Day: May 19, 2025
Alphabet’s Waymo wins approval to expand driverless ride-hailing service to San Jose
A Waymo autonomous vehicle drives along Masonic Avenue on April 11, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alphabet’s Waymo unit has received approval to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service to more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose. In March, the company submitted a […]
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The most common travel scams in 9 global cities
The travel industry is one of the sectors most susceptible to fraud, with scams rising 18% during the summer peak season and 28% in the winter peak season in 2024, according to a new report. The report, published last Tuesday by the Mastercard Economics Institute, showed that fraud related to travel agency and tour company […]
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Stock market futures are flat after S&P 500 extends winning streak to six days: Live updates
Stock futures were little changed Monday evening as Wall Street waits to see if last week’s market rally can find new momentum. S&P 500 futures dipped less than 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.1%, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 15 points, or less than 0.1%. The moves in futures […]
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Bitcoin retreats after hitting four-month high above $107,000: CNBC Crypto World
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, Bitcoin falls after hitting a four-month high above $107,000. And, the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial crypto project pushes back on Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s concerns of potential conflicts of interest or violations of the law […]
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Wall Street’s rebound puts pressure on earnings to justify high stock prices
The stock market rally that followed the U.S.-China agreement to temporarily reduce tariffs appears to have run out of steam , and investors may now find themselves uneasy with where prices sit. Adam Parker, founder of Trivariate Research, said in a note to clients Sunday that the “upside-downside ratio for the S & P 500 […]
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Judge calls out ‘Apple official who is personally responsible’ in Fortnite app order
This illustration picture shows a person waiting for an update of Epic Games’ Fortnite on their smartphone in Los Angeles on August 14, 2020. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Apple must work out its latest issues with Epic Games, or head back to court to prove it has a legal basis for delaying […]
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Paramount ousts CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon amid divide with leadership
Wendy McMahon, president and co-head of CBS News and Stations. Michele Crowe | CBS | Getty Images CBS News Chief Executive Officer Wendy McMahon announced Monday she is stepping down, the latest twist in a growing battle of wills between the company’s news division and Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone. Paramount Global co-CEO George […]
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USTA to invest $800 million in US Open facilities in New York
The USTA unveils the largest single investment in U.S. Open history. USTA The United States Tennis Association announced on Monday it will make an $800 million investment to transform and modernize tennis facilities for the U.S. Open. The project marks the largest single investment in U.S. Open history and will feature a top-to-bottom renovation of […]
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Wynn Resorts drops bid for NYC casino license
Wynn Resorts is dropping its bid to land a casino license in New York. The company said Monday it has become clear through the rezoning process that there are better uses for its capital. Wynn had partnered with Related Companies to develop an integrated casino resort in the posh Hudson Yards neighborhood of Manhattan, where […]
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Judge rules against Trump effort to gut U.S. Institute of Peace
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration and DOGE’s takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful. The decision declaring DOGE’s actions at USIP “null and void” […]
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