Trump to Announce Taiwanese Firms 100 Billion Investment in Us Chip Plants

‘She’s not working outside the home’: My mother, 63, inherited $100,000. Is she too old to invest in the stock market?

“Are the only options to create a CD ladder or leave it in a high-interest savings account?”

MarketWatch - 4d

Is investing becoming more like gambling? Yes or no? Betting on the new retail trading craze.

A growing number of individual investors are gravitating to new products that are blurring the lines between investing and gambling.

MarketWatch - 16h

Defending Europe without the US

European capitals are attempting to fill the security gap

Financial Times - Feb. 21

The US is now the enemy of the west

Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Why are the Tate brothers in the US?

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania, where they were previously under a travel ban.

BBC News - 5d

The US Congress is missing in action

Capitol Hill is so far providing no check on Donald Trump’s power grab

Financial Times - 2d

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen hikes his personal stake in Alibaba to $1 billion, WSJ says

Cohen's sizable stake in Alibaba is a bullish bet on China's economic growth in the long run, The Wall Street Journal said.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Netflix Plans to Spend $1 Billion Making Content in Mexico Over the Next 4 Years

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the money will go toward projects like Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma, which was made in Mexico and went on to international acclaim.

Wired - Feb. 20

IMAX CEO expects $1.2 billion in box office receipts this year, the best in the company's history

Aiding IMAX's lofty box office goals is the Chinese title "Ne Zha 2," which has already garnered $1.6 billion globally, including IMAX screenings.

CNBC - Feb. 21

IMAX CEO expects $1.2 billion in box office receipts this year, the best in the company's history

An “embarrassment of riches” at the box office could fuel a $1.2 billion year for IMAX, CEO Rich Gelfond told CNBC on Friday.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Crypto exchange Bybit suffers $1.4 billion hack. Here’s why it’s troubling for the industry.

The hack of Bybit is the latest incident in which the crypto industry has been targeted.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit by the largest crypto heist in history.

CNBC - Feb. 22

Newsom requests nearly $40 billion in disaster aid following Los Angeles wildfires

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to members of Congress requesting nearly $40 billion in funding to rebuild communities after wildfires devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena ...

The Hill - Feb. 23

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for Los Angeles wildfire relief

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires, which he said ...

NBC News - Feb. 23

Berkshire operating earnings surge 71% in fourth quarter, cash hoard balloons to record $334 billion

Berkshire Hathaway reported fourth-quarter results on Saturday. The company's Class A shares popped more than 25% in 2024.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Crypto exchange Bybit says it fully replenished reserves after record $1.5 billion hack

Bybit said it recovered nearly 447,000 ether tokens, replenishing its reserves through a mix of emergency loans and whale deposits.

CNBC - Feb. 24

GM raises dividend and unveils $6 billion buyback program to cheer weary shareholders

Uncertainty about tariffs and labor-cost headwinds have weighed on stock this year

MarketWatch - 6d

Musk’s cost-cutting drive quietly deletes billions in claimed savings from website

‘Wall of receipts’ drops five largest savings claimed by ‘department of government efficiency’ after debunking. US politics live – latest updates When Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting drive, the ...

The Guardian - 6d

Eli Lilly to spend $27 billion to expand U.S. manufacturing with four new sites

Eli Lilly & Co.’s stock rose 1.6% Wednesday, after the drug company announced plans to expand its U.S. manufacturing sites by adding four more locations this year, along with 13,000 high-wage jobs.

MarketWatch - 6d

VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service ...

ABC News - 6d

CFPB moves to drop suit accusing Capital One of cheating customers out of $2 billion

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving to drop a suit against Capital One brought during the Biden administration just last month that accused the bank of cheating customers out of a ...

NBC News - 5d

UN talks end in Rome with nations backing $200 billion a year plan to protect nature

Yahoo News - 4d

Index funds saved billions in fees. Now the industry wants its money back.

Innovations may be a costly trap

Financial Times - 4d

How a $5 million fix turned Paramount Pictures' 'Sonic' into a billion-dollar franchise

Paramount Picture's redesign of the titular character in its "Sonic the Hedgehog" film has resulted in a $1.2 billion franchise five years later.

CNBC - 3d

With $1 billion in salary IOUs, the Dodgers spark new questions about MLB's fairness

The Los Angeles Dodgers' unprecedented deferral of over $1 billion in active player contracts has sparked controversy among MLB fans concerned about fair play.

CNBC - 3d

U.K.'s Keir Starmer pledges $2 billion to help Ukraine buy missiles

European leaders were meeting in London on Saturday hoping shore up support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after President Donald Trump berated him live on television, calling into ...

NBC News - 2d

Ramp secures $13 billion valuation in deal allowing employees, investors to sell shares

The deal is also the latest in a string of private companies letting employees cash out shares and lowering the pressure on themselves to go public.

CNBC - 1d

How a $5 million fix turned Paramount Pictures' 'Sonic' into a billion-dollar franchise

Sonic the Hedgehog may be able to run faster than the speed of light, but his film franchise nearly came to a screaming halt in 2019.

NBC News - 1d

EU chief proposes plan to 'urgently' increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion

"Europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.

CNBC - 15h

Target to expand online marketplace, boost product assortment as it aims for $15 billion in sales growth by 2030

Target hosted an investor day in New York City and outlined its plans to grow over the next five years after issuing fiscal 2024 fourth quarter earnings.

CNBC - 11h

BlackRock $23 billion deal places key Panama ports under U.S. control

Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell shares of its units that operate two key ports in Panama to BlackRock consortium.

CBS News - 6h

Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J

ABC News - Feb. 19

Murder charges announced in death of Robert Brooks, man beaten by New York prison officers

Murder charges have been announced in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison in December.

NBC News - Feb. 20