Rising stocks, IPOs helped create 287 new billionaires this year
Wall Street sign in New York with American flag and Christmas tree lights in the background. Mwelsh | Istock | Getty Images Rising stock markets, a return of merger activity…
The history of denim and how jeans were created
Jodie Foster, Billie Perkins, and Robert De Niro perform a scene in Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976 in New York, New York. Michael Ochs Archives | Moviepix…
RFK Jr.’s panel weakens guidance
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine committee voted on Friday to do away with the long-standing, universal recommendation that all babies receive a hepatitis B…
Netflix-Warner Bros. deal: Regulatory questions emerge
Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros. Reuters The Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix…
Netflix-Warner Bros. film deal throws theater industry into upheaval
A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Movie theater operators woke up…
Paramount’s hunt for WBD made Zaslav richer — and may not be over
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP…
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. film and streaming assets in $72 billion deal
Netflix announced Friday it’s reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also…
Southwest Airlines cuts outlook after government shutdown
Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on Nov. 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Southwest Airlines cut its 2025 earnings forecast Friday,…
Yieldstreet investors rack up more losses as firm rebrands to Willow Wealth
As Yieldstreet tries to distance itself from a rocky past with a new name and ad campaign, its customers are dealing with a present reality that is increasingly dire. The…
Starbucks Workers United union holds NYC rally during strike
NEW YORK — Starbucks Workers United held a rally outside the Empire State Building on Thursday as its open-ended strike entered its third week and no signs of an impending…