Month: February 2025

About 35,000 pieces of space debris are flying around our Earth — meet the Swiss partnership determined to clear it up
World

About 35,000 pieces of space debris are flying around our Earth — meet the Swiss partnership determined to clear it up

Every week, about 50 satellites are launched into space. This number is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years, and with it, an increased risk of collisions — creating debris. These collisions would create problems for us on Earth — whether that be through taking down communications, transport or even banking systems. But one […]

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NCAA bars transgender women from competing in women’s sports
Business

NCAA bars transgender women from competing in women’s sports

General signage before practice for the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Thursday updated its transgender student-athlete policy to prohibit trans women from competing in women’s sports, one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating the federal […]

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Doximity shares soar 21% after company beats on revenue, raises fiscal-year guidance
World

Doximity shares soar 21% after company beats on revenue, raises fiscal-year guidance

Doximity at the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering on June 24, 2021. Source: NYSE Shares of Doximity popped 21% on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 results that beat analysts’ expectations for revenue and offered rosy guidance. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: 37 cents, may not […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Amazon, Pinterest, Expedia and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Amazon, Pinterest, Expedia and more

Amazon signage during the 2024 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Amazon — The e-commerce giant fell 2% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Amazon said it forecasts sales in the first quarter […]

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Amazon fourth-quarter cloud revenue falls just shy of Wall Street estimates
Technology

Amazon fourth-quarter cloud revenue falls just shy of Wall Street estimates

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman delivers a keynote address during the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024. Noah Berger | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Amazon said Thursday that revenue growth from its cloud-computing business slowed slightly to just under 19% year over year in the fourth quarter, […]

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Denver Broncos President Damani Leech praises NFL’s diversity commitment as corporate America, government roll back DEI
Business

Denver Broncos President Damani Leech praises NFL’s diversity commitment as corporate America, government roll back DEI

Denver Broncos President Damani Leech praised the NFL’s commitment to diversity amid corporate and government efforts to reduce diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices. Leech is one of four African American presidents of NFL teams. “I think we’ve all been hired in the last three to four years,” Leech told CNBC Sport from Radio Row […]

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Staffer at Musk’s DOGE resigns after racist social media posts exposed
Politics

Staffer at Musk’s DOGE resigns after racist social media posts exposed

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC A staff member on the Department of Government Efficiency team led by tech billionaire Elon Musk resigned Thursday after the Wall Street Journal asked the White House about his connection to a social media account that advocated for […]

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Pinterest shares surge as much as 20% after company beats on fourth-quarter revenue, shows strong user growth
Technology

Pinterest shares surge as much as 20% after company beats on fourth-quarter revenue, shows strong user growth

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pinterest shares surged as much as 20% after the social media company reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat on revenue. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG: Revenue: $1.15 billion vs. $1.14 billion expected Fourth-quarter EBITDA: $470.9 million adjusted vs. $444.8 million expected […]

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Affirm shares pop more than 10% on revenue beat
Technology

Affirm shares pop more than 10% on revenue beat

Affirm shares jumped more than 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the provider of buy now, pay later loans, reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results. Here is how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG. Earnings per share: 23 cents adjusted. That’s not comparable to an expected loss of 15 cents. Revenue: $866 million […]

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Amazon’s advertising business grew 18% in the fourth quarter
Technology

Amazon’s advertising business grew 18% in the fourth quarter

An Amazon warehouse and distribution centre in an industrial park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022.  Graham Hughes | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon’s online advertising business logged $17.29 billion in the fourth quarter, up 18% from a year ago. Analysts polled by StreetAccount were expecting Amazon to report ad revenue of […]

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