Meet Rupert Murdoch’s nepo babies fighting for control of dad’s multibillion-dollar media empire The patriarch of Fox and News Corp. appears to have chosen a favorite. Fortune · Jul 25, 2024
Meal kits fail because they are boring Over the past year, Blue Apron and HelloFresh have both encountered significant financial setbacks Salon · Jul 25, 2024
Rupert Murdoch locked in secret legal battle with children over future of media empire Murdoch bidding to secure right-leaning future of media empire The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024
People are using their Alexa speakers as glorified timers, and it's cost Amazon $25 billion – but is AI the answer? The company sold devices at a loss, hoping people would use them to shop online, but the strategy didn't work. TechRadar · Jul 24, 2024
Biden's Big Government Solutions Dismiss Customer Welfare Sen. Rand Paul writes that repealing the Robinson-Patman Act would help bust inflation. Reason · Jul 23, 2024
How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted on Friday of espionage charges in an unusually rapid trial in the country’s highly politicized legal system The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024
US journalist Evan Gershkovich jailed for 16 years in Russia after spying trial The Wall Street Journal reporter was convicted on espionage charges that the US reject as a sham Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024
Russian court sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison Reporter found guilty of spying in trial thought to have been rushed in preparation for prisoner swap The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
Russian court seeks 18-year prison sentence for detained US reporter Gershkovich Russia is seeking 18-year prison term for Evan Gershkovich, whose closed-door trial on charges of espionage is nearing its end. The Wall Street Journal reporter, who’s 32, has rejected the charges, as have his employers and the White House. France 24 · Jul 19, 2024
Russia prosecutor seeks 18-year sentence for US journalist Evan Gershkovich Court expected to issue verdict in espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal reporter on Friday. Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2024
Journalist says WSJ fired her ‘over her new role’ as chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association Former Wall Street Journal reporter Selina Cheng has said that she was fired by the media outlet because of her election as the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, the Guardian reported. Newslaundry · Jul 19, 2024
Evan Gershkovich: Determined US Journalist In Russian Prison Evan Gershkovich, the 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter that Russia charged with espionage, could soon be sentenced in a fast-tracked trial condemned by the US as a Kremlin ploy to secure prisoner swaps with the West. International Business Times · Jul 19, 2024
Russia 'Spy' Trial Of US Reporter Reaches Final Stages Russia's expedited espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich reaches its final stages Friday in a case condemned as a sham by Washington. International Business Times · Jul 19, 2024
Russia Set To Resume Trial Of US Reporter Evan Gershkovich US reporter Evan Gershkovich is set to appear in a Russian court on Thursday for the second hearing of his trial for espionage, a charge that his employer and the White House have labelled a sham. International Business Times · Jul 18, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024 Wall Street Journal fires new chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association Selina Cheng says she believes her termination is linked to her taking up the position at the embattled union
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024 The head of Hong Kong's leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group says she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post
InsideEVs · Jul 16, 2024 Trump Opposes EVs. His PAC May Get $45M From Elon Musk Every Month Today on Critical Materials: Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes a huge donation commitment, EV tax credit is still confusing consumers, and used EV prices may stabilize.
The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2024 Trump’s arrival and ‘our God saves’: key takeaways from Republican convention day one The ex-president names JD Vance as his running mate and becomes the official party nominee on an eventful first day
The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2024 Elon Musk reportedly plans to give $45m a month to pro-Trump Super Pac Tech billionaire to donate extraordinary monthly sum to group focused on helping Trump win election, report says
The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2024 ‘Dark day in American politics’: what the papers say about the Trump rally shooting Newspapers and websites in the US and around the world are leading on the shocking events in Pennsylvania
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2024 Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96 Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died
The Times of India · Jul 9, 2024 'The Almighty calls for Biden: They want you gone, sir' The Democratic-media establishment, often regarded as the "Almighty" in American politics, is urging President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. This plea comes in the wake of Biden's disappointing debate performance and subsequent media scrutiny, an editorial in the Wall Street Journal said.
Newslaundry · Jul 6, 2024 From hostile reception to praise: How WSJ’s report on Biden laid bare media fault lines Last week’s US presidential debate has made the murmurs grow louder about the mental acuity of Joe Biden, the incumbent US President and Democratic Party candidate. This has also meant that what was dubbed as a contentious piece of journalistic work in the Wall Street Journal early last month will…
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024 Nation’s largest bank Chase threatens to charge for checking accounts if government caps fees Under the proposed government regulation, credit card late fees could be capped at $8 and overdraft fees could be capped at $3
Barchart · Jul 5, 2024 S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Post Record Highs on Rate Cut Expectations The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.54%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.02%. Stock indexes Friday settled moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting...