President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines, with…
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Fifa’s Infantino predicted sellouts and ‘1,000 years of World Cups at once,’ but fans aren’t biting
Tickets for most of the World Cup group games remain on general sale with just over a month…
Exxon CEO sees “more to come” on price spikes from Iran war as Exxon, Chevron beat on earnings
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods predicted that crude oil and fuel prices will continue to surge…
Trump on Iran: ‘They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens’
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he was “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end…
CEOs got an 11% pay raise in 2025. Workers got 0.5%
CEO pay is on the rise in 2025, and the pace of growth is leaving the…
Forget Big Tech: Small businesses will hire nearly 1 million grads in 2026
While fresh-faced grads are throwing their hats in the ring for a job at the world’s…
MIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost companies their future workforce
Companies betting against entry-level Gen Z talent by automating their roles may be making a costly…
Former Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: Why I’m joining Stephen Ross and Ken Griffin in betting big on ambitious business leaders
In December 2020, a tech founder posted on Twitter (now X) suggesting that Silicon Valley should consider moving…
Elon Musk gets testy on the stand: ‘I thought I had started a nonprofit with OpenAI but they stole it’
Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the…
Current price of oil as of May 1, 2026
At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil was priced at $116.10 per barrel with Brent serving…
The fruit fly cancer researcher who built his first prototype out of lollipop sticks and straws
Or perhaps those fruit flies are crowding a fermenting sourdough starter, or swarming a banana that’s…
‘Cut up the credit cards:’ Members of Congress call for action after US debt surpasses GDP
The value of debt held by the public has officially surpassed the size of the U.S.…
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: Tech leaders vastly underestimate ‘societal pushback’ to AI
Snap, the tech company behind the social media app SnapChat, introduced on Tuesday AI Sponsored Snaps,…
The national debt is the same size as the economy. It’s a ‘disturbing warning and a call to action,’ watchdog says
Six months before Election Day, America’s $39 trillion national debt has moved from an abstract fiscal…
Supermicro—accused of smuggling $2.5 billion in Nvidia chips to China—has been here before, in Iran
Supermicro has spent the past three years riding the AI wave in Silicon Valley but before…
Investors shrug off Iran worries to return to Asia, ‘backbone of the whole AI value chain’
Asia’s stock markets have rebounded since the outbreak of the Iran war over two months ago,…
High earners are feeling the pain of wealth creep—leading to a new trade-off in their spending
Some of investing’s top voices have always warned against lifestyle creep. You have Warren Buffett still…
China dominates the world’s lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years’ worth in its own backyard
Lithium is everywhere: It’s in the battery powering the device on which you’re reading this article.…
Two days before early voting starts, Louisiana suspends congressional primaries
Louisiana suspended its congressional primaries Thursday as early voting was about to get underway while pressure…
Tim Cook’s advice to Apple’s next CEO: The most important decision is ‘where he spends his time’
Apple’s incoming CEO introduced himself to Wall Street on Thursday, in a brief earnings-call debut in…
‘This is not normal’: Former Fed economist sounds alarm on Kevin Warsh after one-sided confirmation
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as…