Mark Zuckerberg’s job can be hard to describe to a child. But one of his favorite hobbies these days—producing beef—is easier to understand. The Meta CEO recently revealed that his daughter misunderstood what his main job was. “For a while,...
The son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki was found dead in a college dorm on Tuesday. Marco Troper, 19, was a freshman at UC Berkeley. A drug overdose is suspected. “He ingested a drug, and we don’t know what...
NUTCHAPONG WUTTISAK/iStock via Getty Images Consumer spending during China's Lunar New Year topped the pre-pandemic level as travel surged. Total domestic trips for the eight-day long holiday from February 10-17 were up 34.3% year-over-year to 474M, while tourism receipts grew...
McDonald’s reported a rare sales miss in its-fourth quarter earnings report earlier this month. Starbucks is forecasting slower growth for the rest of the year, even lower than what analysts predicted. And Yum Brands, parent company of Taco Bell, also...
NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is in discussions with the Biden administration to be awarded more than $10 billion in subsidies for building semiconductors. The award package is likely to include both loans and direct grants, according to a...
Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/iStock via Getty Images Tower owner Uniti (NASDAQ:UNIT) rose 5.5% in after hours trading on Friday amid a report that it's in discussions to merge with telecommunications provider Windstream. The companies are negotiating a stock-baded deal in...
One major problem for automakers as they transition to electric vehicles is that traditional cars still generally cost less. That matters to everyday car shoppers trying to make ends meet. In China, however, EVs are actually more affordable than gas...
French President Emmanuel Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state is not a “taboo” for France, as international frustration grows with Israel’s actions in the Palestinian territories. France and the EU have long supported a two-state solution in the Mideast, but as part of...
Torsten Asmus The five biggest gainers among financial stocks this week included two cryptocurrency-related companies, two insurers and one retail trading platform. Conversely, one bank-focused lending platform, one insurer, one credit rating and data analytics firm, one investment bank and...
Step aside, Na’vi version of Sigourney Weaver: A new blue avatar is becoming famous. If you apply to one of several large corporations today, you might see a blue guy that looks like the Walmart version of Disney’s wide-eyed style...
