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With Its Critical ‘Amazon Empire,’ Frontline Unwittingly Makes a Strong Case For the Company’s Dominance
“You have to be kidding me.” Those were the words uttered with obvious incredulity to Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, the original founders of Tesla Motors. They were at a bar in Woodside, and th...
Shopify Is Bruised But Undiminished As Massive Ad Sales Loom
Shopify Inc. logo (Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Building organic sales is the mainstay of great businesses....
Oligarch Roman Abramovich’s $50 million Colorado mansion could become a sanctions target
A Rocky Mountain mansion owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich would likely be among the first assets frozen by the U.S. government if he is sanctioned by the White House in response to the war i...
Amazon’s Revitalized Whole Foods Is a Neighborhood Savior, and a Myth Slayer
In the Spring of 2017, the Whole Foods located in Washington, D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood shut down ahead of plans for major renovations. The problem was that the owner of the building in which th...
Pete Davidson will go to space on Blue Origin’s 4th human flight
Pete Davidson in an SNL “Chad on Mars” sketch. SNL | NBCUniversal Live from outer space, it’s Pete Davidson! The “Saturday Night Live” star will be part of the latest cre...
Artemis missions, SLS rocket billions over budget
The Artemis 1 mission Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Frank Michaux / NASA To the moon, indeed. NASA’s auditor didn’t mince words when he told lawmakers Tuesday that the space agency̵...
Why the future of the Oscars and Emmys might be in jeopardy
From the glamor of celebrities strolling down the red carpet to the memorable speeches to the surprising wins, award shows have attracted massive attention throughout the decades. That storyline prove...
Bezos’ Blue Origin building more space tourism rockets: CEO
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with a crew of six, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, for whom the spacecraft is named, from Launc...
Elon Musk And The Other Billionaires Whose Fortunes Fell This Week As Tech Stocks Continue To Struggle
THE CHANGING FORTUNES OF THE WORLD’S RICHEST The founders of Tesla, Oracle and Airbnb lost billions of dollars this week amid surging market volatility and continued pressure on tech stocks. D espite ...
What really happens to them?
Sending back an online order has never been easier. It’s often free for the customer, with some retailers even allowing customers to keep the item while offering a full refund. Amazon returns ca...
Peloton insiders sold nearly $500 million in stock before its big drop
Peloton executives and insiders sold nearly $500 million worth of their stock before its big decline, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Peloton stock is down more than ...
Bill Ford is doubling down on Ford shares and amassing more control of the company
Incoming Ford CEO Jim Farley (left) and Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. pose with a 2021 F-150 during an event Sept. 17, 2020 at the company’s Michigan plant that produces the pickup. Mich...
Manhattan real estate reaches record-breaking $30 billion in sales
Manhattan real estate posted its best year ever in 2021, rebounding from the pandemic with $30 billion in sales, according to real estate reports. The 16,000-plus signed contracts were also a record, ...
Fueled By Billionaire Dollars, Nuclear Fusion Enters A New Age
Inside the ‘Tokamak’ fusion reactor under construction at the ITER fusion project in France, Sept. 2021. ASSOCIATED PRESS Having raised more than $3 billion in 2021 from the likes of Bill...