February 5, 2024
https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/ups-to-cut-12-000-jobs-as-delivery-business-slows-d832f1d2?siteid=yhoof2 The article is behind a paywall so I’ll just speak about the title. It seems like UPS isn’t doing to well. The order to return to offices is because of commercial real estate offices they rented. It’s a waste… Continue Reading…
February 2, 2024
“Walmart has been busy. Walmart declared a 3-for-1 split Tuesday night. Then Wednesday morning, the company said it was planning to build or convert more than 150 stores within the next five years—on top of remodeling 650 stores over the… Continue Reading…
February 1, 2024
“For a few hours last Tuesday, the entire news business seemed to be collapsing all at once. Journalists at Time magazine and National Geographic announced that they had been laid off. Unionized employees at magazines owned by Condé Nast staged a one-day strike to protest imminent… Continue Reading…
January 31, 2024
“Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday reported record profit of 2.22 trillion kroner ($213 billion) in 2023, supported by robust returns on its investments in technology stocks. The so-called Government Pension Fund Global, one of the world’s largest investors, said the… Continue Reading…
January 30, 2024
“Amazon said on Monday it would not move forward with a planned acquisition of vacuum-maker iRobot, with the two companies saying in a release there was “no path to regulatory approval for the deal.” The Roomba maker also announced it would lay off 31% of its… Continue Reading…
January 29, 2024
“Chaos, Fury Engulf Los Angeles Times in Historic Cuts to Newsroom” “…Barely 24 hours after billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong imposed more than 115 job cuts, reducing about 20% of the newsroom, staffers arriving at the paper’s offices in El Segundo… Continue Reading…
January 29, 2024
“…Mickey and Minnie will enter the public domain on Jan. 1. From then on, Disney will no longer enjoy an exclusive copyright over the earliest versions of the characters. Underground cartoonists, filmmakers, novelists, songwriters — whoever — will be free… Continue Reading…
January 26, 2024
I had to share this link. EV’s are garbage. Do not buy them. [Edit] Click the link to watch the video
January 26, 2024
“…The result? Pain. ARK Innovation posted a negative 11.6% total return this year so far, says Morningstar Direct. That makes it the fourth worst-performing actively traded U.S. diversified ETF this year. Even behind rival funds from T. Rowe Price (TROW) and Fidelity.… Continue Reading…
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