Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 23, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Wall Street’s blue-chip index is getting a shakeup this week that will make its roster look more modern and potentially help reverse its recent underperformance. On […]
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Now is the ‘perfect time’ to check your Social Security benefit, says CFP—even if you’re years away from retirement
Millions of Americans will file their taxes between now and April 15 — an annual practice in looking backward. For many, this time of year is the only time they take stock of things like their salary, tax withholding and annual contributions to retirement accounts. With all of that information […]
Mauritius blocks Norwegian cruise ship over fears of a potential cholera outbreak
The first cruise ship, ‘Norwegian Dawn’ to arrive at Portland Port since the arrival of the Bibby Stockholm immigration barge, is seen docking, on July 26, 2023 in Portland, England. Finnbarr Webster | Getty Images News | Getty Images A Norwegian cruise ship has been denied permission to dock in […]
Tesla rival BYD launches electric supercar that could take on Ferrari — for $233,000
A BYD Co. Yangwang U9 electric vehicle in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. BYD debuted its most expensive car on Sunday, a 1.68 million yuan ($233,450) high-performance fully-electric supercar pitted against luxury gas-guzzling options offered by rivals such as Ferrari NV and Lamborghini. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty […]
Berkshire shares jump after big profit gain as Buffett’s conglomerate nears $1 trillion valuation
Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares rose on Monday after Warren Buffett’s conglomerate posted strong earnings for the fourth quarter over the weekend. Berkshire class B shares jumped 2.3% in premarket trading, set […]
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly rival soars 32% after promising weight-loss drug results
Vials move along a conveyor at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The success of Novo’s bestsellers Ozempic and Wegovy, drugs that help people lose significant amounts of weight, has created something of a gold rush in the pharma industry with about […]
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly rival soars 30% after promising weight-loss drug results
Vials move along a conveyor at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The success of Novo’s bestsellers Ozempic and Wegovy, drugs that help people lose significant amounts of weight, has created something of a gold rush in the pharma industry with about […]
‘We definitely are eyeing the public markets’: eToro CEO considers IPO after scrapped SPAC deal
The eToro logo is seen during the 2021 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Pedro Fiúza | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stock brokerage platform eToro is getting interest from bankers and investors about a public market listing after its scrapped plans to go public via merger with a blank-check company, CEO […]
Google expects its more advanced large language models to arrive on Android phones next year
Betul Abali | Anadolu | Getty Images Google is bullish on the prospect of its more advanced artificial intelligence models coming to smartphones in the next year. The internet giant expects that its currently available Gemini large language model (LLM), which competes with Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s most powerful GPT-4 AI model, […]
Samsung debuts a ‘smart ring’ with health-tracking features — its first foray into the product category
The Samsung Galaxy Ring has various sensors to track things like heart rate. Samsung BARCELONA — Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, its latest wearable, is launching with health-tracking features including heart rate and sleep monitoring while also giving users a score of their readiness for the day, a top executive told CNBC. […]