Month: August 2024

Watch DNC live: Barack Obama, Doug Emhoff, Michelle Obama headliners
Politics

Watch DNC live: Barack Obama, Doug Emhoff, Michelle Obama headliners

[The stream is slated to start at 6:30 p.m. E.T. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The second night of the convention is billed as a moment for the Democratic party to look forward into the future, after a chaotic summer that culminated in President Joe […]

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Judge strikes down Biden administration ban on worker ‘noncompete’ agreements
Politics

Judge strikes down Biden administration ban on worker ‘noncompete’ agreements

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media after the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. August 20, 2024.  Craig Hudson | Reuters A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Toll Brothers, Microchip Technology and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Toll Brothers, Microchip Technology and more

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Toll Brothers — Shares added 1% after the homebuilding company surpassed Wall Street’s earnings expectations in the fiscal third quarter. Toll Brothers also lifted its full-year deliveries guidance. Microchip Technology — Shares of the microcontroller maker fell about 2%. The company disclosed in a regulatory […]

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Mynaric stock tanks after space lasers company slashes revenue guidance, announces CFO departure
Business

Mynaric stock tanks after space lasers company slashes revenue guidance, announces CFO departure

A rendering of the company’s laser communications system on satellites in orbit. Mynaric Space stock Mynaric tanked in trading Tuesday after the company announced heavy cuts to its previous revenue forecast and the departure of the company’s chief financial officer. Germany-based Mynaric slashed its 2024 revenue guidance nearly 70% at the midpoint, cutting its previous […]

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Beyoncé launches whiskey line with LVMH’s Moët Hennessy
Business

Beyoncé launches whiskey line with LVMH’s Moët Hennessy

Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024. Michael Buckner | Billboard | Getty Images Beyoncé is holding her whiskey up high. The megastar is entering the luxury liquor business with the launch of a new whiskey line in collaboration with LVMH’s Moët Hennessy, […]

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OpenAI announces content deal with Condé Nast, including content from Wired, The New Yorker and Vogue
World

OpenAI announces content deal with Condé Nast, including content from Wired, The New Yorker and Vogue

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Tuesday announced a partnership with Condé Nast, in which the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence company’s products, such as ChatGPT and SearchGPT, will be able to display content from Vogue, The […]

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Meet the Illinois lawmaker organizing a big money fundraiser for House Democrats at the DNC
Politics

Meet the Illinois lawmaker organizing a big money fundraiser for House Democrats at the DNC

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., questions witnesses during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin | AP | Bloomberg via Getty Images CHICAGO — Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., has organized a major fundraiser in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention in support of House Democrats […]

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This hot high-yielding asset could cool off as interest rates come down
World

This hot high-yielding asset could cool off as interest rates come down

Investors have been pouring cash into a line of high-yielding exchange traded funds, but that may soon change as traders await the first interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in more than four years. The Fed has kept its benchmark interest rate in a range of 5.25% to 5.50% since July 2023, benefiting an […]

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Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement, alleges rival loses money on every sale
Business

Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement, alleges rival loses money on every sale

Shein and Temu. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Chinese-linked fast-fashion giant Shein is suing rival Temu, alleging the retailer stole its designs and built an empire using counterfeiting, intellectual property infringement and fraud.  The suit, filed Monday in Washington, D.C., federal court, comes as Shein itself fends off […]

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Amazon-backed Anthropic hit with class-action lawsuit over copyright infringement
Technology

Amazon-backed Anthropic hit with class-action lawsuit over copyright infringement

Anthropic, the Amazon-backed artificial intelligence startup, on Monday was hit with a class-action lawsuit in California federal court over alleged copyright infringement. Three authors said in the filing that Anthropic “built a multibillion-dollar business by stealing hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books,” including their own. Anthropic, which was founded by ex-OpenAI research executives, has backers […]

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