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Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter
Meta's Reality Labs unit, which develops augmented and virtual reality technologies, logged an operating loss of $4.4 billion in the third quarter.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Intel Posts $16.6 Billion Quarterly Loss, Its Biggest Ever
The Silicon Valley chip maker has struggled to turn around its fortunes after missing opportunities and poor execution.Tech - The New York Times - October 31 -
BP shares fall to lowest since 2022 after sharp drop in the oil major's third-quarter profit
British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Sam Altman’s Reddit stake now worth over $1 billion after post-earnings pop
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's stake in Reddit has ballooned to more than $1 billion in value, as of after-hours trading on Tuesday.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Oil giant Shell posts $6 billion profit beat, launches new share buyback program
British oil giant Shell on Thursday posted a small year-on-year drop in third-quarter profit as a sharp drop in crude prices was offset by higher gas sales.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Intel Posts More Than $16 Billion Loss but Says Sales Outlook Is Improving
The chip maker attributed nearly $16 billion in charges to its sweeping restructuring efforts. The company’s rosy sales forecast sent shares up about 8% after hours.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier
Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenuesWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is more than $2 billion richer after post-election stock pop
Coinbase's success in helping its candidates win their elections on Tuesday sent the company's stock price soaring, lifting CEO Brian Armstrong's net worth.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
Why the Shohei Ohtani $4.4 million baseball could end up seeming like a bargain
The sky appears to be the limit for the rarest of sports collectibles — just wait until the ultimate Michael Jordan uniform hits the auction blockBusiness - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball sells for record $4.4 million. Who gets the money?
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball sold at an auction for a record $4.4 million. Who gets that money? That's still up to the courts to decide.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 home run ball auctions at record-shattering $4.4 million after last-minute flurry of bids
The Ohtani ball auction was two minutes from ending. Then 11 bids came in.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
In praise of the Washington Post’s cowardice
The Post has offered us a dramatic glimpse into what a Trumpified America looks like.Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
MicroStrategy buys $2 billion in bitcoin in 10 days. Is there $42 billion to go?
Shares of MicroStrategy Inc. entered record territory Monday for the first time in 24 years, as the self-proclaimed largest corporate holder of bitcoin continued to ride the postelection frenzy in ...Business - MarketWatch - November 11 -
Billions of levelling-up cash in limbo
Towns and cities call on the Labour government to deliver the funds promised for vital regeneration.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Mass deportation could cost billions
Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
How to trade the post-election, post-rate-cut melt-up
Stocks are set to rally further — but the bond market doesn’t like what it sees.Business - MarketWatch - November 9 -
Hugh Hewitt Quits The Washington Post
His decision came hours after he abruptly stormed off a broadcast of a live online Post talk show.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
The great post-Budget pensions rethink
But there are several tools you can use to cut an IHT billWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
The hidden billions Argentines hold in undeclared savings
Decades of distrust of the country’s currency has resulted in a ‘dollars under the mattress’ cultureWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Why Meta and Snap are spending billions on AR glasses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel are betting big that augmented-reality glasses will replace the smartphone.Business - CNBC - October 24 -
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Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion From Outside Investors
Alphabet’s driverless car unit now has vehicles operating in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.Business - The New York Times - October 28 -
Biden announces $3 billion investment in U.S. ports
President Biden announced a $3 billion investment to reinvigorate ports across the U.S. Mr. Biden spoke from the Port of Baltimore, not far from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Alphabet Revenue Jumps 15% to $88.3 Billion
The tech giant’s 34 percent increase in quarterly profit topped Wall Street expectations, driven by its advertising and cloud businesses.Tech - The New York Times - October 29 -
UEFA pledges $1 billion to grow women's soccer
UEFA pledged Wednesday to steer €1 billion ($1.08 billion) toward all levels of women's soccer over the next six years as part of a comprehensive strategy to grow the game in Europe.Sports - ESPN - October 30 -
Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion
The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.Tech - The New York Times - October 30 -
Siemens to Buy Altair in $10.6 Billion Equity Deal
The German industrial giant is acquiring software and technology company Altair, a deal that will increase Siemens’s digital business revenue.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
Amazon Stock Jumps After Earnings Report Record $15.3 Billion Profit
The tech giant’s cloud computing business picked up steam and its retail business showed resiliency.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
Kroger Finalizes $1.37 Billion Opioid Crisis Settlement
Kroger finalized a $1.37 billion settlement in connection with the grocery chain’s role in the U.S. opioid crisis, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4 -
U.K. government cuts NatWest stake by £1 billion
The British government on Monday said it further trimmed its crisis-era investment in U.K. bank NatWest.Business - MarketWatch - November 11 -
Rivian’s stock soars as joint venture with Volkswagen is upsized to $5.8 billion
Rivian Automotive Inc. and Volkswagen have launched their upsized joint venture, joining forces with the goal of creating “cutting-edge” electric-vehicle technology.Business - MarketWatch - November 13 -
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Samsung Electronics Plans $7 Billion Share Buyback
The South Korean technology giant’s stock repurchase plan comes amid investor concerns over its flagship memory-chip business, which is missing out on the artificial intelligence boom.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
MicroStrategy’s stock surges on $4.6 billion bitcoin buy
MicroStrategy shares are surging on the software company and cryptocurrency play’s $4.6 billion bitcoin buy.Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago -
MicroStrategy’s $30 billion Bitcoin Bet Is Paying Off
The stock is up 460 percent this year thanks to the crypto—more than double Nvidia’s returns.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
A look at the $3 billion classroom safety industry
With school shootings continuing throughout the U.S., classroom safety has become big business. Mark Strassmann takes a look at how some companies are trying to keep students safe.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Abortion Pills Are Safe. Post-Roe America Isn’t.
In many states, hospitals are delaying or denying standard reproductive care.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24