Netflix announces ten-for-one stock split, shares rise
Trading is expected to begin on a split-adjusted basis at the market open on Nov 17 Netflix on Thursday (Oct 30) announced a ten-for-one stock split, making the streaming company’s shares…
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US: Wall Street indexes fall as Meta, Microsoft drag, along with Fed rate concerns
WALL Street’s three major indexes lost ground on Thursday with the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 leading losses as Meta and Microsoft shares tumbled on worries over surging AI spending,…
Oil prices steady as investors assess US-China trade truce
Oil prices held steady on Thursday as investors assessed a potential trade truce between the United States and China after US President Donald Trump lowered tariffs on China following a…
Last-minute Halloween costume ideas inspired by news and pop culture that almost anyone can make
Every single day, the average working person plays many roles: sassy coworker, office comedian, and deadline stickler, to name a few. The labor doesn’t stop when one gets home—with new job…
WIRED Roundup: AI Psychosis, Missing FTC Files, and Google Bedbugs
Louise Matsakis: Oh God, you would not see me in the office for weeks if there was a bedbug infestation. How did they find out about this? Zoë Schiffer: So basically, they received this…
Four Republicans Switch Sides as Senate Votes to End Trump Tariffs
Only four Republican senators were brave enough to join Democrats—but it was enough for the vote to pass. Source link
Staffing shortage at Reagan National affects senators trying to fly home amid shutdown impasse
Senators are starting to feel some personal pain from the shutdown, as many of their scheduled flights home from Washington on Thursday afternoon were delayed. Source link
Eli Lilly’s obesity and diabetes treatments fuel growth and spark bidding war
The market for obesity and diabetes treatments remains scorching hot, funneling billions in sales to Eli Lilly and fueling a bidding war over another drugmaker. Lilly said Thursday that…
Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats” Being Bombed
A Democratic lawmaker revealed the shocking detail after a Pentagon briefing for members of Congress. Source link
Vance Seems to Think His Wife Will Go to Hell as She’s Not Christian
Riley previously worked as a partner at McKinsey & Company, and completed a Ph.D. in social policy and an M.Sc. in contemporary Chinese from Oxford, according to her LinkedIn. She joined…
Trump celebrates win against climate 'hoax' after Bill Gates pivots on global warming
President Trump took a victory lap after billionaire Bill Gates lowered the temperature on his global-warming activism by walking back his warnings of climate catastrophe. Source link
Republicans urge Trump administration to back Falun Gong lawsuit against Cisco
Two prominent Republicans on Capitol Hill want the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit to proceed against tech giant Cisco over allegations that the company’s technology was used to persecute…
What Mastercard is racing to snag before Visa—or Coinbase—gets there first
Stablecoins might not send your digital wallet to the moon, but the less speculative side of cryptocurrency is definitely enjoying its moment in the sun. According to a new report from…
CNN's Tapper says left-wing indoctrination efforts turning students more conservative
CNN host Jake Tapper said a backlash to leftist indoctrination in schools is driving skeptical Gen-Z students to become more conservative. Source link
NBA approves $10 billion Los Angeles Lakers sale to Mark Walter
Mark Walter is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA Board of Governors approved his purchase of a controlling stake from the Buss family. The Lakers and the league…
Mike Johnson Accidentally Lets Slip Why He Won’t Fund Food Stamps
Mike Johnson accidentally gave away his whole game. Source link
Trump Sets Lowest Refugee Cap in History—With Priority to White People
The Trump administration has set an abysmally low limit on refugees entering the country. And those who do will almost certainly be white. Source link
Small landlords call on HUD to block D.C. rent control bill
A group representing small D.C. landlords petitioned the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday to block city lawmakers from extending rent control to Section 8…
Has Mike Johnson Forgotten What Happened to SNAP in Last Shutdown?
The House speaker insists that Donald Trump is acting the same way during the current shutdown as during the last time around. Source link
Trump's plan to resume nuke testing raises alarms
President Trump has announced the U.S. will "immediately" resume nuclear weapons testing, a move that alarmed nuclear watchdogs who say the directive leaves many unanswered questions.…
ICE Barbie Says She Wants to Traumatize Kids on Halloween Even More
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker had asked Kristi Noem to pause ICE enforcement just for the holiday. Source link
Humility Revisited: On Being Conservative
Populists are as vulnerable to magical thinking as ideologized elites, and just as prone to rash action. Source link
'Wind in his sails': Trump racks up trade deals, delicate China truce on whirlwind Asia tour
President Trump finalized a thorny trade deal with South Korea and secured deals with Southeast Asian nations to keep minerals flowing to the U.S., while averting a full-blown trade crisis…
U.S. allowed and helped firms sell tech used for China’s surveillance state
U.S. lawmakers have tried four times since September last year to close what they called a glaring loophole: China is getting around export bans on the sale of powerful American AI chips…