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News and notes from around the interweb: I feel like this American Airlines note to employees should have come from the CEO, not jointly from the COO and Chief Commercial Officer. That raises flags for me about Robert Isom’s tenure. He’s seemed on the chopping block with investors disgruntled and both the pilot and flight…

ROSELAND, N.J., March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Private sector employment increased by 63,000 jobs in February and pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year according to the February ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (“Stanford Lab”).   Continue Reading ADP Research (PRNewsfoto/ADP, Inc.) The ADP National…

Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years. Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2026.

Fast food chain Chick-fil-A has once again changed its fry recipe, and while changes are not always embraced by customers, this one may be different. A company representative confirmed that Waffle Fries will no longer contain pea starch, People magazine reported. The ingredient was added in 2024 to make them “stay crispier, longer.” An influencer…

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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and NASA announced NASA Force on Wednesday, a dedicated talent track within the US Tech Force initiative designed to recruit and deploy the nation’s top engineers and technologists to support America’s space program. NASA Force will identify and place high-impact technical talent into mission-critical roles supporting NASA’s exploration,…

MINNEAPOLIS — Target plans to spend billions of dollars this year to end a persistent sales slump and to regain its image as a fun place to shop for stylish clothing, housewares, beauty products and packaged food at affordable prices. The CEO guiding the turnaround plan is Michael Fiddelke, who stepped into the chief executive…

Ziff Davis sold the two sites to the consulting and IT services provider Accenture. Ziff Davis sold the two sites to the consulting and IT services provider Accenture. Mar 4, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she…

Looks like we’ve got ourselves a good old fashioned corporate social media beef… PublishedMarch 4, 2026 2:00 PM EST•UpdatedMarch 4, 2026 1:42 PM EST Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link I love petty corporate warfare. It seems to have gone away, but, man, did I love being alive for the Cola Wars, even though, truthfully, I…

The USDA is urging people to check their freezers for products that could contain glass. The agency is expanding the recall from last month for chicken products that may contain glass.  Other WRAL Top Stories The possible contaminated products include: Ajinomoto Fried Rice Authentic Japanese Style Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken Fried Rice Ajinomoto Japanese-Style Kurobuta Pork…

In this article .FTMC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It was no surprise, when equity markets first reacted to news of the strikes on Iran, that the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell by less than all of its major continental…

The United States is producing more oil than any country in the history of the planet. Yet the war with Iran has sent gas prices up 20 cents a gallon, or 7% in just a few days. Why? No matter how much crude the United States produces domestically, oil is traded in a global market…

In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Coinbase and other cryptocurrency companies surged Wednesday after President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the industry’s battle against U.S. banks over yield-bearing stablecoins — adding to momentum the firms were already feeling from bitcoin‘s bounce. Coinbase was last…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A defiant Elon Musk on Wednesday took the stand in a jury trial to defend himself against accusations that he engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter before he finally completed the takeover. The…

Bitcoin BTC$71,298.81 surged Wednesday, underscoring its growing resilience to turmoil in the Middle East, while gold, a traditional safe haven, lagged. The leading cryptocurrency by market value rose to $71,023 during the European hours, up over 6% on a 24-hour basis, according to CoinDesk data. Other majors such as ether (ETH), XRP (XRP) and solana…

In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Legislation to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes to rent is making its way through Congress, but many of them are already selling thousands of homes — and have been…

Markets tend to freak out first and ask questions later when international tensions flare — but history also says that panic often fades in days or weeks (sometimes months). The exception is the ugly one: a prolonged, boots-on-the-ground conflict. With recent market history already skittish, the cleanest risk-off tells right now are three levels in…

US private employers added 63,000 roles in February, beating expectations in the best monthly gains since July, according to the private payroll processor ADP. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected an increase of 50,000 in February, an improvement from the previous month’s lackluster gain of 22,000 roles, which was revised even lower Wednesday to 11,000…

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One of the things that makes Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson such a great children’s entertainer is his willingness to slap his dead stare and frozen, toothy grin on just about anything. Whether it’s moldy Lunchables knockoffs, a Saudi Arabian theme park, or a real-life game show version of a satirical action drama about the ills of…

Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry’s vulnerability to conflict. The company’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, said late Monday that two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” and…

U.S. News // 19 hours ago ADP: Private payrolls increased by 63,000 in February; January revised down March 4 (UPI) — Private companies added 63,000 new jobs in February, a sizable increase over January, the ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday said.

By Christine Chen SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Wednesday that he was surprised at the “benign” reaction in financial markets over the conflict in the Middle East, and it may take a “couple of weeks” for ‌investors to more fully digest the impacts. “I look at the market…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rebounded Wednesday from two days of punishing swings after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and made back most of its losses since the war with Iran began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 238 points,…

Meanwhile, the EU already obliges member countries to maintain 90-day emergency oil stockpiles. Non-EU countries in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, however, have yet to fully comply with similar targets, with oil stockpiles ranging from low to non-existent in countries like Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to a 2025 report by the Energy Community,…

Since Warner Bros. properties like HBO Max and CNN offer programming outside the US, other countries’ regulators could try to block the merger. Paramount has started discussions with the European Commission, the firm said. Paramount gave in to Trump and FCC demands Trump and Carr have repeatedly criticized TV networks, including Paramount property CBS, for…

Nvidia (NVDA +1.68%) is one of the most impressive companies we’ve ever seen. It is dominating the computing hardware realm and has become the primary option to run all of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) workloads that are coming online. However, we’re still in the early innings of the buildout, leaving plenty of room for…

By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) – China’s factory activity in February expanded at the fastest pace since December 2020, driven by robust demand that helped lift manufacturers’ confidence, a private-sector survey ‌showed on Wednesday. The RatingDog China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, rose to 52.1…

Ziff Davis bought Ookla in 2014 for $15 million, per a Reuters report today. The publishing company said it expects the sale to close “in the coming months.” In a statement, Accenture CEO and chair Julie Sweet said: By acquiring Ookla, we will help our clients across business and government scale AI safely and build…

U.S. President Donald Trump said bankers are trying to undermine the GENIUS Act — the signature stablecoin legislation he signed into law last year — in a Truth Social post Tuesday, and he urged passage of Congress’ crypto market structure legislation without interference. “The U.S. needs to get Market Structure done, ASAP. Americans should earn…

Jobs impacted are within the company’s supply chain department. SEATTLE — Starbucks will relocate some of its corporate jobs in Seattle when it expands operations to Tennessee, according to the company.  Jobs connected to direct and indirect sourcing operations teams within the supply chain will be impacted. Seattle will remain the company’s North America and…

Savannah Chrisley‘s prescription weight loss website is under a federal microscope … ’cause the FDA warned her about making false and misleading claims about GLP-1s. The feds fired off a warning letter, obtained by TMZ, to Savannah last month … advising her that they reviewed her website GoodGirlRX and found some issues. Namely, the feds…