Month: September 2024
Molson Coors pumps the brakes on DEI practices
Coors beer is displayed on a store shelf on February 13, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Molson Coors is the latest addition to a growing list of companies reversing their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. In an internal memo sent Wednesday and obtained by CNBC, Molson Coors executives said the […]
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Europe stocks close sharply lower as tech stocks lead losses; Dutch chip firm ASML falls 6%
LONDON — European stocks closed sharply lower on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street and in Asia-Pacific markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally ended down 1%, with most sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Technology stocks dropped 3.2% to lead losses, while household goods fell 2%. The broad declines stateside prompted Asia-Pacific markets […]
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Amazon-backed Anthropic rolls out Claude AI for big business
Anthropic on Wednesday rolled out Claude Enterprise, its biggest new product since its chatbot’s debut and a step up for businesses looking to integrate Anthropic’s artificial intelligence. The Amazon-backed AI startup, founded by former OpenAI research executives, is the company behind Claude — one of the chatbots that, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, has exploded […]
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U.S. targets Russia over 2024 election influence operation
A picture taken on June 8, 2018 shows an unidentified anchor of the Russia Today (RT) TV company as he prepares to go on the air in their studio in Moscow. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday will announce actions targeting Russian-government-backed efforts to manipulate American opinion before the […]
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Microsoft dodges in-depth UK probe into hiring of staff from AI firm Inflection
Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Inflection AI UK Ltd., speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft’s hiring of employees from Inflection AI, the artificial intelligence startup started by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, has been cleared by […]
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Job openings fell more than expected in July in another sign of labor market softening
Job openings slumped to their lowest level in three and a half years in July, the Labor Department reported Wednesday in another sign of slack in the labor market. The department’s closely watched Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that available positions fell to 7.67 million on the month, off 237,000 from June’s downwardly […]
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NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off — and subject to a shifting industry
A view of a ESPN cameraman during the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals on December 4, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fl. David Rosenblum | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images In 2021, the National Football League signed an 11-year, $111 billion media rights deal. In July, the National Basketball Association […]
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Ken Griffin’s Wellington hedge fund at Citadel squeezes out 1% gain in volatile August
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s suite of hedge funds at Citadel eked out small gains in what proved a volatile month in August as markets […]
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Sweden’s Volvo Cars scraps plan to only sell electric vehicles by 2030
The chip shortage took its toll on the auto industry, which has become increasingly reliant on semiconductors. Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on Wednesday abandoned its near-term goal of only selling electric vehicles, citing a need to be “pragmatic and flexible” amid changing market conditions and cooling demand. Volvo […]
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Dollar Tree shares slide after discounter cuts full-year forecast
A sign is posted in front of a Dollar Tree and Family Dollar store on March 13, 2024 in Rio Vista, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of Dollar Tree fell about 10% in premarket trading Wednesday after the discounter cut its full-year outlook, citing increasing pressures on middle-income and higher-income customers. The retailer […]
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