Day: October 19, 2024
Elections, hurricane damage and more: Here are four factors that will shape holiday shoppers’ purchases
A Macy’s store is seen at Herald Square on December 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Inflation may have cooled, but retailers are still staring down a holiday season with plenty of uncertainty. Several hard-to-predict factors will influence consumers’ spending, as they deck the halls and look for the […]
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Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and more head to Las Vegas to tout health-care AI tools
Visitors check out Nvidia’s AI technology at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and dozens of other tech companies are descending on Las Vegas next week to showcase artificial intelligence tools they say will save doctors and nurses valuable time. Sunday […]
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Drug costs, abortion, Obamacare: How Trump and Harris could change U.S. health care
President Donald Trump talks to the press outside the White House, July 19, 2019, left, and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, at the vice president’s residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, Oct. 7, 2024. Getty […]
Read MoreD.E. Shaw, Mantle Ridge zero in on key fixes to build shareholder value at Air Products
Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Business: Air Products and Chemicals is an industrial gases company. It’s focused on serving energy, environmental and emerging markets. Its base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, […]
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Iran’s supreme leader says Hamas leader’s death will not halt ‘Axis of Resistance’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader | Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the “Axis of Resistance” and that Hamas would live on. “His loss […]
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Pro-Trump group funded by Musk struggles with outreach targets
The political action committee funded by billionaire Elon Musk to help re-elect former U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling in some swing states to meet doorknocking goals and is investigating claims that some canvassers lied about the number of voters they have contacted, according to people involved in the group’s efforts. The difficulties, in pivotal […]
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Drone targets Israeli prime minister’s house as strikes in Gaza kill 50
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters The Israeli government said a drone was launched toward the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as Iran’s supreme leader vowed that Hamas would continue its fight against […]
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Crypto’s $130 million congressional election binge has candidates like Utah’s John Curtis poised for big wins
U.S. Rep. John Curtis speaks during the Utah Senate primary debate for Republican contenders battling to win the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, June 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer | AP SALT LAKE CITY — John Curtis, a Republican congressman from Utah, has become a favorite of the crypto industry […]
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