For the past nine years, Min, a Singaporean, has been traveling and working in various places — from South Korea to Spain and now, Sweden. Together with her husband and two kids, aged five and seven, she lives in a university town one hour away from Stockholm — a far […]
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Extraordinary September heat means 2023 is now on track to be the warmest year on record
A boat is grounded on cracked earth in the Bahia (Bay) Cohana area of Lake Titicaca, shared by Bolivia and Peru, in the Bolivian Altiplano on September 22, 2023. Aizar Raldes | Afp | Getty Images 2023 is on course to be the hottest year on record, scientists warned on […]
Cocoa bean trader who lost $100,000 to FTX was first witness in Sam Bankman-Fried trial
Sam Bankman-Fried Trial appears at Federal Court in New York on Oct. 4th, 2023. Artist: Claudia Johnson Marc-Antoine Julliard typically trades cocoa beans. But in the spring of 2021, the London-based commodities broker decided to diversify into cryptocurrency trading. His platform of choice was FTX. Two years later, Julliard stood […]
Elon Musk’s X gets rid of story headlines and links in some users’ feeds
X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk leaves a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images On Elon Musk’s X, the site formerly known as Twitter, some users reported on Wednesday that […]
Jim Cramer sees ‘plenty of tinder’ that could spark a market rally, including the jobs report
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he sees conditions that could spur a stock market rally, following a challenging few weeks on Wall Street. The biggest factor in this, he said, arrives Friday with the government’s official September jobs report. “We certainly have plenty of tinder for a rally — there […]
Clorox says sales and profit took a big hit from cyberattack
Adam Jeffery | CNBC Clorox on Wednesday warned that its sales and profit took a big hit during the quarter ending Sept. 30, largely due to the after effects of a cyberattack that significantly affected operations. The bleach and cleaning products maker said it expects net sales to decrease 23% […]
Amazon shuts down Amp live audio service
Amp, a live audio app that lets users DJ their own show, is seen on a smartphone. Amazon Amazon is shutting down its live audio service, called Amp, the company confirmed to CNBC. Amp allows users to host their own live show, where callers can join and request to speak. […]
House speaker succession battle heats up: Jordan, Scalise and Trump in the mix
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speak to reporters during a break in testimony from Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, as part of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump led by the House Intelligence, […]
Popeyes overtakes KFC as No. 2 chicken chain, but Chick-fil-A stays on top
A Popeyes restaurant is seen in Washington, D.C. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images Popeyes has overtaken KFC as the No. 2 chicken chain in the U.S., a decade after Chick-fil-A first unseated KFC from the top spot. Chicken chains’ battle for stomachs — and dollars — has become […]
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani sues Biden for defamation over ‘Russian pawn’ crack
Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters as he leaves his apartment building in New York on Aug. 23, 2023. Seth Wenig | AP WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani sued President Joe Biden for defamation Wednesday, saying he lost clients and podcast listeners after Biden called him a […]