Cards Against Humanity is taking on Elon Musk — again. The self-described “party game for horrible people” has launched an anti-Donald Trump super political action committee that’s squaring off against Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC while taking a page from its playbook. Both aim to incentivize swing-state voters with cash without breaking strict campaign finance rules…
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are two of the richest business leaders in the world, with respective net worths of $202.5 billion and $261 billion. But that’s not the only thing they have in common. The 60-year-old Amazon founder and 53-year-old Tesla CEO happen to be the oldest children in their families. Related: How Being…
Hong Kong’s leader will consider rolling out more measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises cope with major changes in the economy amid a rising trend of firms closing down in the past two years. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, who will deliver his annual policy address next week, said on Thursday his administration had…
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation last month likely reached its lowest point since February 2021, clearing the way for another Federal Reserve rate cut and adding to the stream of encouraging economic data that has emerged in the final weeks of the presidential campaign. The consumer price index is expected to have risen just 2.3% in…
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, as market optimism got a perk from the record highs set on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3% in afternoon trading to 39,390.33. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4% to 8,223.00. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.5% to 2,607.45. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 3.7% to…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Contract market KalshiEx has listed more than two dozen new options in recent days for the exchange’s customers to bet on political outcomes, including the presidential race, the popular vote and Electoral College margins of that race, and individual…
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top economic official has suggested his country will actively take the U.S. side in looming trade battles with China. “There is a dispute between China and the United States, stronger now than it was a few years ago,” Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said at a business forum on Tuesday. “And we…
In This Story Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is primed to unveil his company’s efforts to produce a self-driving “robotaxi,” either delivering a massive win for investors that justifies sacrificing a widely anticipated car — or a major disappointment. The next Nvidia? Data center stocks could be a goldmine, strategist says Musk has been talking…
Photo: xPACIFICA (Getty Images) In This Story The Dow surged over 300 points Wednesday as investors awaited the release of the Federal Reserve minutes at 2 p.m. Also getting attention is this week’s coming inflation report, which will provide further insight into the state and the direction of the economy. Moreover, oil prices have declined,…
The Dow surged more than 400 points on Wednesday as investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting, while Alphabet shares dipped after the US said it was considering breaking up Google. In recent trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 361 points, or 0.9%, to 42,438. The blue chip index closed at record…