Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company
Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion. Devin Nunes, the Republican congressman who resigned in 2021 to become the CEO of
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday. The company will also pay $3.4 million in civil penalties
Apple’s AI chief abruptly steps down
Apple’s top artificial intelligence executive is stepping down and will retire in 2026, the company announced Monday. John Giannandrea had been at Apple since 2018, where his official title was senior vice president for machine learning and AI strategy. He
Prada Group says it has purchased fashion rival Versace in a deal worth nearly $1.4 billion
MILAN — The Prada Group announced Tuesday that it has officially purchased Milan fashion rival Versace in a 1.25 billion euro (nearly $1.4 billion) deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as
Dell family donation to offer 25 million kids $250 to open ‘Trump accounts’
Tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they are pledging $6.25 billion to create some 25 million additional ‘Trump Accounts’ for children across the country. These accounts will be seeded with $250 each, and available for children who missed
Shopify says a daylong Cyber Monday outage has been resolved
Outages on Shopify’s e-commerce platform have been resolved, the company said late Monday, bringing to an end a daylong glitch on the annual ‘Cyber Monday’ shopping day. Some merchants that use Shopify’s service to sell goods online said they experienced
Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets are now modified
PARIS — Airbus fleets were returning toward normal operations on Monday after the European plane maker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected, as it wrestled with safety headlines long focused on rival Boeing. Dozens of airlines from Asia to
Campbell’s fires executive accused of racist remarks and labeling food for ‘poor people’
Campbell’s has fired an executive accused of making racist comments and mocking its products and customers, the company announced on Wednesday. The termination follows a lawsuit filed in Michigan by former employee Robert Garza against Campbell’s, the company’s then-vice president of
U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, but there are signs of a weakening labor market
The United States added 119,000 jobs in September, a stronger-than-expected figure and a sign that the economy was adding jobs at a healthy clip before government shutdown. But the details of the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paint a
What AI bubble? Nvidia’s strong earnings signal there’s more room to grow
U.S. stock markets were poised for lift off Thursday, after a strong earnings report from computer chip giant Nvidia signaled that there is still plenty of room to run in the artificial intelligence boom that has powered markets higher for