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President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs on Wednesday — and people have been reacting as global markets take a hammering.Here is what big names in business and economics have been saying:Business RoundtableJoshua Bolten, CEO of the association that represents more than 200 CEOs, said in a statement the…
Global markets tumbled Wednesday after President Donald Trump unveiled his long-anticipated tariffs in an address at the White House Rose Garden, sending shockwaves through stock indexes and hammering shares of companies reliant on global supply chains.US stock futures, which indicate the direction of the market once regular trading commences on…
Elon Musk has had a roller coaster of a day.Tuesday night, Musk’s favored conservative candidate failed to win a Wisconsin Supreme Court election despite the billionaire and his super PAC dropping at least $15.5 million in the race.On Wednesday morning, Musk received more bad news. Tesla reported first-quarter deliveries were…
A fourth “Spider-Man” movie is in the works, with Tom Holland set to reprise his role as the titular web-slinger. Holland made his Marvel debut as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War.”He’s since reprised the role for “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” in addition to three stand-alone movies…
It’s April Fools’ Day, and you know what that means: Corporate pranks, faux product launches, and outlandish marketing stunts.You may notice a number of odd, interesting, or too-good-to-be-true announcements from companies. From strange food items to an AI dog translator, corporations aren’t shying away from pranking consumers.Company gags don’t always…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Allison Ellsworth, the 37-year-old cofounder and chief brand officer of Poppi based in Austin. It’s been edited for length and clarity.Before starting Poppi, I was an independent landman contractor who traveled across the US to run big oil and gas projects.The…
President Donald Trump has been clear: his big tariff day isn’t an April Fool’s joke.For weeks, Trump has said that April 2 — a date intentionally set so as not to fall on April 1 — will be “Liberation Day” for America, during which he intends to impose new tariffs…
Nvidia hosted its first quantum computing day at GTC 2025.At the event, major players in the quantum space made big announcements about recent developments.The event came months after Jensen Huang said it would be decades before quantum computing will be useful.Nvidia hosted its first-ever quantum computing day on Thursday at…
I got my first travel credit card before a 33-hour journey between Denver and Zanzibar, Tanzania.The Capital One Venture X card has a $395 annual fee but comes with lounge access.After one long travel day, I felt like the credit card fee was worth it.When I landed in Tanzania, fellow…
When my mom had cancer, she moved in with us so I could help with caregiving.At the time, I was a stay-at-home mom with two toddlers, and balancing it all was difficult.I felt like a failure at times; it was nearly impossible to give everyone the attention I wanted.The day…
