Zillow released its annual list of “most popular cities” this week, and the Northeast dominated for the second year in a row—Connecticut alone took four spots in the top 10. To create the list, Zillow analyzed housing metrics (consumer demand, including page-view traffic, home value growth, and how quickly homes sell). The most popular city...
While Amazon is delaying its January 2 return-to-office (RTO) mandate for thousands of employees because of a lack of office space, two other companies are following the tech giant’s lead and implementing strict back-to-the-office mandates. AT&T and Sweetgreen are telling non-frontline staff to come into the office more often in the new year, per Bloomberg....
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks before US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on “how the CHIPS and Science Act and his Investing in America agenda are growing the economy and creating jobs,” at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum in Syracuse, New York, on April 25, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Micron shares...
MacKenzie Scott announced Wednesday in a blog post that she has donated $2 billion this year to 199 organizations. The 54-year-old billionaire philanthropist has now given away a total of $19.2 billion since 2019, per AP. About 75% of the organizations that Scott has donated to this year are nonprofits focused on economic security and...
19 December 2024 Current account recorded €26 billion surplus in October 2024, down from €39 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €435 billion (2.9% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to October 2024, up from €206 billion (1.4%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of...
Federal Reserve officials cut the federal funds rate, or the borrowing rate that banks charge each other, by 25 basis points or 0.25% on Wednesday. The central bank’s rate-setting committee, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), announced Wednesday that the target range for the federal funds rate was now 4.25% to 4.5%. Federal Reserve chair...
Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology Inc., speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Micron shares plunged 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker issued weak second-quarter guidance despite an earnings beat...
There might be one car that stands out more than a Cybertruck — and the chance to drive it for a year is now open. Kraft Heinz and Oscar Mayer are hiring “Hotdoggers” to hit the highway in the company’s 27-foot-long mobile hot dog, affectionately known as the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. What Is a Hotdogger?...
Barbara Corcoran chooses to fly coach on airplanes, even though the self-made multimillionaire and “Shark Tank” investor can afford first-class tickets. In an episode of The Jamie Kern Lima Show that aired last week, Corcoran explained why she flies coach. Her rationale started with the incredulous question, “Do you know what a first-class ticket costs?”...
Imagine typing a question into a search engine and getting an in-depth, conversational answer with links to sources. There’s no need to click on multiple websites to find an answer; it’s all laid out for you. That’s the reality as of Monday when ChatGPT Search went live for all users with an OpenAI account. OpenAI...