New York — The US stock market just achieved something so rare that it’s only happened six times since the 1940s: three consecutive years of double-digit gains. The S&P 500 rose 16.39% this year, after rising 23% in 2024 and 24% in 2023. That gain comes despite concerns about tariffs, geopolitical turmoil, nerves about a…
We recently compiled a list of the 7 Most Promising Robotics Stocks According to Wall Street Analysts. NVIDIA Corporation is one of the most promising stocks. TheFly reported on December 26 that NVDA announced a non-exclusive licensing agreement with AI chip startup Groq. The deal includes bringing Groq’s founder and CEO, Jonathan Ross, President Sunny…
As the United States economy heads into 2026, the report card emerging on its performance is complicated. By many measures, the world’s largest economy appears to be in a strong position. After a tumultuous year marked by President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his swing towards tariffs and protectionism, recent growth has outpaced the expectations…
Musk is now infamous for his false promises, but even this is excessive. By on December 30, 2025 It looks like Elon Musk made a whole lot of 2025 promises that he couldn’t keep. Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images By now, everyone knows that Elon Musk is very much an optimist when it comes to…
Trader Michael Pistillo wears “2026” glasses as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on December 31, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images The S&P 500 pulled back on Wednesday, though the index still closed out a bumper year. The…
Concord, New Hampshire AP — Imagine the buffet. Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate incidents within weeks of each other in New England. The first seafood vanished on November 22 in Falmouth, Maine, where authorities suspect someone stole 14 cages full of oysters from an aquaculture…
The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has entered a stipulated order resolving a case against Disney Worldwide Services Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC, (collectively, Disney). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigated this matter, negotiated a resolution with Disney, and referred the case to the Department. Under the order, Disney will pay…
CONCORD, N.H. — Imagine the buffet. Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate incidents within weeks of each other in New England. The first seafood vanished on Nov. 22 in Falmouth, Maine, where authorities suspect someone stole 14 cages full of oysters from an aquaculture site in…
Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 inched 0.03% lower to close at 8,714.3. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index declined 0.87% to close at 25,630.54, while the mainland CSI…
Gold and silver have seen a rollercoaster end to a year in which their prices are on track to record their biggest annual gains since 1979. The price of gold soared by more than 60% this year to hit a record high of more than $4,549 (£3,378) an ounce before falling after Christmas to stand…
You can still find futuristic EVs at CES, but this year it’s all about the software on board. By Chance Townsend Chance Townsend Assistant Editor, General Assignments Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master’s in…
Nearly 3,000 pounds of ground beef across six states was recalled on Saturday due to possible E. coli contamination, the Department of Agriculture said. Idaho-based Mountain West Food Group recalled 2,855 pounds of raw ground beef, sold under the Forward Farms brand in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Pennsylvania and Washington. A routine inspection identified the…
Meta says it is acquiring the Chinese-founded AI firm Manus as it looks to boost the capabilities of its tech. Bloomberg analysts and The Wall Street Journal suggested the purchase could be worth more than $2bn (£1.48bn). Meta said the deal would help improve its own AI by giving people access to “agents” – tools…
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Paramount made a hostile bid for WBD on December 8 © Reuters Warner Bros Discovery plans to reject the latest takeover proposal from Paramount, even after billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison agreed to personally backstop the $108bn hostile bid. WBD’s board still views the $83bn deal it agreed with Netflix in early December as superior…
Are you one of the Gem State’s newest millionaires? Officials have unveiled the purchase locations of the winning tickets for the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle. BOISE, Idaho — Two lucky Gem State residents are celebrating as the state’s newest millionaires. The Idaho Lottery on Tuesday announced it has confirmed the retail locations for the grand-prize winning…
JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Nvidia (NVDA) is in advanced talks to buy Israel-based AI startup AI21 Labs for as much as $3 billion, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Tuesday. Nvidia declined to comment, while AI21 was not immediately available to comment. A 2023 funding round valued AI21 at $1.4 billion. Nvidia and Alphabet’s…
MILAN — The European Space Agency has confirmed a security breach of unclassified material from science servers following reports on social media. A threat actor claimed to have compromised ESA systems and to have leaked roughly 200 gigabytes of data. According to screenshots shared on X by French cybersecurity professional Seb Latom, the actor alleges…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Reuters The Walt Disney Company will pay $10m (£7.4m) to resolve claims that it broke children’s privacy laws by failing to label some YouTube videos as made for children, allowing for targeted advertising. Disney had agreed to a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission in September to resolve an inquiry into…
(Bloomberg) — Jed Ellerbroek barely slept. Most Read from Bloomberg It was the evening of Wednesday, April 2, and President Donald Trump had just appeared in the White House Rose Garden, brandishing a large placard with the punitive tariff rates he was slapping on countries around the world. On Wall Street, it quickly sunk in…
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As shopping editors who test hundreds of products every year, we’ve pretty much seen it all — or so we thought. Every year, there’s a few products that manage to exceed our expectations and keep us coming back for more. Below, I put together a list of products that took us pleasantly by surprise in…
By Dawn Chmielewski Dec 30 (Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery will likely reject Paramount Skydance’s amended $108.4 billion hostile bid for the storied Hollywood studio despite a personal guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison backing the media giant’s offer, according to a person familiar with the matter. The board has yet to make a final decision,…
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When Graham Walker agreed to sell Fibrebond Corp., the Louisiana manufacturing company his father founded, he made sure the deal would transform the lives of its 540 full-time employees as much as his own. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the 46-year-old CEO carved out a roughly $240 million bonus pool from the $1.7…
An Idaho-based company is recalling nearly 3,000 pounds of raw ground beef that may have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The recall involves 16-ounce vacuum-sealed packages labeled “Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef.” Affected packages were produced Dec. 16 and have a label telling customers to use or freeze the meat by Jan. 13. The…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released minutes from its highly divisive meeting earlier this month, which concluded with a vote to lower interest rates again that appeared to be an even closer call than the final vote indicated. Officials expressed a variety of opinions during the Dec. 9-10 meeting, according to the summary…
In this article SBUX DENN WEN JACK PZZA NDLS BLMN DRI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT As the restaurant industry endured another difficult year, many chains opted to close underperforming locations as they try to turn around their businesses. Inflation-weary consumers have pulled back their restaurant spending, choosing to eat at home or chasing…
Mortgage rates haven’t moved much since the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate at its December meeting. However, with a thoughtful strategy, you can secure a mortgage interest rate below the national average. Here are eight tips for getting the lowest mortgage rate possible in the 2026 housing market. Analysis by Yahoo Finance of…
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Silver recovered most losses after its biggest one-day drop in more than five years, with a lingering supply shortage keeping the metal on track for a 35% monthly gain. The white metal climbed above $78 an ounce on Tuesday, following a 9% slide in the previous session, while gold edged higher after…
Mortgage rates are lower, home prices are easing and there is more supply on the market for sale. All of that adds up to improved affordability for today’s homebuyers. Saving for a down payment, however, is still the biggest hurdle for first-time buyers. Prices nationally are basically flat compared with where they were a year…
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Workers may have a new way to help prepare for a largely unpredictable health-related expense during their golden years. Under a new rule now in effect, 401(k) plans are permitted to let participants take limited penalty-free withdrawals to pay for long-term care insurance, which covers the cost of…
Nvidia’s $20 billion move may help the company stay ahead in the fast-paced world of AI. Nvidia (NVDA +0.52%) has dominated the early stages of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, and this is thanks to the company’s top-performing chips. These graphics processing units (GPUs) power the training of models, so that they have what it…