Go West, young man. And buy everything. Via the New York Times, Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s recent purchase of 937,000 acres in New Mexico has made him the largest private landowner in the United State, with more than 2.7 million acres in the American West and Canada. How much is that? The entire state of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal from global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer. The justices will consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the Roundup weedkiller without a cancer warning…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner’s effort to drastically shorten the review of drugs favored by President Donald Trump’s administration is causing alarm across the agency, stoking worries that the plan may run afoul of legal, ethical and scientific standards long used to vet the safety and effectiveness of new medicines. Marty…
Nearly 1 million Frigidaire-branded minifridges are now being recalled over potential fire hazard risk, as part of an expanded recall issued by a Canadian company last year. Curtis International, which manufactures and distributes electronic and appliances, is recalling 330,000 minifridges, adding to the 634,000 minifridges it recalled in July 2024, according to a notice published…
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In this article NVO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pharmacist displays a box of Wegovy pills at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, Jan. 15, 2026. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Novo Nordisk rose more than 8% on Friday after early prescription data showed an encouraging start to the U.S….
Syracuse, N.Y. – Micron Technology broke ground today on a massive semiconductor factory complex that could alter the economic landscape of Central New York. If Micron does what it has promised, it will lead to 20 years of nearly continuous construction on what officials call the largest private development in New York state history. Today’s…
There is a conflict between Wall Street analysts right now over the right strategy for dealing with U.S. dollar-denominated assets. Some, like Pimco chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn, have recommended investors diversify out of U.S. assets because the Trump administration is so unpredictable. And analysts at ING have been pushing a “sell America” argument for…
David Ellison is on a race against the clock, meeting political leaders and entertainment figures across Europe to rally support for his $108.4 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and build an opposition against rival suitor Netflix. The outreach comes as regulators in Europe and the U.S. continue to scrutinize both deals. On Wednesday,…
In this article BX BK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in Miramar, Florida, Oct. 27, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | 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…
Home News Walmart Announces Leadership Changes Jan. 16, 2026 5 min read Share Share <!–/ * */–> Key Insights Walmart Inc. announces executive leadership changes to support customer and member experiences across its businesses. The Board of Directors has elected new leaders to Walmart Inc.’s Executive Council focused on priorities in innovation, operations and global enterprise platforms. Incoming…
X went down on Friday morning as tens of thousands of users reported issues relating to the social media platform controlled by Elon Musk. Users attempting to reach the site formerly known as Twitter were met with error messages such as: “Something went wrong. Try reloading.” The reload button then resulted in an unresolved spinning…
DETROIT – Members of the media were offered a sneak preview of the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday and Thursday, including new vehicle models, tech demonstrations and more. New for this year were the Ford Bronco RTR, updated concept cars from Cadillac and Chevrolet, and the debut of Formula One cars tied to U.S. manufacturers…
The developers behind Vineyard Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, are suing the Trump administration for halting construction on the project last month. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the developers argued the administration acted unlawfully and abused its statutory…
Residential electricity costs have risen by 13% since January 2025, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration © Getty Images Donald Trump and a number of state governors are pushing the US’s largest electrical grid operator to hold an emergency auction to make tech giants foot the bill for AI power infrastructure. The…
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s premier on Friday hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, as meanwhile a Chinese official in Beijing condemned the accord. The agreement cuts U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15% in exchange for $250 billion in…
The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid to take urgent steps to boost energy supply and curb price hikes, holding a Friday event aimed at addressing a rising concern among voters about the enormous amount of power used for artificial intelligence ahead of elections…
After a dozen years of keeping subscription prices stable, Spotify has issued three price hikes in 2.5 years. Spotify informed subscribers via email today that Premium monthly subscriptions would go from $12 to $13 per month as of users’ February billing date. Spotify is already advertising the higher prices to new subscribers. Although not explicitly…
Click here for the latest service and schedule information during the Portal Bridge Cutover work. Click here for a briefing document about the work and service impacts. Overview Amtrak will perform a critical series of construction and operational activities to transfer, or “cutover”, rail operations from the existing Portal Bridge to the new Portal North…
Dive Brief: Boston Scientific plans to acquire Penumbra for about $14.5 billion, the companies announced Thursday. Penumbra makes heart devices to remove clots from blood vessels, treating conditions including pulmonary embolism, stroke and deep vein thrombosis. It also makes an embolization system, designed to stop blood flow to control bleeding. Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney…
Receipt of California regulatory approval on January 15, 2026 clears path to close transaction on January 20, 2026 Approved transaction is expected to expand fiber access to almost 30 million homes and businesses and accelerate Verizon’s national mobility and broadband convergence strategy Best mobile and home offers are expected to be available for customers after…
Rawpixel / iStock Likely due to staffing shortages, US nursing-home capacity has declined—by 15% or more in some cases—since the COVID-19 pandemic began, potentially narrowing access to long-term care and complicating hospital releases, a team led by University of Rochester, New York, researchers writes in JAMA Internal Medicine. The team used the 2018-2024 Centers for Medicare…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it – to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump’s stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar. Redrado was fired as head of Argentina’s central bank in 2010, after he resisted orders…
In this article 2330-TW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and C.C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (left), shake hands during an announcement of an additional $100 billion into TSMC’s U.S. manufacturing at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., on March 3, 2025. Bloomberg |…
Behind Trump vs. Powell Is a Battle Over US Empire’s Future By Mona Ali After the 2008 crisis, the US set up a vast financial network offering liquidity to its allies. The ongoing clash between Jerome Powell and Donald Trump is partly about the future of this system and which vision of American empire it…
Paramount CEO David Ellison this week met with UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy as well as prominent European creatives, Deadline hears from sources close to the discussions, as the studio took its fight for Warner Bros Discovery overseas. Bloomberg earlier reported that top Paramount executives convened with French President…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days. District Judge Carl J. Nichols, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled…
Anahita Sachdev Bloomberg via Getty Images In November 2025, India approved a 73bn-rupee ($800m; £600m) plan that could help it to cut its dependence on China in one of the most strategic corners of the global supply chain: rare earth magnets. These small but powerful components sit at the heart of modern life – used…
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is now down to its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate eased to 6.06% this week, down from 6.16% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 7.04%. The last time the average rate was…
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Amazon wants a federal judge to reject Saks Global’s bankruptcy financing plan, writing in court papers the beleaguered department store “burned through hundreds of millions of dollars in less than a year” and failed to hold up their agreement. From a report: When Saks acquired Neiman Marcus for $2.7 billion in December 2024, Amazon invested…
President Trump followed up his populist push, adopting traditionally Democratic economic talking points like capping credit card interest rates, with an endorsement of limiting merchant swipe fees using the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Competitive Act. He doesn’t seem to understand that this would harm consumers and benefit retail businesses. However, the legislation isn’t going anywhere. It’s…
Trades work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 16, 2026. NYSE The S&P 500 ended Friday just below the flatline and posted a losing week as traders weighed the latest comments made by President Donald Trump related to the Federal Reserve and geopolitics. The broad market index slipped 0.06% and closed at 6,940.01….