Unemployment jumps as UK jobs market stalls
The slowing jobs market has raised questions over when the Bank of England might cut interest rates.
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China economy grows faster than expected
Official figures also highlighted the challenges faced by the country's crisis-hit property sector.
My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die
A former Tesla engineer is in a decade-long battle with the car company, owned by Elon Musk.
Jamie Dimon rakes in more than $180M from planned sale of JPMorgan stock
Last October, JPMorgan had said Dimon and his family intended to sell 1 million of their 8.6 million shares, the first time Dimon was selling shares since becoming the CEO of the largest US lender in 2005.
The challenge of upgrading iconic steel windows
Critall windows date back to the 1880s but their steel construction makes them vulnerable to damp.
TicketMaster parent Live Nation facing DOJ antitrust lawsuit as soon as May: report
Live Nation's subsidiary Ticketmaster was also widely criticized in 2022 after botched ticket sales for Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour.
Everyone is hiring for AI but GameStop wants retail and supply chain experts
GameStop is on the hunt for retail and supply chain experts, according to the company’s CEO Ryan Cohen. Read more...
You should go to bed: A record number of Americans aren't getting enough sleep
If you’ve been feeling the weight of insomnia lately, you’re far from alone. A new Gallup poll out Monday shows that a majority of American adults report not getting enough sleep — a first in the survey’s history. Though there are likely several reasons for this, many
A new lamp post wants to be an electric vehicle charger for the street
Perhaps the largest hurdle for adoption of electric vehicles in the U.S. market right now is a lack of competent charging infrastructure . For those of us in a living situation that has dedicated garage space, charging is hardly an issue. We pull in, plug in, and barely ever
The Baltimore bridge collapse is now an FBI matter
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a key commuter bridge in Maryland right outside of Baltimore that was struck by a cargo ship several weeks ago and subsequently collapsed. Read more...
Sorry Nintendo fans, Apple pulled an Apple-approved Game Boy app from the App Store
Apple approved the inclusion of game emulators to the App Store earlier this month, but one of the first popular Game Boy emulators has already been removed. Apple tells MacRumors that iGBA appears to be a knockoff, not of Nintendo, but of another emulator. Riley Testut, the
Why are some convertibles called spiders?
I have never truly understood why some convertibles are called spiders , since spiders are creepy and generally undesirable creatures and not small sporty topless fun machines. There are a few potential origins for this automotive arachnidian nomenclature mashup, one rooted in
Donald Trump could get millions more shares of Trump Media stock — if it stays afloat
Former President Donald Trump could earn tens of millions more shares in Trump Media & Technology Group if the stock meets certain performance thresholds. Read more...
The 10 busiest airports in the world — including 1 airport new to the list
Every year the the Airports Council International, an industry group that represents airports around the world, releases a Top 10 list of the busiest airports . The group’s 2023 list is out now. Tracking the activity of an estimated 8.5 billion trips — 93.5% of pre-pandemic
Peloton ended its unlimited free app membership because it couldn't get enough paid subscribers
Peloton is sweating it out. The fitness and exercise company has pulled its unlimited free membership option from its fitness app after failing to get enough free users to become paid subscribers. Read more...
Hundreds of websites have been hawking fake Ozempic and other weight loss drugs. More may be coming
BrandShield, a cybersecurity firm that detects trademark infringement and counterfeit sales online, said on Monday that it shut down more than 250 websites that were hawking fake weight loss drugs. Read more...
The Dow drops 250 points as Tesla and Trump Media struggles overwhelm bank earnings and retail sales
Monday started good for investors, as the Dow went up after strong bank earnings reports and better than expected retail sales data . Despite the conflict between Iran and Israel, oil prices were down . But the momentum didn’t last, as the market’s morning jump gave way to a
America hits Chinese biotech—and its own drugmakers
A sweeping bill in Congress could cost patients at home
Elon Musk says new X users have to pay to tweet
New users of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will have to pay to tweet, according to Elon Musk. Read more...
Reddit stock hits a new low even as Wall Street analysts say buy it
Even a nod of approval from Wall Street isn’t helping Reddit stock . The shares fell lower Monday than even the most modest price targets set by investment advisers at big banks and wealth management firms. Read more...
Space junk hunters are trying to catch a spent rocket stage from 2009
A Japanese mission to stalk, capture, and hurl space junk into the atmosphere is progressing rather nicely. The orbital garbage truck recently completed the rendezvous phase, parking next to a second stage rocket that’s been aimlessly zipping around Earth orbit since 2009. Read
Fool's gold could actually be worth money now. Here's why
Pyrite, the yellow metal known as fool’s gold, has another trick up its sleeve: it can contain lithium, a crucial element in the world’s quest for greener energy, according to a team of researchers that studied rock deposits in the eastern United States. Read more...
Tech exec predicts ‘AI girlfriends’ will create $1B business: ‘Comfort at the end of the day’
Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout, shared that he met a man in Miami who "admitted to me that he spends $10,000/month" on "AI girlfriends."
Trump Media’s audit firm sees its business practices come under scrutiny
The firm responsible for auditing Trump Media & Technology Group was labeled as “so seriously deficient in its performance” that it was removed from a national peer review program. Read more...
Salesforce stock sinks 7% because investors don't like a deal to buy Informatica
Cloud-based software company Salesforce is in advanced discussions to acquire the data-management software maker Informatica, according to a new report. The news sent both Salesforce stock and Informatica shares down Monday. Read more...
NY Times ends probe into source of Israel-Gaza coverage leak: ‘Did not reach definitive conclusion’
“We did not reach a definitive conclusion about how this significant breach occurred,” New York Times' executive editor Joe Kahn told staff Monday over Slack, per The Wall Street Journal.
