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Actor Alex Winter — of “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” fame — was scrolling through the social network Bluesky in early February when he realized the rage against Elon Musk had the makings of a movement.The Los Angeles-based director and writer saw a post by Joan Donovan, a sociologist at…
Hudson River Trading’s net trading revenue hit nearly $8 billion in 2024, a record high.HRT has expanded into new markets and asset classes, doubling head count over the past four years.The firm has grown its high-frequency business and longer-duration trades in its Prism unit.While proprietary trading giants like Jane Street,…
Tim Clark helped set up Emirates in 1985 and has been its president since 2003.The airline flies from Dubai to 12 US airports as well as dozens of cities globally.Clark says if a business “recognizes and respects” its workers, “they look after you” in return.Dubai’s population has grown about 10-fold…
Affordable Chinese electric vehicles are flooding into global markets — but not the US.Tesla rivals BYD and Xpeng are bringing their ultra-smart EVs to a host of new countries.High tariffs have locked them out of the US, meaning American drivers may be cut off from cheap EVs.Tesla’s China headache might…
