Honey co-founders Ryan Hudson and George Ruan. PayPal Amazon has a beef with the start-up PayPal recently acquired, Honey. During the height of the holiday shopping season, the e-commerce giant warned some users that the browser extension could be a “security issue.” “Honey tracks your private shopping behavior, collects data like your order history and […]
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Stocks dip from records after jobs data
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the closing bell on October 2, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer |Getty Images Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 133 points The Dow slid 133.13 points, or 0.46%, to 28,823.77 after briefly breaking above 29,000 for the first […]
US slaps new sanctions on Iran following strikes on US targets
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced new sanctions Friday on Iran’s metal exports and eight senior Iranian officials. The penalties came days after Iran fired missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq in retaliation for an American airstrike in Baghdad that killed Iran’s top military leader, Qasem Soleimani, last week. After […]
Sacconaghi knocks down theory Apple’s surge due to passive investing, buybacks
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets employees and customers on a surprise visit to the Georgetown Apple store in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Apple’s remarkable 12-month run is the real deal and not a technicality due to passive inflows and share buybacks, top tech analyst Toni Sacconaghi says. The […]
Manufacturing jobs ‘tough to fill,’ weak spot in employment picture
In a year that featured otherwise solid job growth, manufacturing stood out as one sector that lagged behind. It’s not that the jobs aren’t there: There were still 477,000 open positions as of October, down less than 5% from the year-ago level, according to the Labor Department’s most recent data. Instead, it’s more a case […]
Pelosi announces next steps for Trump impeachment articles to Senate
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate next week. “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate,” […]
Haim Saban will not be back a 2020 candidate until after Super Tuesday
Haim Saban, chairman and chief executive officer of Saban Capital Group, arrives ahead of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images One of the wealthiest Democratic megadonors has decided to remain uncommitted to any of the […]
Sen. Loeffler to help oversee CFTC, which oversees husband’s company
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., arrives for a re-enactment of her swearing-in, Monday Jan. 6, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin | AP After becoming a U.S. senator this week, Kelly Loeffler won assignment to a committee that oversees the agency in charge of regulating her husband’s business, setting the grounds for a potential […]
Marianne Williamson out of 2020 presidential race
Democratic presidential candidate, author Marianne Williamson addresses the audience at the Environmental Justice Presidential Candidate Forum at South Carolina State University on November 8, 2019 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Sean Rayford | Getty Images Author and self-help guru Marianne Williamson is suspending her 2020 presidential campaign, she told supporters in an email Friday. Williamson, who […]
State Department tells Iraq it will not discuss US troop withdrawal
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of State on November 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The State Department said in a statement Friday that the U.S. will not hold discussions with Iraq regarding American troop […]
