American Airlines flights back in the air after a technical issue grounded all its planes across the US
American Airlines got its operations back on track after a brief ground stop on Tuesday morning. American Airlines grounded all of its flights across the US for about an hour on Tuesday, saying it was experiencing technical issues. Later Tuesday morning, American flights were back in the air. It was unclear whether the delays would…
What Big Tech giants are planning for 2025 that we can’t wait for
Consumers should brace for another year of AI products and new releases from Big Tech companies. Big Tech companies didn’t hold back on releasing AI updates and hardware in 2024 — and you can expect the same pattern in 2025. Many companies made flashy product announcements and gave extravagant demonstrations this year, but several of…
I tried my regular Starbucks latte with 5 different kinds of milk. There’s only one I won’t be ordering again.
I tried Starbucks lattes with different kinds of milk now that the chain doesn’t charge extra. I used to pay extra to have my daily lattes made with a non-dairy alternative. At the time, I preferred the taste and often felt better on days I didn’t consume as much dairy. However, the cost of the…
My dad’s ‘go-to gift’ tradition taught me an important money lesson that changed the way I spend
The author and her father, who is known to give what he calls “go-to gifts” on holidays. My dad doesn’t like spending money — and he wouldn’t mind me writing that. He also doesn’t like having excessive things. He keeps his space neat and tidy and buys only what he needs. An early lesson he…
Elon Musk takes aim at MacKenzie Scott again for giving billions to liberal causes, calling the gifts ‘concerning’
Elon Musk, right, has criticized MacKenzie Scott, left, for giving to liberal nonprofits. Elon Musk has taken aim once again at MacKenzie Scott over the billionaire’s charitable giving. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared on Monday an X post written by John LeFevre criticizing Scott. The author and ex-banker’s post sounded the alarm on Scott’s…
Stock market today: US stocks edge higher in shortened Christmas Eve trading session
US stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday led by gains in technology stocks. The bump comes amid a shortened trading session for Christmas Eve, which also happens to mark the official start of the Santa Claus trading window — a historically bullish period for stocks during the last five trading days of the year and…
Congress was set to get a modest raise. Then Elon Musk stepped in.
Elon Musk’s tanking of a government funding bill also helped kill a modest increase in congressional salaries One of the most controversial pieces of the short-term government funding bill that Elon Musk helped tank last week was a provision that would have allowed members of Congress to receive a modest salary increase. As Musk argued…
Everything we know about Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ film
Christopher Nolan’s next movie premieres in 2026. After his box-office hit, award-sweeping “Oppenheimer” movie, Christopher Nolan is next adapting “The Odyssey” for his next film. “Oppenheimer” was the biggest film of Nolan’s career, winning seven Oscars, including Nolan’s first best director award. After being set as a double feature with “Barbie,” the film also grossed…
Meet the billionaires working with Trump on his second term
President-elect Donald Trump (C) is set to surround himself with a handful of billionaires like Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik (L) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R). President-elect Donald Trump has long been associated with wealth. Trump, as his supporters like to say, was famously a businessman before he became president — or the host…
