Day: September 21, 2024
What Warren Buffett’s recent moves say – and don’t say – about today’s market
When the man who’s built the greatest fortune in history from investing alone – and whose preferred holding period is “forever” – becomes a resolute seller of two of the most widely held stocks in the world, the questions about what it means for the market and economy are inevitable. And so it is with […]
Read MoreU.S. to propose barring Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles: Reuters
Illustration of the China and U.S. flag on a central processing unit. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on U.S. roads due to national security concerns, sources told Reuters. The Biden administration has raised serious […]
Read MoreBillionaires poured millions of dollars into presidential super PACs in August
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump (L), and Vice President Kamala Harris. Reuters The nation’s wealthy opened their wallets in August with a focus on election season, donating millions to the super PACs backing Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Democrats and Republicans throughout the country, according to monthly […]
Read MoreHow Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wielded power and prestige to fuel decades of alleged abuse
For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs presented the image of a wealthy, Black music mogul, one who broke business barriers, threw lavish parties and even created iconic TV moments. But behind the scenes, prosecutors say, was a more sinister picture, with allegations of violence, sex trafficking and severe abuses of power. Throughout his career, Combs’ dominated music, television […]
Read MoreHarris agrees to potential CNN debate with Trump on Oct. 23
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Sept. 20, 2024. Harris spoke about abortion and reproductive rights in Georgia as she continues to campaign against Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images […]
Read MoreHarris raised 4 times more than Trump in donations for final election sprint
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris substantially outraised and outspent former President Donald Trump in […]
Read MoreFBI agents have boarded vessel managed by Synergy Marine Group whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
Baltimore City Fire Boat 2 floats past the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship […]
Read MoreMotel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator Oyo for $525 million
A Motel 6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India. The New York-based investment firm Blackstone, which owns Motel 6’s parent company G6 Hospitality, announced Friday that the deal would be […]
Read MoreHow Elon Musk hopes his new supercomputers will boost his businesses
Elon Musk is on a mission to build new supercomputers. As the CEO of Tesla and his new artificial intelligence startup xAI, the tech titan has big plans for how artificial intelligence can help to supercharge his businesses. In January, he wrote on X that Tesla should be viewed as an AI/robotics company rather than […]
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