Kam Ghaffarian sets his sights on the stars with space companies
Jeff Bezos wants to build permanent outposts on the moon and colonize space. Richard Branson wants to make spaceflight as commonplace as air travel. Elon Musk wants to settle on Mars to make humanity multi-planetary. IBX’s Kam Ghaffarian wants to go even further: the stars. “There’s this common denominator of combining altruism, to do something […]
House passes bill that could lead to U.S. TikTok ban, and Senate’s OK looks likely
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a revised bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of TikTok, setting the measure up for a Senate vote before President Joe Biden can sign it into law.
News on negotiations with ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, #23, during the NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2024. Jevone Moore | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The National Basketball Association’s exclusive media rights negotiating window with current partners Disney and Warner Bros. […]
Here’s what the S&P 500’s 50-day moving average is telling us now about stocks
The once-reliable market-timing indicator has lost its predictive power.
Weight loss drug patients spend less on restaurants, takeout: survey
A food delivery messenger carries a take out bag outside aSweetgreen in Manhattan on September 14, 2023. Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images A highly popular group of weight loss and diabetes drugs is decreasing some consumers’ appetites — and also how much they spend on food. Most people taking those medications, […]
‘I’d rather wear a potato sack’: I’m a bridesmaid at three weddings. The brides chose ugly dresses — and I’m obliged to pay. Should I say no?
“I’m getting increasingly anxious about these mounting expenses, and I don’t know how I can possibly afford them.”
Republican governors condemn United Auto Workers campaigns
Striking United Auto Workers members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan, on Sept. 29, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT — Republican governors of six states on Tuesday condemned the United Auto Workers’ push to organize automotive factories in the South, warning the union’s efforts could lead to layoffs […]
VW workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW in historic win for union
Kelcey Smith displays UAW buttons in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 10, 2024. Kevin Wurm | The Washington Post | Getty Images Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers — marking a major milestone for the union and its first successful organizing drive of an automaker outside of Detroit’s […]
Bitcoin’s price stable after fourth ‘halving’. Here’s what investors need to know.
Bitcoin’s latest “halving” — the fourth in the cryptocurrency’s history — is now complete. And while the token’s prices are off their highs from earlier in the day, there doesn’t seem to be much of a reaction — at least, not yet.
FAA will require more rest time for air traffic controllers
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said the agency will increase the required amount of rest time for air […]
