‘Suits’ actor Patrick J. Adams said his mom helped him confirm that it was time to quit and focus on family
Patrick J. Adams left “Suits” after season 7. Patrick J. Adams knew it was time to leave “Suits” after a conversation with his mom. On Tuesday’s episode of “Dinner’s on Me” with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the Canadian-American actor said his character’s storyline on the legal drama had played out by the end of the seventh…
Kohl’s vows ‘aggressive action’ to reverse sliding sales following a ‘frankly disappointing’ quarter
Kohl’s has Sephora outlets in more than 1,000 stores. Kohl’s continues to fight an uphill battle after sales tumbled following missed opportunities, a decline in footfall, and an overreliance on its partnership with Sephora. Comparable sales at the department store chain fell 9.3% in the three months to November 2, which CEO Tom Kingsbury called…
Say hello to your new coworker: Autonomous AI agents are coming to banks
Banks are keen to develop AI agents to assist human employees. “Talk to this like a teammate and treat it like a teammate.” That’s Danny Goldman’s guidance to private-equity customers of his startup, Mako AI, which offers a generative AI assistant for junior finance professionals and is backed by Khosla Ventures, an early investor in…
I’m an interior designer who works with high-profile clients. Here are 8 things the rich are putting in their homes right now.
Wealthy clients are asking for conversation pieces and sustainable materials in their homes. As an interior designer, I always love working with clients to create spaces that showcase their personalities and values, no matter their budget. But recently, I’ve had the opportunity to peel back the curtain and see what the wealthy are asking for…
Ukraine had to recall 100,000 artillery shells amid complaints they’d get stuck in launchers and weren’t exploding
Ukraine is recalling 100,000 mortar shells after reports that they were arriving at the front line poorly manufactured and with wet gunpowder. Ukraine’s defense ministry issued a recall of 120mm artillery shells this week, citing defects in a recently delivered batch of rounds. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said it was investigating incidents…
A Biden-brokered cease-fire has begun in Lebanon. Trump’s team is claiming credit.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed on a cease-fire to end nearly 14 months of fighting. Donald Trump’s team has claimed credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, which took effect in Lebanon on Wednesday morning. The agreement, aimed at ending nearly 14 months of fighting, was…
Kamala Harris’ team wanted her to go on ‘Hot Ones.’ The show said no.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign wanted her to appear on “Hot Ones.” Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign wanted her to appear on the popular internet show “Hot Ones,” but the show declined, campaign officials said. On a “Pod Save America” podcast episode about what went wrong with the Democratic presidential campaign, the host Dan Pfeiffer…
Elon Musk has Twitter and Trump’s ear. He’s still not getting everything he wants.
The world’s richest man has the attention of the world’s most powerful man. Two big, related questions we have about Trump 2.0: How much influence will Elon Musk have in the coming administration? How much influence will Twitter, the service Musk owns and renamed X, have? This is a case where predictions don’t do us…
Why bitcoin stopped short of the $100,000 milestone — and when it might get there
The crypto market held its breath last week as bitcoin verged on breaking through the $100,000 mark, only to be disappointed as the momentum stalled and then sharply reversed course. The token’s price reached a record of $99,655.5 on Friday, but fell back just before crossing the six-digit milestone. As of 2:53 p.m. ET on…
