Honda shares surged following the Nissan merger announcement
Honda and Nissan said on Monday that they are starting merger talks. Honda’s shares soared after the company said it was in talks to merge with rival automaker Nissan. Honda’s stock went up as much as 17% when local markets opened on Tuesday, a day after it announced that it had begun discussions with Nissan.…
Controversial messaging app Telegram is profitable, says its founder. Here’s how it makes money.16
Telegram’s CEO says the company is now profitable. Encrypted messaging service Telegram is finally profitable about 11 years after it was founded, CEO Pavel Durov said Monday. Durov wrote in a post on his Telegram channel that the messaging platform turned profitable this year because of revenue from ads and its premium subscription. It also…
I left NYC after 20 years so I could live near Disney World. Florida’s been great despite some big drawbacks.
I moved from New York to Florida to be closer to Disney World. As someone who lived in New York City for over 20 years, moving to Florida was a significant change. I live about 15 minutes away from Disney World, and though I love visiting the parks, I definitely miss some things about NYC.…
12 tactics America’s rich use to save big on taxes, from putting mansions in trusts to stashing fortunes for 1,000 years
Thanks to tax cuts made during the first Trump administration, Americans can give or hand down about $13 million in assets without paying federal estate tax. Only 0.2% of taxpayers have to worry about this tax, and they hire top-notch accountants and lawyers to pay as little as possible. “This is a wealthy person’s playground…
Taylor Swift is in her WAG era — here’s every time she’s cheered on Travis Kelce and the Chiefs
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift hug at the 2024 Super Bowl. Taylor Swift famously sang, “You know I love the players, and you love the game.” But when it comes to the Kansas City Chiefs, it looks like she loves them both. Since Swift began dating NFL star Travis Kelce last summer, she has been…
Stock market today: US stocks rise as Nvidia, Broadcom, lead tech sector higher
US stocks climbed on Monday, with chip stocks leading the tech sector higher while investors eyed a possible year-end rally. All three benchmark indexes ended the trading session in the green, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rising nearly 1%. Chipmakers fueled the climb in tech shares, clawing back losses from last week’s Fed-fueled sell-off. Nvidia…
MicroStrategy continues its bitcoin buying spree for the 7th straight week as the crypto dips below $100,000
Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, has seen his risky strategy pay off. MicroStrategy continued its bitcoin buying spree for the seventh consecutive week, announcing that it purchased an additional 5,262 bitcoins. The company sold about $561 million worth of shares in its at-the-market equity offering and then used the proceeds to add to its bitcoin…
Business leaders share 5 ways they’re taking AI from pilot to use case
In the business world, there are few areas that artificial intelligence hasn’t touched. Many industries are rushing to adopt AI, and the technology is changing how employees collaborate and complete tasks. Generative AI is a major buzzword for business leaders. But actually integrating AI can be a different story. “A lot of our clients have…
I make Ina Garten’s easy potato gratin for my family every Christmas, and it’s the best holiday side dish
I make Ina Garten’s potato gratin for my family every Christmas. There’s one “Barefoot Contessa” recipe I make for my family every Christmas, and I think it deserves a spot on everyone’s holiday menu. I originally found Ina Garten’s recipe for potato-fennel gratin on the Barefoot Contessa website, but it also appears in her first…
