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Trump SPAC faces new investor pressure as Digital World merger hangs in balance
The social media app will be developed by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company planning to take Trump Medi...
More Pain for Facebook and Nvidia
Facebook (META) and Nvidia (NVDA) , two of the flagships of tech, seem to be going through a real ordeal. Both companies lost tens of billions of dollars in market cap during the trading week endi...
Musk Apparently Didn’t Bother to Vote Against Twitter Acquisition
Twitter (TWTR) shareholders overwhelmingly approved the company’s planned $44 billion sale to Elon Musk on Sept. 13, but there appears to have been a notable absence in the proceedings. According to...
Twitter Shareholders Approve $44 Billion Musk Acquisition
Twitter shareholders gave the go head on Sept. 13 for Tesla CEO Elon Musk to acquire the social media platform and take it private, but the deal could still fall apart in a legal battle this fall. Sha...
Trump SPAC adjourns shareholder meeting until Oct. 10, merger hangs in balance
This illustration photo shows Donald Trump’s new social media app Truth Social, glitching on a smartphone in Los Angeles, February 21, 2022. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Digital World Acqui...
TikTok challenge spurs rise in thefts of Kia, Hyundai cars
A dangerous challenge spreading on TikTok and other social media platforms has car owners and police departments on alert across the country — challenging young teens to steal certain cars off the str...
California Gov. Newsom on climate change, extreme prolonged heat
A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, U.S., July 11, 2021. Bridget Bennett | Reuters Speaking during a heat wave that brought California temperatures into the triple digits in much...
Trump SPAC deal at risk as merger deadline approaches
Former US president Donald Trump announced plans on October 20 to launch his own social networking platform called “TRUTH Social,” which is expected to begin its beta launch for “inv...
Facebook and Snap Stock are Both Cheap. Why Shares May Still Struggle.
Social media may be the most influential innovation of the 21st century. In 2022, if an event doesn’t make it to a social feed, it never really happened, like the tree that falls in a forest with no a...
Donald Trump’s Social-Media Company Is in Big Trouble
Donald Trump has never hidden his objective in launching Truth Social: to disrupt the hegemony of the giants of Silicon Valley. The former president did not take well to what appeared to be a humilia...
Will Smith, Kristen Bell, And Justin Bieber; Top Celebrities Whose RV-Style Wanderlust Is Inspiring A New Generation Of Travelers
PROVIDENCIALES, PROVIDENCIALES – JANUARY 30: Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell pose as she vacations … [+] with her family at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa on January 30,...
Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google Play store over content moderation concerns
Donald Trump’s social media app “Truth Social” in Apple’s App Store on an iPhone 12. Christoph Dernbach | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Truth Social, the would-be Twitter com...
Trump SPAC Digital World stock falls as shareholders consider merger delay
The TRUTH Social website is seen on a mobile device with an image of former US president Donald Trump in the background in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 23 February, 2022. Nurphoto | Ge...
Amazon Is Looking More Like A Social Media Platform. Here’s How Brands Can Benefit.
If you’ve visited AmazonAMZN .com or its app lately, you may have noticed how much real estate is now dedicated to video content, lifestyle content, and influencer content. It was recently reported th...
Trump popularity decline could hurt his social media company, DWAC warns
The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Digital Wor...
Web3 is in ‘chaos,’ metaverses in walled gardens: Randi Zuckerberg
“We’re really just scratching the surface of what we’re going to see [in the metaverse],” said Randi Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media. Wildpixel | Istock | G...
How The Court Of Public Opinion Determines Celebrities’ Careers
LONDON – FEBRUARY 03: In this photo illustration the facebook logo is reflected in the eye of a … [+] girl on February 3, 2008 in London, England. Financial experts continue to evaluate th...
Legendary Financier George Soros Bets Big on Amazon and Alphabet
The rout in financial markets in the second quarter did not scare billionaire George Soros. The legendary investor shopped in the tech sector even as investors liquidated tech stocks on fears of reces...
Billionaire George Soros Bets on Musk’s Tesla and Ford
George Soros seems to have picked his winners in the race for electric vehicles. In any case, the emblematic investor is placing his pawns while car manufacturers are fighting with thunderous announc...
Malcolm Gladwell’s work from home comments spark backlash, accusations of hypocrisy
Comments from Malcom Gladwell about working from home have sparked a backlash on social media, with critics accusing the author of hypocrisy. “It’s not in your best interests to work at home,” said Gl...
Elon Musk Says Only Two Things Could Make Him Leave Tesla
Elon Musk enjoys and cultivates celebrity status as the CEO of Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report. He is the rare CEO since Apple’s (AAPL) – Get Apple Inc. Report Steve Jobs to r...
Should You Invest In These Social Media Companies?
. Since the birth of Facebook in 2004, social media has had an ever-increasing presence in everyday life. Facebook now has almost three billion monthly users. In total, over 4.5 billion people use soc...
Cracker Barrel Makes a Change Customers Hate
Recently, Cracker Barrel (CBRL) – Get Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. Report announced recently a new menu item. Surprisingly, however, it was met with immediate backlash: creating a divi...
Tech companies, banks overstaffed while airlines, hotels need workers
JetBlue Airways passengers in a crowded terminal on April 7, 2022 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Ima...
Pinterest Stock Is Soaring, And Investors Can Take Advantage Of Tech Innovation
Getty Images Key takeaways Pinterest closed up 11.6% on Tuesday after activist investor Elliott Management confirmed that it’s Pinterest’s largest investor Yesterday, Pinterest posted disappointing fi...
Amazon records $3.9 billion loss on Rivian holding in second quarter
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tour one of the company’s electric delivery vans. Amazon Amazon’s stake in electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive was once worth $27 bill...
Meta Stock Tumbles On First-Ever Revenue Decline, Q2 Earnings Miss
Updated at 5:01 pm EST Meta Platforms (META) – Get Meta Platforms Inc. Report posted weaker-than-expected second quarter earnings Wednesday, as well as its first revenue decline since going pub...
Meta Platforms Second-Quarter Earnings Live Blog
A day after Alphabet (GOOGL) – Get Alphabet Inc. Report and Microsoft (MSFT) – Get Microsoft Corporation Report delivered better-than-feared numbers, investors are hoping Meta Platforms ...
Daniel Defense and other gunmakers accused of marketing AR-15 to kids
On Wed., July 27, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding a hearing with the CEOs of firearm manufacturers Daniel Defense, Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. on the topic of ...
Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook Enter the Scene
They are the companies whose names are part of the daily lives of consumers. It is almost impossible to escape them in many daily economic activities. They are in the top 10 of the most valuable com...
Bull Market or Bear Market. Investors Are Trying to Decide
GMO’s Jeremy Grantham has warned of a ‘superbubble’ that’s about to burst. Lane Turner/The Boston Globe/Getty Images Text size Unlike traders, the most stressful part of my day comes at 4 p.m., just a...