Month: September 2024
Trump tax-free overtime plan ‘as fake as his tan,’ Senate Finance chair says
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden threw shade at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday over Trump’s latest campaign promise: to eliminate income taxes on overtime pay. “Donald Trump is losing, and these tax proposals he’s floating out of desperation are as fake as his tan,” Wyden said in a statement. The Oregon Democrat […]
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Boeing CFO says strike will ‘jeopardize’ recovery, hit aircraft production
Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing CFO Brian West said a labor strike that began Friday will hurt […]
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Tiger Global plans to join OpenAI’s funding round at more than $150 billion valuation
In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images Tiger Global is planning to join OpenAI’s buzzy new funding round that would value the artificial intelligence startup at more than $150 billion, according to […]
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Adobe shares fall 9% on weak fourth-quarter guidance
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Feb. 20, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of Adobe fell more than 9% on Friday, a day after the software company released third-quarter results that offered worse-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter. Adobe […]
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Canada and New Zealand are among the 10 best countries for a comfortable retirement—the U.S. didn’t make the list
A recent U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people and a subset of 5,900 respondents in their mid-40s and older. The 89 countries were ranked based on the following seven attributes: Affordable Favorable tax environment Friendly A place I would […]
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Beijing suspends PwC’s China unit for six months in record penalty over Evergrande audit
Chinese regulators on Friday hit PwC’s auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) over the firm’s audit of troubled property developer China Evergrande Group. Delivering a strong rebuke to the Big Four firm, China’s securities regulator said its investigation found that PwC […]
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Uber announces expansion of Waymo partnership to Austin and Atlanta
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Uber announced Friday it is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to offer robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta beginning in early 2025. Uber […]
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United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using SpaceX’s Starlink
A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi from SpaceX’s Starlink for free on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Oracle, Moderna and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Boeing — The stock sank 4% after Boeing factory workers went on strike early Friday after rejecting a new labor contract. The work stoppage will impact production of most aircrafts, including the 737 Max. Oracle — Shares of the database software company rallied more than 6%. […]
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How oil-rich Arkansas became a hotbed of lithium mining
The future of lithium production in the U.S. is gaining momentum in Arkansas, as companies like ExxonMobil, Albemarle, and Standard Lithium make significant investments in the state. This comes at a time when global demand for lithium, driven by electric vehicles and energy-storage needs, continues to grow. In 2023, global lithium consumption reached 180,000 metric […]
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