President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Soros Fund Management chief investment officer Scott Bessent as his next Treasury Secretary, according to multiple reports. Read more...
Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeatedly backed the president-elect's pro-tariff stance in a series of op-eds and media appearances over the past year.
A fraud victim tells the BBC how she used a helpline to stop scammers stealing more of her money.
Dan Gallagher, reportedly a top contender to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Friday he is not interested in returning to a government position.
All three major indexes posted weekly gains.
Big Lots, Academy Sports, Burlington, Michael’s and Petco are tied for the highest APR at a whopping 35.99% as of September, according to a report.
"It's definitely doing something that's concerning," one scientist said about reported side effects of the drug.
The website for controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate’s self-help site “The Real World” was reportedly hacked this week.
Boeing’s ( BA ) long, difficult year kicked off with a 737 Max door plug blowout, and now a new part is drawing scrutiny from federal investigators. Reuters reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is looking into problems with the planes’ engines after a pair of bird
Nvidia’s ( NVDA ) path to becoming the most valuable public company in the world this year has been laid by its artificial intelligence chips and a handful of anonymous customers. Read more...
Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay TV distributors in the country with a combined 20 million subscribers. As part of the deal, DirecTV was set
Wall Street is awaiting much-needed dealmaking.
Fink had managed The Donald's vast fortune in the past and the two still talk.
The government says charging for hand luggage and printing boarding passes at the airport are "abusive practices".
Amazon, which is Anthropic's primary cloud partner, is fiercely competing with Microsoft and Alphabet's Google to offer AI-powered tools for its cloud customers.
Scarborough and Brzezinski have come under fire from both liberals and conservatives this week who accused them of hypocrisy for routinely denouncing Trump, only to then seek his company after he was elected.
Sirius required subscribers to speak at length with live agents trained to dissuade cancellations, and listen to as many as five offers of other services before being allowed to cancel.
U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, with all three major indices advancing toward solid weekly gains. In the afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 337 points, or 0.7%, while the broader S&P 500 edged higher by 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite popped up 0.08%.
To shore up their profit margins, at least 50 major U.S. retailers, including Macy’s and T.J. Maxx owner TJX ( TJX ), hiked interest rates on their store credit cards ahead of the Federal Reserve’s anticipated rate cuts, according to a Bankrate survey that analyzed data from
The CEO of a multi-billion dollar company has been brutally roasted online after posting a job ad requiring the successful candidate to cough up $36,000.
Amazon ( AMZN ) is following up on its $4 billion investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic with another $4 billion. Read more...
The Transportation Safety Administration says that it is expecting to screen a record 18.3 million passengers in U.S. airports this Thanksgiving. Read more...
Comfort-first attire, casual workplace uniforms and sexier design has been the "perfect storm" for the rapid success of HOKA, experts say.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a nationwide recall of roughly 167,277 pounds of ground beef products. Read more...
Hyundai ( HYMTF ) and Kia are recalling more than 200,000 electric vehicles over potential defects that could cut drive power to the vehicles. Read more...
The company is voluntarily recalling the supplements months after the FDA warned customers not to use any products by the brand.
Five budget airlines, including Ryanair ( RYAAY ) and easyJet ( EZJ ), were fined a total of 179 million euro ($186 million) on Friday for their “abusive practices,” including charging extra for additional luggage. Read more...
President-elect Donald Trump and his team have been busy. Read more...
Popular new chatbots, starting with OpenAI’s 2-year-old ChatGPT and the wave of AI assistants that followed, have become increasingly conversational. Now, Apple ( AAPL ) is looking to make its pre-teenaged voice assistant, Siri, a competitor in the space. Read more...
The Washington Post used to be one of the best gigs in journalism. No longer.
An explosive ordnance disposal team was deployed after a suspected prohibited item was found.
Amazon ( AMZN ), Walmart ( WMT ), and Target ( TGT ) are racing to capture the attention – and wallets – of budget-conscious shoppers as Black Friday and Cyber Monday quickly approach. Read more...
Despite some concerns of a flagging market, November’s art week had a relatively strong start – with several marquee pieces selling for above their estimated values. Read more...
Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter revenues this week that went beyond Wall Street’s expectations. Guidance for the next quarter, however, left some investors unimpressed, sending the chipmaker’s shares down slightly on Thursday. The company said its highly anticipated
