Month: October 2024
CDC told McDonald’s about potential E. coli outbreak late last week
A customer walks out of a McDonald’s restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska, on Oct. 23, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told McDonald’s late last week about a potential link to an E. coli outbreak, company spokespeople said Wednesday. At that time, the number of connected cases was smaller […]
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Harris blasts Trump on reported Hitler comments, says ‘he wants unchecked power’
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks before departing the vice president’s residence on October 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday blasted Donald Trump for his reported praise of Adolf Hitler, and said the Republican presidential nominee “wants unchecked power.” Harris, the […]
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Apple analyst Kuo says company cut iPhone 16 orders by 10 million units
A series of iPhone 16s on display inside the Apple store at Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sept. 20, 2024. Annice Lyn | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apple shares fell about 2% on Wednesday after industry supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the company has cut orders for the iPhone […]
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Apple releases new preview of its AI, including ChatGPT integration
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 10, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Apple on Wednesday released a beta version of a slew of Apple Intelligence features, including its long-awaited ChatGPT integration. The company announced its answer to […]
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Warren Buffett — worried about impersonators — says he doesn’t endorse candidates or investments
Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogan Warren Buffett is worried about a rise in impersonators looking to capitalize on his name by purporting to be him recommending an investment product or political candidate on social […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: McDonald’s, Spirit Airlines, Boeing, AT&T and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: McDonald’s — The fast-food stock pulled back more than 5% after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an E. coli outbreak was tied to the chain’s Quarter Pounder burgers . The outbreak led to 10 hospitalizations and one death, the CDC said. Walmart […]
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Chinese influence operation targets U.S. down ballot races, Microsoft says
Voters enter a polling location to cast their ballots in the state’s primary on March 5, 2024 in Oxford, Alabama. 15 States and one U.S. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while denigrating Florida Senator Marco Rubio, according to […]
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‘Higher prices, larger deficits’: 23 Nobel Prize-winning economists slam Trump agenda, endorse Harris
Former President Donald Trump (L), and Vice President Kamal Harris Reuters Twenty-three Nobel Prize-winning economists endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump in a joint letter released Wednesday. The nearly two dozen economists said Trump’s economic agenda, which includes hardline tariff proposals and a slate of aggressive tax cuts, would “lead to […]
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Tesla set to report third-quarter earnings after the bell
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on October 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Tesla is set to report third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the close of regular trading. Here’s what analysts are expecting: Earnings […]
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European stocks close lower as traders focus on earnings and bond yields
Canada’s central bank cuts interest rates by 50 basis points Canada’s central bank on Wednesday took a big step in easing monetary policy by cutting its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 3.75%. The Bank of Canada said it expects the global economy to expand at a rate of about 3% over the […]
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