Now that’s a lot of zeroes. Elon Musk − whose wealth and influence have skyrocketed since President-elect Donald Trump’s victory – is the first person to reach $400 billion in net worth. The Tesla CEO was already the world’s richest person. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index said Musk’s fortune has increased 77% since the November election…
Krispy Kreme doughnut deliveries have been disrupted by a cyberattack, the company says. Krispy Kreme stores are open for in-person orders, but the company is “experiencing certain operational disruptions, including with online ordering in parts of the United States,” it says in a report filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the report,…
The Mega Millions jackpot rose to an estimated $514 million for Friday’s drawing after no one claimed the top prize on Tuesday. The winning numbers were drawn just after 11 p.m. on Friday and we have the results below. If someone has the lucky ticket for Friday night’s $514 million jackpot, they can take home…
United States stock markets will be closing early on Friday, Nov. 29 after being closed altogether on Thursday, Nov. 28, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange are both closed on Thanksgiving and will re-open on Nov. 29, but shut down early at 1 p.m. ET. The U.S. bond market will also be…
A 24-year-old California man was electrocuted and died while hanging Christmas lights on Thursday, according to officials. Antonio Pascual was hanging Christmas lights the morning of Nov. 21 on a roof in Escondido, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a news release. He was hanging the lights near a high voltage powerline…
The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $387 million for Friday’s drawing after no one claimed the top prize on Tuesday. The winning numbers will be drawn just after 11 p.m. on Friday and we’ll have the results below. If someone has the lucky ticket for Friday night’s $387 million jackpot, they can…
Black Friday may still be a few weeks away, but early deals and big sale plans are already being announced by popular retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target. Thanks to shifting consumer trends, sales once reserved for a single day or the weekend after Thanksgiving have expanded into the weeks leading up to and after…
President-elect Donald Trump placed a key campaign figure in the coming cabinet Thursday, nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy spent the majority of the 2024 campaign as an independent candidate but dropped out and endorsed Trump. He became a de-facto advisor on public health after…
President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden gathered in the White House’s Oval Office on Wednesday for a brief meeting. Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election last week, winning his second term as president. He will be sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2025. With just two months left to go…
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday they are tracking a system in the Caribbean that could strengthen into Hurricane Sara next week. The hurricane center said in an advisory Wednesday morning that a “broad area of low pressure” in the central Caribbean Sea continues to produce “a large area of showers and thunderstorms,”…