Washington Post reports that owner Jeff Bezos stopped it from endorsing Kamala Harris
Jeff Bezos The Washington Post said Friday it won’t endorse a candidate in the 2024 election — or in any future presidential races. Status reported earlier this week that the paper, owned by Jeff Bezos, had yet to make an endorsement, prompting questions internally. In a note to readers Friday, Post publisher and CEO William…
Elon Musk is going ‘founder mode’ in his bid to get Donald Trump elected
Elon Musk is campaigning for Trump with an intensity that resembles how he runs his companies. Back in 2018, before he owned the place, Elon Musk posted on Twitter, now X, that “nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.” Musk is now deploying his trademark intensity, money, and norm-smashing to elevate a…
Innovations in glass technology are driving progress in energy, sustainability, and consumer products. Here’s what that looks like.
SCHOTT’s advanced glass materials support an AI-driven future. By Bill James, head of research and development at SCHOTT North America In laboratories and factories across the globe, developers are creating cutting-edge technologies that could reshape how we live. Behind many of these breakthroughs lies an unexpected hero: a material that has been with us for…
Why gold and silver are in the best environment for gains in a decade, according to Citi’s commodities research chief
Gold and silver are on a hot streak, but the metals still have room to run, according to Citi’s head of commodities research, Max Layton. Layton says the best bull markets for gold and silver are typically when markets in the US and Europe are weakening, and as China looks poised to strengthen. That’s the…
I was a loyal iPhone user but switched to a foldable smartphone not yet available in the US. It was worth it — even at double the price.
Author Shubham Agarwal bought an Honor Magic V3 foldable smartphone instead of upgrading his iPhone. I switched to an iPhone over half a decade ago. It was an easy decision: Apple’s iPhone excelled at all the phone jobs I needed, from good pictures to running dozens of apps to lasting a busy workday. The $999…
Tesla earnings have reinvigorated investors but some growth drivers look ‘unsustainable,’ JPMorgan says
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tesla’s earnings beat fueled a huge rally for the stock on Thursday, but JPMorgan is urging caution. Analysts at the bank said that while the strong earnings should boost the stock in the short term, the automaker’s growth drivers might not be sustainable in the coming quarters. The analysts correctly called…
Stock market today: Indexes rise but S&P 500 on track to snap 6-week win streak as yields spike
US stocks were up on Friday but headed for a weekly loss, with major averages on track to snap a six week streak of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for the first time this week, while The S&P 500 inched higher after breaking out of a three-day slump on Thursday. The benchmark index…
Why the S&P 500 will drop 5% in the coming weeks, technical analyst says
US stocks are facing an overdue drawdown that could come in a matter of weeks, BTIG’s Jonathan Krinsky said. In an interview with CNBC, the firm’s chief market technician predicted that the S&P 500 will slump 5% either heading into the presidential election, or in the days after. “In the coming weeks, you’re going to…
Elon Musk has spent more than $130 million on Trump and the GOP this year
Musk has now spent more than $119 million on Trump, making him the ex-president’s second largest financial backer. Elon Musk has now spent more than $130 million this year to elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday. The vast majority of that sum, just…
