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Topline Elon Musk’s fortune soared Thursday, rising above $788 billion to a new record high as Tesla’s stock rose after Musk said the company’s robotaxi fleet would be “widespread” by year’s end. Key Facts Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List put Musk’s estimated net worth at $788.1 billion as markets closed Thursday, with Tesla shares rallying more…
Microsoft has found what caused an outage that crippled its services like Outlook and Teams. Thousands of users swarmed to social media to find out what was happening with their e-mails during the middle of the business day. It turns out that Microsoft was experiencing an outage with Microsoft 365 services, with more than 11,000…
There’s a feeling of schadenfreude in Silicon Valley when a unicorn stumbles. So when the WSJ broke the news Thursday afternoon that Capital One will acquire Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stock (Capital One issued an official release confirming the details 30 minutes later), you could practically hear the collective snickering from Sand…
By Muvija M, Deborah Mary Sophia and Akash Sriram DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Elon Musk marked his last-minute Davos debut on Thursday with a critique of U.S. solar tariffs and aggressive targets for Tesla, including humanoid robot sales next year, as well as flagging European approval for self-driving tech within weeks. After years…
As our teams continue to monitor Winter Storm Fern, Delta encourages customers traveling this weekend in affected areas to move their flights before or after the storm due to anticipated cancellations. As our teams continue to monitor Winter Storm Fern, Delta encourages customers traveling this weekend in affected areas to move their flights before or…
Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan says the company is ‘working aggressively to grow supply to meet strong customer demand’ © Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel shares fell 17 per cent on Friday following a downbeat revenue outlook linked to supply constraints and issues in the launch of a new manufacturing technology that is critical to its turnaround….
Thousands of Microsoft customers reported difficulty Thursday accessing the technology company’s suite of Microsoft 365 services, including email platform Outlook, Teams and other tools. But the company said on social media early Friday that, “We’ve confirmed that impact has been resolved.” Users started reporting problems accessing Microsoft applications on Thursday afternoon, according to Downdetector, a site tracking…
The United States and China have signed off on a deal that hands control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a group of investors backed by President Donald Trump. TikTok said Thursday in a news release that a new company, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, would ensure the app continues to be available in the U.S….
While it might appear that the most significant updates about the global economy are currently coming from a small town in the Swiss Alps, Tokyo may disagree. This week Japan’s bond market suffered a major selloff, with yields hitting an all-time high. Ten-year yields spiked to 2.2%, while 30-year yields hit 3.66%. While the onset…
TOKYO (AP) — A reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant that restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is now being shut down again Thursday due to a glitch that occurred hours after the unit’s resumption, its operator said. The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central…
Topline President Donald Trump on Thursday promised “big retaliation” for European countries if they sell U.S. Treasury bonds in response to his threats to impose tariffs on NATO partners resisting his bid to acquire Greenland. Key Facts Trump made the comments on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, telling Fox Business,…
All Outback Wildernesses are thankfully powered by Subaru’s turbocharged 2.4-liter Boxer flat-four engine, putting out a solid 260 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque. It is, of course, mated up to a continuously variable automatic transmission with eight fake gears, and power is directed to all four wheels through the Japanese automaker’s tried and true…
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Employees work on Buick Envision SUVs at General Motors’ Dong Yue assembly plant, officially known as SAIC-GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd., in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Nov. 17, 2022. Tang Ke | Visual China Group | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors plans to…
Atlanta — A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors accused Todd Burkhalter, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, of marketing several fraudulent investment schemes and using the money in part to…
Japan has suspended operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, hours after its restart, its operator has said. An alarm sounded “during reactor-start-up procedures” at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa north-west of Tokyo but the reactor remained “stable”, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) spokesperson Takashi Kobayashi said. Reactor number six restarted on Wednesday a day later than planned…
In this article PG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Procter and Gamble logo is seen on a package of Pepto Bismol on June 05, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Procter & Gamble on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as demand for its Gillette razors…
Ascentxmedia | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Ultra rich families are increasingly using their personal investment firms to bring millennial and Generation Z heirs…
Paramount has extended the deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders to throw their support behind the company’s hostile takeover bid. The initial deadline of Wednesday has now been pushed to February 20, the company said in an SEC filing. Paramount CEO David Ellison, along with his senior exec team and financial backers, have been meeting…
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Boston on September 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is in talks with alternative investment firm Castlelake for a potential takeover as the discount airline looks for a path out…
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.4 percent in the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September), according to the updated estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.8 percent. Due to the recent government shutdown, this updated report for…
Topline The five largest U.S. airlines have issued travel advisories ahead of a major snowstorm expected to bring frigid temperatures, snow and gusty winds to the eastern two-thirds of the country this weekend. Key Facts An extremely cold airmass, combined with a frontal zone to its south, will produce “a large, long-duration winter storm tracking…
One person familiar with SocGen’s plan said the bank wanted to move away from large formal programmes of job cuts that resulted in high redundancy payouts © Reuters Société Générale said it would axe 1,800 jobs in France as chief executive Slawomir Krupa steps up efforts to cut stubbornly high costs. Thursday’s announcement came after…
Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images If you live in New York, Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island might as well be a synonym for “hot dog” because of its food stand presence all over the city. On a larger scale, it’s best known for the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest held on the Fourth of July every…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 22, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks rose on Thursday, extending their gains from the previous session after easing geopolitical fears sparked a broad-based market rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 306.78 points, or 0.63%, and…
Gold’s next surge will be driven by institutional demand – Sprott’s Ryan McIntyre | Kitco News BUY/SELL GOLD & SILVER Bullion Coins and Bars Precious Metals All Metal Quotes Cryptos Base Metals Markets Mining News About Kitco Forum NEW Jeweler Resources Commodities Cryptocurrencies Mining Economy Conferences Opinion commodities / gold Gold’s next surge will be…
SALT LAKE CITY — Yelp has released its annual Top 100 Places to Eat List featuring restaurants from around the country, and only one Utah location was praised by reviewers in this year’s rankings. And it made the Top 10! According to the site, Slackwater is definitely Yelp-worthy, with its multiple locations across northern Utah…
mRNA’s potential Previous data from the trial reported that 107 participants received the mRNA vaccine and Keytruda treatment, while the remaining 50 only received Keytruda. At the two-year follow-up, 24 of the 107 (22 percent) who got the experimental vaccine and Keytruda had recurrence or death, while 20 of 50 (40 percent) treated with just…
Chubu Electric’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki. Two of the reactors had been under review for a restart © The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images One of Japan’s biggest utilities this month admitted to manipulating data to downplay the effect of a large earthquake on a nuclear power plant under review for reopening. The admission followed…
Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to create a new communications network. Named TeraWave, it will offer continuous internet access around the world, with the ability to move large amounts of data much more quickly than rival services. But even after launching…
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, speaking to Fortune’s Kamal Ahmed at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, issued a stark warning to global leaders and business executives: Stop pretending the old rules still apply. In a candid assessment of the current geopolitical landscape, Dalio argued the fate of the post–World War II global…
The Jeff Bezos-backed space startup is looking at data centers and governments as potential customers. The Jeff Bezos-backed space startup is looking at data centers and governments as potential customers. Jan 21, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC Richard Lawler is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in…
New York — Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos CEO, has asked President Donald Trump for an early release from prison after being convicted of defrauding investors, according to a request filed last year with the Department of Justice. Holmes was convicted in 2022 and reported to a federal prison in Texas in 2023 to serve…