APRIL 29, 2022
A New York state judge on Friday denied former President Donald Trump’s bid to lift a $10,000-a-day fine against him for failing to turn over documents subpoenaed by state Attorney General Letitia James in a civil probe into the Trump Organization’s business practices.
In a two-paragraph affidavit, Trump argued he did not have the requested documents and should...
APRIL 28, 2022
Inside an Amazon fulfillment center in Washington state. (GeekWire File Photo)
Amazon added warehouse space faster than it ultimately needed in response to the challenges of the pandemic, outpacing consumer sales and resulting in an extra $2 billion in costs in the first quarter.
However, given the extraordinary demand and uncertainty Amazon was seeing at the time, there’s not...
APRIL 28, 2022
Elon Musk speaks to media in front of Crew Dragon cleanroom at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California on October 10, 2019. - Yichuan Cao/Sipa/AP
As the public combs through Elon Musk's Twitter feed for clues on how the billionaire entrepreneur intends to run the social media platform he's buying for $44 billion, one mysterious line stands out:...
APRIL 27, 2022
FILE PHOTO: 888 7th Ave, a building that reportedly houses Archegos Capital is pictured in New York City. - Reuters/CARLO ALLEGRI
Federal prosecutors have charged the owner of Archegos Capital Management Bill Hwang with racketeering and fraud as regulators said his manipulation of stock prices cost banks billions of dollars when his "house of cards" collapsed, according...
APRIL 26, 2022
FILE - U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to the crowd before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally, April 9, 2022, in Selma, N.C. A loaded gun was found in Cawthorn's carry-on bag at an airport security checkpoint, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, for the second time in two years, officials said. (AP Photo/Chris...
APRIL 25, 2022
Putting an end to weekslong speculation, Twitter board has accepted an offer from Elon Musk, the richest man in the world to buy the popular social media platform for $44 billion cash. The 16-year-old Twitter would become a private entity on completion of the deal, according to the press release. “Free speech is the bedrock of a...
APRIL 25, 2022
Dow futures fall 330 points, global stocks tumble as central banks' hawkishness and Chinese lockdowns intensify worries about economic growth. - Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Global stocks tumbled Monday after last week's ugly close on Wall Street, when the Dow lost almost 1,000 points.
Concerns over strict new COVID-19 measures in Beijing drove Asian equities and oil...
APRIL 25, 2022
The majority of the Indian workforce has stopped looking for jobs, claims a report. Frustrated after not finding the 'right opportunity, millions of Indians, especially women, have decided to exit the labor force or look for jobs.
India, which enjoys its status as a developing nation, now has a more significant challenge: Millions of individuals have stopped looking...
APRIL 24, 2022
With an estimated 58.2% of the vote, Emmanuel Macron has been reelected as President of France, defeating extreme right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen who amassed 41.8%. Macron now becomes the eighth French incumbent to win a second term.
Coming into today’s final round of the election, independent centrist Macron was leading in the polls, but throughout...
APRIL 23, 2022
Bengaluru: Astronomers in Europe have observed a new kind of stellar explosion for the first time, called ‘micronova’, according to results published in the journal Nature.
This is a phenomenon where there are localised fusion reactions expelling energy and matter on the surface of the star, mainly confined to the poles.
Unlike a supernova, a micronova does not result...
