Economy

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019.Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoogle, which has spent years defending itself against claims of monopolistic behavior across the U.S. and Europe, is going public with its own complaint of anti-competitive practices by longtime rival Microsoft.In a… […]

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks during the Mobileye Global Inc. initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Oct. 26, 2022.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel stock dropped 6% Wednesday after the company gave investors an update on the company’s turnaround plan to become a chip manufacturing company competing with Taiwan Semiconductor… […]

It’s been an up-and-down day for Club name Amazon (AMZN), which led to an internal discussion about whether to book some profits after this year’s run higher. As Amazon came out of the gate stronger on a positive Wall Street research note, Jim Cramer said during Wednesday’s Morning Meeting that he had considered booking some… […]

Former President Donald Trump (L), and Vice President Kamal Harris Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris is ahead of former President Donald Trump in the key battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, according to a new New York Times/Siena College poll. The poll found Harris beating Trump 50% to 46% among likely voters in all […]

Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company appears at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California on August 09, 2024. Araya Doheny | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images When Disney CEO Bob Iger stepped onto the stage at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Friday night […]

Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (L), and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). Getty Images Housing Affordable housing is an important topic for many Americans and both Walz and Vance have addressed the issue. In May 2023, Walz signed housing legislation that included $200 million in down payment assistance. […]

Gen Zers and millennials aren’t just filling up their free time with vacations and road trips this summer — some are taking on second or even third jobs in the warmer months. Squeezed by inflation and insufficient wages, many Americans are turning to side hustles and additional jobs as a way to make ends meet. […]

OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, was founded in 2015 by a number of researchers, academics and entrepreneurs, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Elon Musk. Altman and Brockman are still at OpenAI, serving as CEO and president, respectively. Musk departed in 2018. At the time, OpenAI said Musk left to avoid a conflict […]

Peter Endig | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon’s warehouse working conditions, which have come under increased scrutiny in recent years, are now at the heart of a congressional probe being led by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.In a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sanders, who chairs the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee,… […]

U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) speaks to the media as he leaves Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, May 10, 2023.Eduardo Munoz | ReutersThe identities of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case will be revealed Thursday at noon ET, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.Judge… […]