Month: December 2024
Broadcom’s long and winding path to the trillion-dollar club, and how Trump played a role
President Donald Trump introduces Broadcom CEO Hock Tan prior to Tan announcing the repatriation of his company’s headquarters to the United States from Singapore during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017. Getty Images When Broadcom tried to buy rival Qualcomm for $120 billion in 2018, […]
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Why it’s gotten more difficult to get a free first-class upgrade
Passengers deplane through the business class seating area on an American Airlines flight, London Heathrow Airport, Aug. 14, 2018. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Cheap seats aren’t enough for airline passengers anymore. Since the pandemic, travelers have shown airlines that they’re willing to pay up to sit at the relatively spacious […]
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Big Oil wants to help Big Tech power artificial intelligence data centers
Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Exxon Mobil and Chevron are jumping into the race to power artificial intelligence data centers, as the two oil majors bet tech companies will ultimately turn to natural gas to meet their tremendous energy needs. Exxon unveiled plans this week to build a natural gas plant to power […]
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XRP is the biggest winner of the Trump trade but investors are split on how far its rally can run
There’s been no bigger beneficiary of President-elect Trump’s pro-crypto promises than one of the oldest and most contentious names in crypto: the digital currency known as XRP . Since the election, the cryptocurrency has surged 370%, while bitcoin has climbed 46% and the broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, has gained […]
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Apple is among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street. Here are the others
The overall S & P 500 is struggling in December and certain tickers look primed for a further pullback. The broad market index ended Friday down 0.6% for the week, providing a pause from the upward tear equities have been on since President-elect Donald Trump regained the White House last month. The Dow Jones Industrial […]
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Side hustle expert: 4 great, easy, ‘low-maintenance’ ways to make money from your house
For nearly seven years, as the founder, CEO and editor of SideHusl, I’ve devoted my time to researching and reviewing platforms that aim to help people make some extra money. A common question I’m asked is, “How can I turn what I already own into a side hustle?” If you find that you are house […]
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Jay-Z rape accuser comes forward to NBC News, acknowledges inconsistencies in her allegations
HOUSTON — An Alabama woman who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years old sat down with NBC News to recount what she called a “catastrophic event”: a limo ride to a white house, a drink that made her feel woozy, a sexual assault by rap stars that would ruin […]
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Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president
Mikheil Kavelashvili reacts after he was elected the country’s new president in the parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 14, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze | Reuters Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country’s new president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against […]
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Yellen warns incoming Trump team against interfering with bank supervision
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday urged the incoming Trump administration to refrain from interfering with what she called critically important appropriate regulation of American banks’ capital levels, liquidity and risk-taking. […]
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Iran will not impede IAEA access, head of its atomic organization says
The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Michael Gruber | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran will not impede U.N. nuclear watchdog’s access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy […]
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