Month: April 2025
I became an AI prompt engineer after a layoff from Meta: Now I’m ‘on the cutting edge of the newest tech obsession’
I didn’t know it at the time, but getting laid off from Meta was about to be my springboard to a new career — one at the cutting edge of the newest tech obsession. I frequently get asked how I pivoted into AI prompt engineering, particularly when it was so new. At the time, most […]
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Chicago Fed’s Goolsbee says Fed independence is ‘critically important’ for its inflation fight
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee. Kate Rooney | CNBC Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee on Monday urged against reducing the central bank’s independence as President Donald Trump amped up criticism of Chair Jerome Powell. “The long run expectations that the Fed would get inflation back down to the 2% target were critically […]
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The biggest questions facing Big Tech ahead of earnings
Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the U.S. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images As tech’s megacap […]
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Chipotle to expand to Mexico amid Trump trade war with U.S. neighbor
Chipotle Mexican Grill logo is seen in Manhattan, New York, United States of America, on July 6th, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first location in Mexico early next year as the latest stage in its international expansion. The company announced Monday that it has signed a development agreement […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Spotify and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Tesla — The electric vehicle company pulled back more than 4% after Barclays cut its price target on Tesla, citing “confusing” visibility into first-quarter earnings. Netflix — The streaming giant’s stock added 2% following the company’s first-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Netflix also said it sees […]
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‘A man of the people’: World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis greets people as he attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, March 8, 2023. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters Tributes and condolences poured in from around the world following news of the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Francis, who was […]
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Dow futures drop 300 points to start the week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell again on Monday following yet another negative trading week for Wall Street, as investors receive little signs of progress on global trade talks. Futures tied to the Dow […]
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No tariff-triggered turbulence in travel so far, says MakeMyTrip CEO
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Rajesh Magow, CEO of online travel aggregator MakeMyTrip, remains unfazed by tariffs and market volatility, contending that travel demand will hold steady with a resilient mid- to long-term outlook. Source
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Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, dies at 88
Pope Francis in 2015. Max Rossi | Reuters Pope Francis, the Argentine Jesuit who became the first Roman Catholic pontiff from the Americas, has died, the Vatican said Monday. He was 88. In a video address, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the news. “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of […]
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U.S. chip controls will benefit China’s Nvidia rivals like Huawei: Analysts
“There are several local Chinese companies that produce chips to compete with Nvidia,” said Brady Wang, associate director at Counterpoint Research. Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images As the U.S. tightens controls on Nvidia’s sales to China, the country’s rising domestic artificial intelligence chipmakers like Huawei stand to benefit, semiconductor analysts say. The Commerce Department […]
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