn’t know how finally revealing her tattoos would change her work life. "W...
- + Inside the Oscars 2024's $56.9 million price tag—The grand finale to the highest-grossing year in film since the pandemic is upon us—and it comes with a hefty price tag. Read More [Category: Enterta...
- + Going to bed at 9 p.m. every night could improve your health. Here’s how to get started—The 9 p.m. bedtime is in style Read More [Category: Health]
- + Does the GOLO Diet work? Experts explain the pros, cons, and risks—With a slew of claims about weight loss and health, the GOLO Diet is the latest of many offering a fix. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Daylight Saving Time is hurting your health—here's how—“Springing forward” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Read More [Category: Health]
- + CTO at $152bn tech firm is embracing boomerang hires: 'If you don't lean in, you're going to lose'—The chief transformation officer at software giant ServiceNow says the best strategy to retain top talent is to foster and encourage individuals' desi...
- + Inside YouTube Music's meltdown: Former workers say they trained their replacements while staffing firm denies a mass layoff and Google backs away—Jack Benedict and dozens of unionized workers found out they were losing their jobs while testifying to the Austin City Council. Their contracting fir...
- + Sam Altman confirms return to OpenAI board as law firm’s review rips ‘loss of trust’ that led to his sudden ouster—Somehow, the OpenAI board didn’t anticipate that firing the CEO would lead to tumult, a law firm review revealed. Read More [Category: Artificial Int...
- + TikTok floods Congress with complaints over a potential ban—making politicians’ point for them—The campaign led to a flurry of calls to lawmakers. That’s the idea, lawmakers said. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Eco-terrorists strike $1 billion blow against Tesla plant in Germany and Rivian halts $5 billion Georgia factory as activists cheer—"Our water is more important than anybody’s electric vehicle." Read More [Category: Technology]
- + These women are Europe's prime Big Tech watchdogs and 'shaped what this field of law looks like today'—"Men were less attracted to data protection because it was a human rights field of law, and money was less of a consideration." Read More [Category: ...
- + Fortune 500 list: The top 10 companies dominating business—The Fortune 500 list celebrates its 70-year anniversary in June 2024. Here are the top 10 companies from our 2023 list. Read More [Category: Economy...
- + Pentagon says there’s no evidence of aliens after decades of UFO sightings—and rejects claims the U.S. is reverse-engineering extraterrestrial tech—The findings will do little to dissuade the legions of Americans who believe the government is hiding an extensive history of alien visitation. Read ...
- + Are you up to build the next best website? Get started with one of these 5 web design courses—Web design is paramount to any successful business; taking an online course in the subject could help you develop the innovations of tomorrow. Read M...
- + 'We need more homes in general': Biden administration says housing crisis can’t be corrected until we build a lot more—President Biden will call on Congress for resources to 'build more housing' amid the U.S. supply crunch, deputy Treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo tells...
- + Friday is the last day U.S. consumers can place mail orders for free COVID tests from the government—Despite Friday's suspension, it's still possible for the program to resume again down the road. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Ray Dalio says Taylor Swift is better at bringing Americans together than Trump or Biden—The hedge-fund billionaire said he obviously needs to work on his selfies, but his endorsement of Taylor Swift for president was a "half-truth." Read...
- + Jerome Powell says ‘the housing market is in a very challenging situation right now’ and interest rate cuts alone won’t solve a long-running inventory crisis—Even once the current problems dissipate, the Fed chair said, "we’ll still be left with a housing market nationally, where there is a housing shortage...
- + FDA will take a deeper look into the safety and effectiveness of Lilly experimental Alzheimer’s drug—Eli Lilly expected a decision on donanemab in this year’s first quarter, which ends this month. Read More [Category: Health]
- + United racks up 3 Boeing incidents in a week after aircraft runs off taxiway shortly after landing—The incident follows the mid-air loss of a tire on Thursday and an engine fire on a flight earlier this week. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Akira Toriyama's death is being felt around the world as global leaders and millions of fans remember one of Japan's most influential icons—“I wanted to make manga like yours! I wanted to be like you!” Masashi Kishimoto, author of the Naruto series, said of Toriyama on Friday. Read More ...
- + Aldi's $9 billion expansion will add 800 new U.S. stores—$9 billion expansion comes as consumers fret about food prices. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Costco is selling bags of silver coins for $625—And shoppers can’t buy them fast enough. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + A new space race is taking shape as sovereign and newer satellites compete for world domination—The EU is ramping up launches in an effort to catch up with U.S. upstarts such as SpaceX and Project Kuiper on one hand, and China on the other. Read...
- + Baby boomers aren’t going to crash the housing market—they’re powering it—Fears of a “silver tsunami” are overblown, John Burns Research and Consulting’s vice president of demographics tells Fortune. Read More [Category: ...
- + Wyoming wants to become the Delaware of DAOs with new crypto law for decentralized autonomous organizations—The legislation is the latest blockchain-focused regulation from the Cowboy State. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + February jobs report expected to show healthy hiring increase—The job market’s health over the past three years, as the economy accelerated out of the pandemic recession, has been remarkably steady and strong. ...
- + I research women’s role in media–and yet I recently discovered that my Gen Z son and his peers didn’t support feminism.—The new generation of boys is anchored in the zero-sum narrative: 'For women to feel better, men have to feel worse.' Read More [Category: Opinion]
- + Novo Nordisk eclipses Tesla on positive trial results for a weight loss drug that may be more powerful than its own Wegovy —Novo Nordisk's Wegovy has seen outsized demand in the last few years. But now, there may be a more powerful sister weight-loss drug in the works. Re...
- + Gen Z and millennials are making it a priority to get back to the office—it’s actually ‘ultra wealthy Gen Xers’ who are digging their heels in—"Well-to-do Gen Xers may also be more likely to be executives, called back to the office to lead by example. But employees belonging to this segment m...
- + Netflix didn't kill Blockbuster, insists former CEO—Former CEO James Keyes said: "We were very well positioned to succeed over Netflix because we had arguably a superior offer". Read More [Category: Bu...
- + Klarna CEO wants the buy-now, pay-later giant to go public ‘quite soon’ by copying Google’s ‘perfect IPO’—In November, the Swedish firm was setting up a new U.K. holding company in what was seen as the preparatory work for a potential public offering. Rea...
- + British retail mogul takes a 30% loss on his London mansion—Bobby Arora sold a townhouse in the exclusive Belgravia district for £23.5 million ($30 million) – it was bought by Arora for £34 million about a deca...
- + Your AI products’ values and behaviors can make or break your business. Here's how to get them right—Instilling the right values in corporate AI will soon be a source of competitive advantage. Companies can't afford to put off the task. Read More [Ca...
- + Norfolk Southern has to pay for cleanup of fiery Ohio train derailment all by itself, federal judge rules—The decision threw out the railroad's claim that the companies that made chemicals that spilled and owned tank cars that ruptured should share the cos...
- + Chernobyl’s radiation-proof worms are unlocking a key field of cancer research—Studying the difference in the worms’ tolerance to carcinogens could help future cancer research. Read More [Category: Science]
- + Texas wildfires follow Warren Buffett’s warning about the ‘specter of zero profitability’ looming over utilities—and not just in California—Two days after Buffett’s warning, the Smokehouse Creek Fire erupted in the Texas Panhandle and quickly raged out of control. Read More [Category: Env...
- + What is a Fortune 500 company? The story behind the list—The Fortune 500 is the ranking of the largest companies in the U.S. based on revenue. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Miami evicts Seaquarium after the death of Lolita the Orca—Animal rights activists had sought Lolita's freedom for years. A coalition including Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay worked on a plan to move Lolit...
- + EV charging stations are proving to be a profitable business, after all —The average utilization rate of many of America's fast-charging stations nearly doubled last year. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + America’s smoking-est state considers banning cigarette use in vehicles with kids present—West Virginia has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Ohio’s legalization of marijuana is putting nearly 400 police dogs out of work who can’t unlearn the smell of weed—Two lawmakers are sponsoring a bill to provide agencies with up to $20,000 per dog to offset the cost of acquiring, training and equipping them. Read...
- + Boeing 737 Max’s rudder controls briefly failed last month, federal investigators say—Federal investigators said they confirmed pilots' account of a brief failure after a landng at Newark Liberty International Airport last month. Read ...
- + Virginia governor decries ‘colossal mistake’ as legislature deals blow to his plan to steal 2 of DC’s sports teams—Lawmakers' budget bill does not enable a proposed relocation by the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to Alexandria. Read More [...
- + Starbucks franchise lays off 2,000 employees in the Middle East due to “challenging conditions” from consumer boycotts—The layoffs throw a wrench into the coffee company’s growth plans in the region. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + The S&P 500 just set its 16th all-time high of the new year—The index is on track for its 17th winning week in the last 19 after erasing the last of its losses from Monday and Tuesday. Read More [Category: Mar...
- + Tesla rival Rivian unveils R2 and shares a few surprises—including a way it'll save a much-needed $2.25 billion—Shares of the EV maker jumped as much as 16% after its announcements, their biggest gain since July. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Bitcoin’s black swan event: How the return of Satoshi could pose a $75 billion threat—Bitcoin just made an enormous comeback. Will Satoshi Nakamoto? Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Australia is showing us what happens when Tesla-beating BYD faces no tariffs and is free to grow —China’s top carmaker, backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, watched its sales in Australia grow sixfold last year to over 12,000 vehicles. ...
- + Momofuku’s 34-year-old CEO turned down the job ‘a million times’: Inside her daily routine—Marguerite Mariscal joined Momofuku as an intern when she was 22. David Chang offered her the CEO job at 29. Read More [Category: Entrepreneurship]
- + Elon Musk quietly takes down post calling MacKenzie Scott a threat to civilization for giving billions away to social justice causes—Musk rarely backs down when voicing his opinion, but this time even he appears to have felt he crossed the line by condemning her charitable donations...
- + Elon Musk quietly takes down post calling Mackenzie Scott a threat to civilization for giving billions away to social justice causes—Musk rarely backs down when voicing his opinion, but this time even he appears to have felt he crossed the line by condemning her charitable donations...
- + Jerome Powell seems ready to hand a victory to big banks, saying ‘broad and material’ changes are coming to key regulation—Large banks aggressively opposed the changes known as the “Basel III endgame,” arguing they would limit lending ability and exceed what is necessary. ...
- + Texas utility says its equipment appears to have sparked the largest wildfire in state history—“Based on currently available information, Xcel Energy acknowledges that its equipment appear to have been involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse C...
- + Putin’s gambit keeps backfiring years after Ukraine invasion as Sweden formally joins NATO—Putin "thought he could weaken Europe and divide NATO,” U.S. President Joe Biden said, but Sweden made a "historic decision" instead. Read More [Cate...
- + The housing market’s deep freeze is showing signs of thawing—Low inventory and high housing costs were two major challenges last year—but more supply is entering the market. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Real-estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht offers a solution to the U.S. inflation problem: 'Tell Congress to stop spending money like drunken sailors'—Starwood Capital CEO and co-founder Barry Sternlicht says aggressive federal spending is hindering the Fed's goal to tame inflation. Read More [Categ...
- + Colorado family charged $4,000 for breaking the lease after matriarch dies—Apartment manager is already the target of a class action in the state. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + The anti-ESG backlash is playing out across the country as pensions and investments become a political football—The onslaught of bipartisan efforts to steer government business away from companies over political disagreements poses a significant risk to taxpayer...
- + Retirement is becoming just the ‘third half’ of life. Here are the 4 key mindsets we've identified among the new generation of retirees—Today, a typical retiree can reasonably expect to live another 20 to 30 years, ideally in good health. That makes the word 'retirement' almost obsolet...
- + Veteran birder Kurt Buzard says the yellow-billed loon that stopped the Bellagio fountain was Vegas’ first since the 1990s—The yellow-billed loon is considered to be “one of the 10 rarest birds that regularly breed on the mainland U.S.,” according to the National Park Serv...
- + Europe is losing hope of a spring rate cut even with inflation far off peak—There likely won't be an interest rate cut at the European Central Bank's meeting Thursday. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Big candy befuddled by Gen Z’s love for sour gummies, scrambles for plan to get Americans chewing gum again—Gum’s bubble burst in 2020, with packages sold dropping by nearly a third, according to market research firm Circana. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Biden’s plan to cut $3 trillion from the national debt: Soak billionaires and corporations with tax increases—Billionaires would need to pay a minimum of 25% in federal taxes on their income and people earning over $400,000 would pay higher Medicare taxes. Re...
- + The remote-work revolution means only managers can afford to live in pricey cities—Pricier home values in cities are linked to a higher concentration of managers, according to new research from ADP. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Hospital monopolies are buying up independent physicians and hiking prices–but Congress has an opportunity to rein them in—They change the sign on the door, then offer the same health care services at the same location, but charge more. Read More [Category: Health care]
- + Doritos falls into its own ‘Bud Light’ crisis as Spanish arm forced to part ways with transgender influencer—Doritos cut ties with Samantha Hudson after finding offensive tweets from 2015, as brand deal sparked a right-wing backlash. Read More [Category: Bus...
- + Portugal just killed the most popular ‘golden visa’ in Europe. Here’s where wealthy Americans are flocking instead—Europe is cracking down on golden visas, but there are still plenty of popular destinations on the continent for the wealthy American expatriate. Re...
- + Apple opens small cracks in iPhone’s digital fortress to face regulatory clampdown in Europe—and warns it will open new avenues for hackers—People in Europe can download iPhone apps from stores that aren't operated by Apple and are getting alternative ways to pay for in-app transactions. ...
- + CEO of doomed Titanic expedition joked ‘what could go wrong’ weeks before disaster—Describing the nature of fitting five people inside the tiny submersible that was steered by a video game controller, OceanGate boss Stockton Rush jok...
- + Millennial manager took her job hunt to Tinder—and landed 3 interviews as a result—On top of tapping the usual suspects like LinkedIn and Indeed, Samantha Rogers logged onto her Tinder profile and added the words “seeking work opport...
- + 2 simple strategies can help control your high blood pressure without medication—Healthy lifestyle choices can go a long way toward lowering your blood pressure and keeping it there. Read More [Category: Health]
- + State of the Union: How SOTU has evolved since George Washington in 1790—Today's pageantry, televised address and agenda-setting message is a far more recent tradition. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Boeing blasted for ‘absurd’ lack of cooperation in Alaska Airlines blowout probe after no documents found showing how the airplane left its factory missing bolts—“With respect to documentation, if the door plug removal was undocumented there would be no documentation to share,” Boeing said in a statement. Rea...
- + Alabama governor signs law that protects IVF providers from legal liability—The new law shields providers from prosecution and civil lawsuits “for the damage to or death of an embryo” during IVF services. Read More [Category:...
- + Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Now patients who’ve lost weight are asking what happens if they stop taking the $1,000 a month shots—One recent study published in the journal Obesity found that just 40% of patients who filled a prescription for Wegovy in 2021 or 2022 were still taki...
- + House passes $460bn spending package to fund the government through September and the Senate is expected to act before shutdown deadline—In the end, total discretionary spending set by Congress is expected to come in at about $1.66 trillion for the full entire year. Read More [Category...
- + A drop in deliveries triggers another round of price wars in the Chinese EV market—"China EV market is over-supplied," warned Morgan Stanley, as more companies turn to price wars to boost sales. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Nvidia board members cash in stock in the $2 trillion AI company following blockbuster 27% run up in price—Board members with decades of tenure at Nvidia offloaded shares in the past four weeks. Read More [Category: Business]
- + VC firm Andreessen Horowitz plans to raise billions for AI, with portions devoted to two funds—The venture capital giant is planning to raise $6.9 billion from investors. Read More [Category: Artificial Intelligence]
- + What to know about flood insurance and how to get a policy—Most people are surprised to learn that flooding from surface water is not covered by their homeowners insurance and flood insurance must be purchased...
- + How organizations can be digitally inclusive—Surveys show that C-suite executives are divided on the path forward. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Texas Parks and Wildlife votes unanimously to swap 43 contested acres to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for 477 acres a few miles south—Some of the 43 contested acres are landlocked with no public access but with protected plant and animal species. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Roughly $30 billion slashed from real estate agents’ commissions: Fed economists pose solution to the 'anomaly' in the American housing market—Richmond Fed economists suggest an “à la carte” model for real estate commissions, arguing it could redistribute buyer agents’ profits to the tune of ...
- + Popular acne products from Proactiv, Clinique and Target contain cancer-linked chemical benzene, independent lab says—“This has been well known for a long time...All that was needed was for someone to check on it," said the head of the lab that discovered benzene cont...
- + As Louisiana reels from $140 million loss on massive crawfish shortage, governor declares disaster over ‘our way of life’—Around this time last year, the cost for a pound of boiled crawfish was between $3 to $5. Now it's more like $10 to $12 per pound. Read More [Categor...
- + Mnuchin to the rescue as commercial real estate loan victim NYCB secures over $1 billion lifeline—The deal will bring four new directors to NYCB's board, including Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary under President Donald Trump. Read More [Ca...
- + Warren Buffett’s western utility facing untold billions in wildfire damages after the latest bombshell jury verdict came down—A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay over $42 million to 10 victims of wildfires, with thousands more plaintiffs waiting on deck. Read More...
- + Former Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets for Chinese firms—Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade secret theft, each punishable by up to 10 years i...
- + The Pandemic Housing Boom drove a $91,000 windfall for the average U.S. senior—That was the median increase in net worth between 2019 and 2022 for households headed by someone age 65 or older, per research from the Federal Reserv...
- + Musk rejects both Trump and Biden: ‘I am not donating money to either candidate for US President’—Musk’s comments, however, do not rule out donations to a super political action committee or other political causes. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Panera franchise billionaire will comply with California minimum wage law—after unusual bread-baking exemption prompts ‘absurd’ outcry from Gavin Newsom’s office—"Although we attended the same high school, I never met him there and in fact didn’t meet him until decades later," Greg Flynn said about Democratic G...
- + Microsoft whistleblower sounds alarm on offensive, harmful energy generated with help of OpenAI tool—Shane Jones, a principal software engineering lead, said he's spent months trying to address his safety concerns about the Copilot Designer, derived f...
- + Smells like crypto: Binance drops perfume that blends ‘finance with fragrance’—The world's largest crypto exchange today unveils CRYPTO, its own luxury scent “blending finance with fragrance." Read More [Category: Companies]
- + Jerome Powell is walking on eggshells when it comes to interest rates, saying cuts are 'likely' but warning he can't do anything 'too soon'—The Federal Reserve chair’s interest rate indecision continues as the market watches—and wonders. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + SEC chair drags climate rule across the finish line despite objections from commissioners, one who says it will ‘spam investors with the commission’s pet topic of the day’—The climate-disclosure rule the commission adopted is a slimmed-down version of the original rule the agency floated two years ago. Read More [Cate...
- + Capping H-1B visas at 85,000 could cripple U.S. growth in tech like AI, an expert says: ‘We are actively shooting our future selves in the foot’—"It’s really unfortunate that a U.S. employer wants to be able to employ someone and it’s really up to chance." Read More [Category: Personal Finance...
- + Bellagio fountains turned off after rare bird checks in to Las Vegas hotel late—“We are happy to welcome the most exclusive guests.” Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Target just launched its own version of Amazon Prime—Paid members will get orders delivered in as little as an hour. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Stressed-out workers are skipping lunch–and forgoing their only chance to tame the chaos—A 2023 survey from ezCater found that workers were 40% more likely to say they never stop for a midday meal than they were the previous year. Read Mo...
- + U.K. is overhauling its preferential tax treatment for wealthy foreigners—The latest reforms “have only added urgency” to wealthy residents looking to leave the UK, according to a tax and immigration adviser for the ultra-ri...
- + The 5 best engagement ring insurance companies of 2024—These companies offer affordable protection for your new or existing ring. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Delta passengers now have to pay more to check their bags—Carrier follows industry trend of charging more for flight extras. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Global pop star says she can’t afford to take a week off due to how little she gets paid from streaming—Independent artist Sevdaliza says popularity doesn't always equate to financially stability. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Trump and Biden dominate Super Tuesday, shoving Nikki Haley out of the race and setting up a 2020 rematch—Hours after the last polls closed in Alaska, Haley scheduled a 10 a.m. ET speech to announce she was suspending her campaign. Read More [Category: U....
- + Wells Fargo introduces Autograph Journey Credit Card with standout travel rewards—Wells Fargo announced a new travel credit card to compete with mid-tier offerings from other major banks. The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey® Visa Card...
- + Wells Fargo Autograph Journey Visa Card review: Top-tier travel rewards for a mid-tier annual fee—The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey credit card offers impressive rewards on travel purchases with no strings attached. Read More [Category: Credit Car...
- + Digital Currency Group files motion to dismiss New York attorney general’s lawsuit: ‘A thin web of baseless innuendo’—The crypto empire led by Barry Silbert was hit by the enforcement action, which alleged widespread fraud, last October. Read More [Category: Cryptoc...
- + Musk’s German Tesla plant suffers close to $1bn in damages after attack by the ‘dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth’—The Volcano Group set a high-voltage power mast ablaze, bringing production at Tesla's Gigafactory to a complete halt. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Wall Street CEO advises anyone struggling with work-life balance to take ‘take control of their own choices’—Don't blame your lack of work-life balance on your boss: "You must take control of your own life choices," says Wall Street veteran CEO Richard Handle...
- + Rupert Murdoch pulls the plug on his U.K. Fox News-esque channel—Audiences' thirst for online-first news has forced the Murdoch-owned TV channel to "adapt to this as a priority,” TalkTV's Scott Taunton said. Read...
- + Oscar Mayer is partnering with a Jeff Bezos-backed startup to roll out a vegan hot dog—The iconic hot dog and deli meat maker is set to launch NotHotDogs and NotSausages later this year. Read More [Category: Business]
- + The U.S. housing market is headed into a pivotal spring season as home sellers wait for their sweet spot, according to Opendoor—Opendoor's December survey saw an 18% increase in the number of homeowners ready to sell in the next year–a higher proportion than in any quarter. Re...
- + The U.S. housing market is headed into a pivotal spring season as home sellers wait for their sweet spot—Opendoor's December survey saw an 18% increase in the number of homeowners ready to sell in the next year–a higher proportion than in any quarter. Re...
- + Bayer CEO compares company to when he fractured leg: ‘We're badly broken in 4 places’—Bill Anderson says Bayer today reminds him of his condition after a freak accident in 2021, as CEO shelves split plans for three years. Read More [C...
- + Brazil’s vice-president shares an X post featuring Goku and Pikachu to thank Toyota for its $2.2 billion hybrid car investment—Toyota is the latest automaker to announce plans to expand in Brazil, following GM, Volkswagen, and BYD. Read More [Category: Business]
- + 80-year-old CEO who hasn’t taken a vacation in 20 years says he’s found the answer to the climate crisis—Why the CEO of Air Products believes 'hydrogen is the only solution for the future.' Read More [Category: Business]
- + OpenAI reveals emails showing Musk backed its plans to become a for-profit business and insisted it raise billions—Musk filed a lawsuit last week against OpenAI, alleging the startup had strayed from its mission to build responsible AI and that it had become behold...
- + OpenAI pushes back on Musk after lawsuit: Tesla CEO 'sued us when we started making meaningful progress'—OpenAI published a raft of redacted emails from Tesla CEO Elon Musk on its website. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Lawyers for Meta, Mark Zuckerberg seek dismissal of lawsuit alleging the company didn't protect users from human trafficking and child sexual exploitation—The shareholder lawsuit named company leaders. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been mysteriously buying huge swaths of land in Hawaii—now we know why—The 59-year-old Salesforce CEO donated $150 million to three Hawaiian hospitals, one of the largest donations in state history. Read More [Category: ...
- + Harvard professor on crucial SEC climate rule: ‘A lawsuit is, sadly, almost guaranteed’ —The final rules, slated for a vote on Wednesday, come after large asset managers including JPMorgan Asset Management and State Street have exited clim...
- + Demand for Pringles is so high, the manufacturer has to build more factories in Asia to keep up: 'We're selling every can of Pringles we can make'—Kellanova CEO Steve Cahillane also sees huge opportunities in Africa, "the continent of this century and probably the next century." Read More [Categ...
- + Top economist Gary Shilling predicts a ‘considerable revival’ in housing activity—but it’s going to take 3 or 4 years to unfreeze the housing market—“Lock-in effect” pushes a housing market recovery to years away Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Investor Nelson Peltz blasts CEO Bob Iger in 133-page activist memo—To ‘restore the magic,’ Disney needs to scrap sequels and reclaim the lead on animated films—Peltz will seek a board seat for himself and Disney’s former CFO at the company’s annual shareholder meeting next month. Read More [Category: Busines...
- + New York sues loan shark group accused of charging Manhattan’s City Bakery and other small businesses ‘illegal’ rates of up to 820%—Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $1.4 billion in damages. Read More [Category: Business]
- + 5 best watch insurance companies of 2024: How to protect your luxury timepiece—Don't leave your Rolex or Cartier unprotected. Watch insurance offers coverage where your homeowners policy may fall short. Read More [Category: Pers...
- + From cash stipends to ‘It’s OK days’: The cost of child care crisis is making parental benefits the top issue for over half of companies—“Everyone’s been pushing for this return to office, but we’ve actually seen another shift,” Care.com CEO Brad Wilson said. “Employers are saying, okay...
- + 'I don't see what's so bad about bubbles,' says NYU Stern's 'Dean of Valuation.’ They’re how humans cope with change—and they have a lasting impact—Aswath Damodaran knows it “sounds weird,” but he says bubbles serve a valuable purpose. “I think bubbles are how markets deal with change.” Read More...
- + Bitcoin just hit its all-time high. But that number remains up for debate—Why does Bitcoin have multiple reported all-time highs, as opposed to a universally agreed figure? Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Texas’s big 3 housing markets built 300% more homes than California’s—despite having a far smaller population—“If a developer sees an opportunity, or sees a need to build more homes, it’s a lot easier to get that done when the government isn’t telling you no,”...
- + Texas’ big 3 housing markets built 300% more homes than California’s—despite having a far smaller population—“If a developer sees an opportunity, or sees a need to build more homes, it’s a lot easier to get that done when the government isn’t telling you no,”...
- + Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, a first in college sports—but it’s “almost inevitable” the NCAA will fight back—Ivy League team voted to join union 13-2, pushing question of compensation for college athletes into new territory. Read More [Category: Politics]
- + Binance US laid off 2/3 of staff in wake of SEC lawsuit, revenue plunged 75% after ‘near-mortal blow’—New court documents on Tuesday underscored how the U.S. arm of the embattled crypto exchange is in a precarious position. Read More [Category: Crypt...
- + Top economist who called the 2008 housing crash pours cold water on soft landing, pointing to rate hikes and a softening labor market—"We Americans tend to be perennial optimists," Gary Shilling said during an interview on The Retirement Lifestyle Advocates. Read More [Category: Bus...
- + Is Citibank right for you?—Citi offers great relationship benefits and a no-penalty CD, but its offerings may vary by location. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + Climate change disproportionately affects women who run farms and rural households in poor countries, UN warns—Female-headed rural households lose on average 8% more of their income during heat waves and 3% more during floods. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + As John Kerry steps down from climate role, he sees a 'vast change in the marketplace'—"We now have an agreement globally that we have to transition away from fossil fuel," Kerry told the AP as he departs the scene—maybe. Read More [Cat...
- + Women feel guilty about getting enough sleep–and it’s a public health emergency—Women are nearly twice as likely (31%) as men (17%) to rarely or never feel well-rested, and report sleep deprivation more frequently. Read More [Cat...
- + Apple’s iPhone sales plummet 24% in China, while Huawei’s skyrocket 64% as Chinese consumers abandon American tech—Wall Street’s fears about Apple’s prospects in the region look like “a horror show” right now, said one analyst. Read More [Category: Markets]
- + Blame Hawaii bureaucrats for the high cost of housing, local professors find in economic study—The median price of a new two-bedroom condo in Hawaii is $672,000, more than twice the nationwide average of $300,000. Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Gavin Newsom’s big swing at homelessness hits the ballot for Californians—The measure would restrict how counties use money from a voter-approved tax enacted in 2004 on millionaires. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + DeSantis-backed ‘Stop WOKE’ act thrown out as unconstitutional for ‘greatest First Amendment sin’—“By limiting its restrictions to a list of ideas designated as offensive, the Act targets speech based on its content ... [and] penalizes certain view...
- + Engagement at work among elder millennials and Gen Zers is in 'dramatic decline,' new Gallup poll says—Young people will soon make up the bulk of the workforce—but many say their bosses aren’t satisfying their needs. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Max won't let you share passwords for much longer—Follows moves by Netflix, Disney and more Read More [Category: Entertainment]
- + Is Bank of America right for you?—This financial covers all the bases for most everyday users. See how Bank of America's rates and products stack up. Read More [Category: Personal Fin...
- + Facebook, Instagram and more are inaccessible for a wide swath of users—Users are unable to log in or reset passwords. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + Challenger brand Nothing taking on Apple with $350 smartphone—The Nothing 2(a) is the cheaper iteration of the growing tech company's buzzy smartphone targeted at minimalists. Read More [Category: Gadgets]
- + Cookie Monster's shrinkflation comments bring out politicians, critics—“Me hate shrinkflation! Me cookies are getting smaller.” Read More [Category: Economy]
- + Bitcoin breaks all-time high of $69,000 as investors flock to spot ETFs ahead of halving—On Tuesday morning, Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, broke its all-time high price set in November 2021. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Bitcoin breaks all-time high of $69,000 as investors flock to new spot ETFs ahead of halving—On Tuesday morning, Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, broke its all-time high price set in November 2021. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Bitcoin breaks all-time high of $69,000 as investors flock to new spot ETFs—On Tuesday morning, Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, broke its all-time high price set in November 2021. Read More [Category: Cryptocurrencies]
- + Looking to learn more about cybersecurity? Here are 5 courses to consider—From cyber warfare to military gaming to investigating online crimes, schools are now offering cybersecurity courses. Read More [Category: Education]
- + Biden’s CFPB cracks down on credit card late fees, caps them at $8—The rule would bring the average credit card late fee down from $32. The bureau estimates banks brought in roughly $14 billion in credit card late fee...
- + Top real estate CEO sees ‘500 or more’ fewer banks in two years—Financial regulators have pushed regional banks to reduce their exposure to commercial real estate. Is it too little, too late? Read More [Category: ...
- + Smart strategies to investing in AI: Start with the founder—What questions should an investor ask an AI company founder, and what strengths should a founder have that would warrant an investment? Read More [Ca...
- + Commercial real estate tycoon says the industry is entering its final stage of grief: Acceptance—RXR CEO Scott Rechler says his peers must accept the “regime change” in commercial real estate after decades of low rates. Read More [Category: Econo...
- + Top real estate mogul sees ‘500 or more’ fewer banks in two years—Financial regulators have pushed regional banks to reduce their exposure to commercial real estate. Is it too little, too late? Read More [Category: ...
- + Everything you need to know about choosing the right auto insurance—Car insurance is essential, but it can be difficult to choose the best plan without spending a fortune. Read More [Category: Personal Finance]
- + 7 things you didn’t know your credit card concierge could do—Many credit cards offer a concierge service to take the hassle out of your day to day and assist you with daily activities. While many people think th...
- + Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card review: A mid-tier card with a valuable companion certificate—This mid-tier Delta Air Lines card is likely useful for someone who can use the companion certificate and who wants to earn SkyMiles on dining and gro...
- + Spotify CEO Daniel Ek warns Apple wants to 'close down the Internet and make it theirs’—Ek wages a war of words with Apple, which accuses Spotify of being a corporate freeloader that is the true dominant player in the market. Read More [...
- + LVMH-owned Sephora is riding the ‘lipstick effect’ wave as it eyes more growth amid continuing economic downturn—Sephora contributed to a 76% profit rise in the selective retailing segment, which includes Duty Free shops and raked in $19.4bn in sales last year. ...
- + Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic boom saved Denmark’s GDP from a no-growth 2023—Denmark's 1.8% growth in 2023 would have been erased without the contribution from the pharmaceutical industry. The Danish economy is expected to expa...
- + The North Face offers 20% off if you take racial inclusion course—The one-hour-long course called ”Allyship in the outdoors” begins by inviting customers to ask themselves: "How many people of color do you see on the...
- + Shein's cheap garments face challenges in U.K. and France—French lawmakers want to tax fast fashion's environmental harms, while U.K. retailers want the government to close Shein's parcel loophole. Read More...
- + Steve Jobs once asked LVMH boss Bernard Arnault for advice on opening Apple Stores when his peers thought it was ‘completely crazy’—“Everybody thought it's completely crazy to sell Apple products in a shop,” Bernard Arnault said in 2016. Read More [Category: Success]
- + Singapore's deal to secure Taylor Swift tour exclusivity in Southeast Asia has nation's neighbors fuming—but it's Prime Minister insists the 'very successful' plot wasn't 'unfriendly'—In the Philippines lawmaker Joey Salceda said the deal is not “what good neighbors do," adding: "Our countries are good friends. That’s why actions li...
- + AMD, like Nvidia, tried to make a weaker chip for the Chinese market—but Washington says it's still too powerful—U.S. rules bar chipmakers like Nvidia and AMD from selling their best products to China—so they tried to develop weaker alternatives. Read More [Cat...
- + American consumers deserve the same food labeling standards as Europeans—For 30 years, the U.S. has relied on the Standard Ingredient Label.But the FDA needs to make it easier to read about the health effects of food. Rea...
- + Tesla's weak China sales—and a 7.2% plunge in share price—help to knock Elon Musk off his perch as the world's richest person—Tesla sold just 60,365 cars in China in February, the lowest level of sales since December 2022. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Alibaba joins Silicon Valley peers like Microsoft in placing big bets on generative AI—The fundraise remains in progress but Alibaba and HongShan, formerly Sequoia China, have committed to the financing. Read More [Category: Artificial ...
- + Jamie Dimon’s firm seals deal with investors to reveal key clean energy metric—the first of the big banks to do so—JPMorgan Chase agreed with three New York City pension funds holding $478 million to disclose its ratio of clean energy to fossil fuel financing. R...
- + NYC’s owl mania unabated as dozens of mourners gather for funeral of Flaco the zoo escapee—A memorial featuring speeches, songs and poems was held in the late afternoon in Central Park at what organizers call Flaco's favorite oak tree. Read...
- + JetBlue, Spirit call it quits over $3.8 billion merger—It's "yet another victory for the Justice Department’s work on behalf of American consumers,” Attorney General Merrick Grland said. Read More [Catego...
- + DeSantis’ Disney district boss gets a new gig: Elections supervisor in Democratic-leaning Orange County—Glen Gilzean was appointed Monday by the Republican governor to oversee voting in Florida’s fifth-largest county, long a Democratic stronghold. Read ...
- + Billionaire Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs will begin manufacturing its own medications this week—The Shark Tank investor and Cost Plus Drugs cofounder Dr. Alex Oshmyansky participated in a White House health care roundtable. Read More [Category: ...
- + Jeff Bezos just passed Elon Musk as the world's richest person with a fortune of $200 billion—It’s the first time that Amazon founder Bezos has lead the ranking of top individuals by net worth. Read More [Category: Business]
- + Chicago mayor announces $1 billion revamp of empty downtown buildings amid commercial real estate crisis—The city has been working with developers to refine plans to repurpose buildings along and near LaSalle Street, once known as the Wall Street of Chica...
- + Middle-managers are the least confident they've ever been. One said they had to take several months 'to recover from the intensity of the role'—Across all ranks, employee confidence fell to 45.1%. Read More [Category: Success]
- + First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to stores—A one-month supply will cost about $20. Read More [Category: Health]
- + Coinbase shrugs off site crash as shares of the top U.S. crypto exchange surge—Shares in Coinbase were up 14% on Monday, the biggest daily jump since January 2022, thanks to crypto's latest bull run. Read More [Category: Cryptoc...
- + Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for stiffing them out of $128 million in severance, saying he 'doesn't pay his bills'—“Under Musk’s control, Twitter has become a scofflaw, stiffing employees, landlords, vendors, and others," the lawsuit said. Read More [Category: Bu...
- + Amazon Web Services among firms investing over $10 billion in Saudi Arabian data centers—Google and Microsoft also established regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia last year. Read More [Category: Technology]
- + ‘The Big Bang Theory’ co-creator pledges nearly $25 million to UCLA to help low-income students study science and tech—Chuck Lorre, who dropped out of SUNY-Potsdam and carried student debt for 15 years, said, “The lack of finances is something I understand extremely we...
- + Boeing audit turns up ‘multiple instances’ of ‘non-compliance issues,’ FAA says—The FAA said it gave a summary of findings from its six-week audit to Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems, but it did not make the summary public. ...
- + Landmark law designed to force shell companies disclose their owners ruled unconstitutional by Alabama judge—The laundering Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional on the grounds that Congress exceeded its powers, the judge ruled. Read More [Category:...
- + Trump’s former CFO pleads guilty to perjury in fraud trial, but still won’t testify against his former boss—Allen Weisselberg's plea agreement does not require him to cooperate or testify at the hush-money trial, which is scheduled to begin March 25. Read ...
- + France becomes first country in world history to enshrine women’s right to abortion as constitutional right—The measure was approved in a 780-72 vote in the Palace of Versailles. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires bicker over open vs. closed AI: 'Would you open source the Manhattan Project?'—An online spat between OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla and Marc Andreessen became a debate on the future of AI: Should it be open source, or not? Read M...
- + Sergey Brin, who ‘kind of came out of retirement’ to work on AI, says Google ‘definitely messed up’ with Gemini’s racial image generation problem—The Google cofounder said it’s unclear why Gemini, which served up a Black Hitler and a Black pope, “leans left in many cases.” Read More [Category: ...
- + Who are the Ambanis, the ultra-wealthy Indian family that got Rihanna to come out of retirement to play a wedding party?—They run the largest private sector company in India, where wealth inequality runs rampant. Read More [Category: Business]
- + American Airlines just struck a huge deal to buy more 737 Max jets, the first major endorsement of Boeing since January's fiasco—Boeing is still working through a major crisis in the wake of the near-catastrophic accident on a 737 Max 9 in January. Read More [Category: Finance]
- + Trump memecoin nears $500 million market cap as MAGA frenzy collides with latest crypto boom—A Donald Trump-themed memecoin has surged more than 700% over the last month, reaching a market cap of almost $500 million. Read More [Category: Cr...
- + OpenAI signs open letter to build AI responsibly just days after Elon Musk sued the company for putting profit ahead of people—OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said progress in AI “will be one of the biggest factors in improving people’s quality of life.” Read More [Category: Leadership...
- + Over 300 U.S. companies still operate in Russia–and risk being complicit in the Kremlin’s war crimes—American firms, especially from the fast-moving consumer goods sector (FMCGs), remain some the most profitable in the Russian market. Read More [Cate...
- + More snow is on the way as California tries to emerge from this weekend's blizzards—Over 100 miles of interstate remains closed. Read More [Category: Environment]
- + 'The children can't play because there's no shade': California's desert communities look into requiring shade as a reprieve from dangerous heat—Residents in this rural desert in Riverside County are mostly Latinos, Spanish speakers and low-income, and many live in mobile homes without air cond...
- + Want an Airbnb for the eclipse? You'd better book now—searches are up as much as 1,000% in some spots—And prices are going up as well. Read More [Category: U.S.]
- + 'It's a remarkable phenomenon': More than 1 million acres of Texas land have burned in wildfires—"This is the largest fire in Texas history," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during a CNN interview. Read More [Category: En...
- + Will Capital One's merger with Discover lead to higher fees?—If the Capital One and Discover merger goes through, customers may have to deal with changing payment processing networks and higher interest rates an...
- + ‘Knowledge is power’: Beyonce’s dad co-teaches African American music history class—Pepperdine University students were surprised to find Mathew Knowles as co-instructor of course focused on African American aesthetic culture. Read M...
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