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18 hours ago Nicholas BourneBBC Wales Michael Meighan A photographer says he is “over the Moon” after recreating an iconic scene from the movie ET in a photo that has been almost two years in the making. Michael Meighan and his friend Nathan Edwards have tried repeatedly to recreate the scene from the 1982 hit…
Koh EweRaub, Malaysia Getty Images Driving around Raub, a small town in Malaysia, it’s impossible to miss the prickly fruit that powers its economy. You can smell it from the steady stream of trucks winding through mountain roads, leaving a faint fragrance on their trails. You can see it too: the green spikes of a…
Rianna CroxfordInvestigations correspondent BBC A senior Google employee has claimed she was made redundant after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle and showed a nude of his wife. Victoria Woodall told an employment tribunal she was subjected to a campaign of retaliation by the company after whistleblowing on the man…
23 hours ago Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Kristy Hallowell Kristy Hallowell had just lost her job when her energy bill unexpectedly tripled to $1,800 (£1,340) a month. Unable to pay, her gas and electricity were cut off and she, her two children and her mother spent six months of last year relying on a generator to…
These billionaires are at odds with one another on two stocks near and dear to Gates and Buffett. Peter Thiel is one of the most successful entrepreneurs and tech investors in the world. Thiel was a co-founder of PayPal and used the money from its sale to eBay to start a hedge fund. He acquired…
Listen 1:00 That $3.2 million bluefin tuna from Japan is sold out in LA The story behind how the record-breaking $3.2 million bluefin tuna from Japan came to LA. Sorry, folks. The bluefin tuna that’s worth the price of a decent Hollywood Hills home is now sold out in L.A. What, you say? It all…
Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday announced agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI data center that is being built in…
Lucigerma / Shutterstock Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. One surprise that might hit you in your first few years of retirement — even after saying goodbye to work expenses and retirement account contributions, you may end up spending more than when you had a…
From keyboard accessories to tiny Bluetooth speakers, an Installer shopping list post-Vegas. From keyboard accessories to tiny Bluetooth speakers, an Installer shopping list post-Vegas. Jan 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired….
In this article ULTA TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pixdeluxe | E+ | Getty Images It often starts small. A dab of concealer. A tinted moisturizer. Maybe a brow gel that goes from borrowed to bought. For many men, like Daniel Rankin, makeup has transformed from something taboo into a tool to make…
Advertisement 8 Investigates: Who’s behind the anti-Hannaford campaigns? A national nonprofit has spent at least $116,000 on anti-Hannaford advertising in Southern Maine. Updated: 12:25 PM EST Jan 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Anchor/Reporter You may have seen a billboard truck driving around town or ads on Maine’s Total Coverage over the holidays. The campaign is…
When Andy Provencher crashed his mountain bike and tumbled over the handlebars, he thought his wife’s reaction would be his biggest problem. It was June 2020, when COVID-19 was soaring nationwide. The emergency room was “the last place that she wants me to be,” Provencher said. The father of three had several broken bones and…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks hit records Friday following a mixed report on the U.S. job market, one that may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but does not slam the door on it. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% and topped its prior all-time high set earlier in the week….
SMART-TD and FRA React A Shameful Retreat From 41 Years of Leadership, Compassion, and Proven Safety This week marks a deeply sad and consequential moment for rail labor, rail management, and the freight rail industry as a whole. CSX Transportation has announced its decision to dismantle Operation RedBlock. This program has stood as the gold…
Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers. Meta struck agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI data center that is being built in New Albany, Ohio. Meta announced Prometheus, which will…
A shopper pays with a credit card at the farmer’s market in San Francisco on March 27, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan. 20, but he did not provide details…
Tech led the broader market to strong gains last year, but 2026 is already signaling that such a trend might be over. This week – the first full one of the new year – has shown the broadening trade take flight, as highly cyclical sectors consumer discretionary and materials led the way for the period…
Nicolás Maduro’s downfall in Venezuela has opened the way to the world’s biggest and most complicated sovereign debt restructuring since Greece’s default shook the Eurozone in 2012. While big hurdles remain to any deal, an end to Venezuela’s near decade-long default had appeared all but impossible while Maduro was in power and US sanctions had…
Las Vegas, NV — Robots took over the floor at the biggest technology show of the year: I watched a towering humanoid robot march forward, spin its head and wave at an excited crowd. Then I almost bumped into a four-legged doglike robot behind me. They’re just a couple of the many robots I encountered…
As President Donald Trump piled on new tariffs last year, many economists quickly warned that prices and unemployment would spike. With most of the 2025 economic results in, it’s looking like those forecasters get partial credit. While prices for certain imports like beef, coffee and tomatoes increased significantly last year, price hikes overall were little…
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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas state health officials have proposed raising licensing fees by as much as 13,000% for some hemp businesses, among a slate of changes that many industry members and advocates say will shutter small…
Jan. 9, 2026, 7:20 p.m. ET Macy’s is set to close 14 stores as the historic department store chain continues to shrink its footprint across the United States. “Macy’s, Inc. continues to execute its Bold New Chapter strategy, making targeted adjustments to its store footprint to better serve customers and support long-term growth. These actions…
The US labor market appears to be running on fumes under President Donald Trump, as the latest jobs report revealed that the American economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, below economists’ consensus estimate of 55,000 jobs. The report, released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), also found that the US economy…
Goldman Sachs sees big opportunities in two real estate stocks that it says will benefit from the booming senior population. On Friday, the firm initiated coverage of Ventas, whose portfolio includes senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities and medical office buildings, with a buy rating and $94 price target. That target implies 25% upside from…
On a week where the mortgage market was most likely to experience volatility due to Friday’s jobs report, Thursday afternoon’s surprise announcement of $200bln in GSE MBS (mortgage-backed securities) buying stole the show. This was already juicing the underlying MBS market yesterday afternoon, but traders took the surge to the next level this morning. This…
Market Basket is America’s No. 2 grocery store chain for a second year in a row, a new ranking finds. The Tewksbury, Massachusetts-headquartered supermarket with nearly 100 stores in New England is runner-up on the list of best grocery retailers compiled by customer data science company dunnhumby. Topping the ranking once again was H-E-B, a…
Grok users aren’t just commanding the AI chatbot to “undress” pictures of women and girls into bikinis and transparent underwear. Among the vast and growing library of nonconsensual sexualized edits that Grok has generated on request over the past week, many perpetrators have asked xAI’s bot to put on or take off a hijab, a…
Micron shares sell for a tiny P/E ratio — but a gigantic valuation on P/FCF. Micron (Nasdaq: MU) stock resumed marching higher Friday, gaining 4.1% through 1:25 p.m. ET after Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh issued a 2026 outlook for semiconductor stocks and raised his price target on Micron to $390 per share. Image source: Getty…
Photographer: Jim Spellman/WireImage (Bloomberg) — Michael Burry, the famed investor who has drawn attention in recent months for criticism of the artificial intelligence boom, is betting against Oracle Corp. Burry owns put options on Oracle shares, he said in a Substack post after markets closed on Friday. Puts typically increase in value as the price…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Getty Images On a recent January morning, tourists admired the rows of Balenciaga and Burberry handbags on display at Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship midtown Manhattan location. But a conversation on the second floor hinted at financial troubles at one of America’s most iconic luxury department stores. Penelope Nam-Stephen, a longtime customer, approached…
Windscreen wiper blades. Car parts maker First Brands fell into bankruptcy in September, sparking billions of dollars in losses for Wall Street groups © Bloomberg First Brands Group has sued the brother of its founder and its largest creditor, Onset Financial, for allegedly conspiring “in an unlawful scheme to defraud creditors out of billions of…