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Biden Prepares to Target Chinese Legacy Chips With Trade Investigation
Dec 16, 2024, 11:55 AM
The investigation could result in tariffs on older types of chips from China, though the decision would ultimately fall to Trump.
Ozy Media boss gets nearly 10 years in prison for fraud
Dec 16, 2024, 10:30 PM
Prosecutors said Watson orchestrated a years-long scheme that resulted in "tens of millions of dollars" in losses to investors.
The shopkeepers confronting festive shoplifters
Dec 16, 2024, 7:56 PM
Shopkeepers in Devon and Cornwall describe confronting criminals amid a retail crime wave.
Why CEOs are sucking up to Trump
Dec 16, 2024, 3:36 PM
Trump may be hitting peak popularity among billionaire businesspeople. Here's why.
Trump to meet TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms
Dec 16, 2024, 7:55 PM
The social media giant is currently seeking to delay a law that would see it banned or sold in early 2025.
AI: Could it help prevent blindness in diabetics?
Dec 16, 2024, 7:02 PM
Artificial intelligence has been trained to examine eye scans for a condition that can cause blindness.
Stock futures are flat after Dow notches longest losing streak since 2018: Live updates
Dec 16, 2024, 6:01 PM
The 30-stock Dow slid for an eighth session on Monday, marking its longest run of losses since 2018.
Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son pledges major US investment
Dec 16, 2024, 4:47 PM
Masayoshi Son said he would invest $100bn in the US, and others could follow during Trump's second term.
Stock market today: Nasdaq soars to record as Tesla, Google, Amazon, Apple hit fresh highs
Dec 16, 2024, 4:04 PM
Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.
Stock market today: Nasdaq soars to record as Tesla, Google, Amazon, Apple hit fresh highs
Dec 16, 2024, 4:03 PM
Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.
Insurer stocks fall after Trump says 'we're going to knock out the middleman'
Dec 16, 2024, 3:50 PM
CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group's Optum control the majority of the U.S. pharmacy benefit market, with their parent companies also operating health insurance and pharmacy businesses. Pharmacy benefit managers negotiate drug costs with pharmacies and drug manufacturers and help build drug coverage lists for health plans, mostly on behalf of employers and the government.
Carlos Watson, Ozy Media Co-Founder, Is Sentenced to Almost 10 Years in Prison
Dec 16, 2024, 3:45 PM
A federal jury in July found Mr. Watson, who started the digital media company in 2013, guilty of trying to defraud investors and lenders.
TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block Law Banning Its U.S. Operations
Dec 16, 2024, 3:29 PM
The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.
Tesla stock booms to new high as analyst ups price target to $515
Dec 16, 2024, 3:10 PM
Tesla stock’s end-of-year rampage rolled on, with shares hitting another new high based on optimism for Tesla's "autonomous opportunity" and a Trump-controlled executive branch.
Credit card scams: What to look out for this holiday season
Dec 16, 2024, 2:54 PM
The holiday season is underway and fraudsters are looking to capitalize on it. Experts tell FOX Business about scams to be on the lookout for this season.
Anti-woke investment firm to release new ETF that shuns DEI-focused companies
Dec 16, 2024, 1:11 PM
American investors will soon have the chance to put their money into an ETF that includes all S&P 500 names – except three dozen that prioritize DEI hiring targets.
What do we know about Royal Mail's new owner Daniel Křetínský?
Dec 16, 2024, 1:05 PM
The sale of Royal Mail's parent company to the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský has been cleared by the UK government.
Stock market today: Nasdaq heads for record, S&P 500 jumps as countdown to Fed decision begins
Dec 16, 2024, 3:47 PM
Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.
Amazon aware of warehouse injury risk, Senate report finds
Dec 16, 2024, 12:28 PM
The e-commerce giant is accused of trying to misrepresent its safety record, but says a report "isn't grounded in reality".
US economic output grows at fastest pace in nearly 3 years to end 2024
Dec 16, 2024, 10:58 AM
S&P Global's flash US composite, which captures activity in both the services and manufacturing sectors, hit its highest level in 33 months during the month of December.
Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100 billion U.S. investment
Dec 16, 2024, 11:31 AM
PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on Monday that SoftBank would invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years in what would be a boost to the U.S. economy. Trump said in his joint appearance with Son that the investment would create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure, with the money to be deployed before the end of Trump's term.
Walmart is the 2024 Yahoo Finance Company of the Year
Dec 16, 2024, 10:23 AM
Walmart has secured Yahoo Finance's coveted annual Company of the Year award. Go inside its year and road ahead with CEO Doug McMillon and CFO John David Rainey.
Trump, Softbank CEO announce $100B investment to create 100,000 American jobs
Dec 16, 2024, 10:43 AM
President-elect Donald Trump and Softbank's CEO announced $100 billion in investments Monday in a bid to create 100,000 new American jobs.
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow rise as investors start countdown to Fed decision
Dec 16, 2024, 11:23 AM
Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.
Sir Alan Bates says he hopes ‘real baddies’ are held to account
Dec 16, 2024, 9:06 AM
Bates hopes sub-postmasters can get closure as the inquiry's evidence hearings come to an end.
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as investors start countdown to Fed decision
Dec 16, 2024, 9:30 AM
Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.
Risk to renters as buy-to-let lending predicted to fall
Dec 16, 2024, 6:54 AM
Lenders' trade body UK Finance says the market is likely to be tough for landlords in 2025.
MicroStrategy shares jump as bitcoin proxy will join Nasdaq-100 index and 'QQQ' ETF
Dec 16, 2024, 6:12 AM
Shares of MicroStrategy were higher Monday after Nasdaq announced the bitcoin proxy will join the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index.
Paddington firm Canal+ lists in UK to protect bear's Britishness
Dec 16, 2024, 6:01 AM
The boss of Canal+ says the bear will stay "close to his roots" as the firm begins trading in London.
Amazon Disregarded Internal Warnings on Injuries, Senate Investigation Claims
Dec 16, 2024, 6:00 AM
A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.
Etsy to make it easier to stop sales to Northern Ireland
Dec 16, 2024, 5:56 AM
Ebay and Folksy are among online marketplaces to allow sellers to effectively turn off orders to NI.
Juneau, a popular cruise port in summer, becomes a deal-seeker’s base for skiing, skating, hiking and glacier-gazing in winter.
How Empower Has Become Uber’s Rival in Washington D.C.
Dec 16, 2024, 5:00 AM
A company called Empower is trying to take on Uber, Lyft and local regulators as it piles up fines and draws new passengers to its service.
Jerome Powell and the Fed Head for Another Collision with Trump
Dec 16, 2024, 5:00 AM
Rates may not come down as much or as quickly as had been expected, just as Trump — a self-declared “low-rate guy” — returns to the White House.
The Fed could be on the verge of ripping up its rate script for 2025
Dec 16, 2024, 4:00 AM
Investors are betting a final 2024 rate cut this week is a sure thing from the Federal Reserve this week, but the bigger question is whether the central bank is ready to scale back what it expects to do in 2025.