Finance
Nvidia has built a nearly $100 billion equity portfolio from virtually scratch in just two years by investing in other tech companies.The AI chipmaker, led by CEO Jensen Huang, held $99 billion in equity investments as of July 26, according to its latest earnings report.That included roughly $48 billion in publicly…
The $850 million Obama Presidential Center opened on Chicago’s South Side in June, honoring the civic legacy of former US President Barack Obama.During the center’s dedication ceremony on June 18, the former president emphasized that the center was a display of deep civic history and encouragement — and “not just…
The job market is tipping in favor of blue-collar and service workers over white-collar fields.The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new jobs report showed August was a promising time to be a job seeker. The US added 162,000 jobs, about three times the expected gain of 55,000. Growth was widely distributed…
My youngest son developed a passion for sharks early. By the time he was 18 months old, he could identify at least 150 of the 500 known sharks through photographs in a guidebook. His interest only intensified as he grew. By the time he entered school, he could recite innumerable…
At the United States Naval Academy, every midshipman learns to drive.Their driver’s ed curriculum doesn’t involve slow circles in empty parking lots or parallel parking tests. Instead, the future naval leaders learn how to drive, steer, and navigate a ship by going out on the water and doing just that.After…
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer had an inappropriate relationship with a member of her security detail, pressured subordinates to drink, and relied on her staff to do everything from organizing laundry to translating her instructions to a moving crew.Those are the findings of a bombshell investigation into Chavez-DeRemer, a Trump…
When we bought our home, we thought it needed only cosmetic updates — maybe updated appliances and a fresh coat of paint.So, we felt pretty good about tackling our first project as homeowners: replacing the floors in our main downstairs living space.We consulted specialists at a home-improvement chain, got measurements…
At this point, there’s hardly any reason to get off the couch.OpenAI released a demonstration video for its new Astra model on Thursday. In the clip, people sit or pace before a large screen, barking orders at the model, which heeds their demands — including requests to list furniture on…
Six years into this parenting gig, and I still get blindsided by that sneaky, singular week in August when summer camps have ended, and schools have not yet started — also known as the “childcare dead zone.”This year, however, we Frankensteined a plan at the last minute with two other…
My husband and I live with our college-aged daughter, my mother-in-law, and two of her teen grandchildren — three generations, six people, all in one house.Trying to accommodate all the different preferences and feed this crew on a budget sometimes feels like navigating a field of land mines. But shopping…
