Qualcomm Snares Veoneer in $4.5 Billion Deal
Qualcomm Inc. is teaming with an investment firm to further its autonomous-driving ambitions, snatching Swedish auto-technology company Veoneer Inc. from…
China sharply escalates warplane provocations near Taiwan
China’s military stepped up provocative aerial incursions near Taiwan on Monday with its biggest sortie to date, sending 58 warplanes,…
NPR: ‘Seinfeld’ too White to connect with young Netflix viewers
A National Public Radio analysis is predicting the hit 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld” will prove too White and politically dated to…
Seattle-Area House Sells for $22.75 Million, One of Washington’s Biggest Deals This Year
A waterfront mansion in Bellevue, Wash., has closed for $22.75 million in one of the state’s priciest deals so far…
Treasury to Begin Redistributing Rental-Assistance Money
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department is set to soon claw back federal rental assistance from groups that haven’t acted to spend enough…
Joe Biden urges Congress to raise debt ceiling, warns of default
President Biden on Monday urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling, blaming Republicans for the impasse and warning of a…
PBS Kids introduces a 6-year-old heroine with ‘Alma’s Way’
NEW YORK (AP) – Alma has a dilemma: The 6-year-old New Yorker has tickets for a baseball game on Saturday…
After 40 Powerball drawings, will someone win $685M jackpot?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, maybe Monday night’s 41st attempt will be…
William Shatner will fly to space aboard Blue Origin rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week - boldly going where no other sci-fi…
Financial Advisers Pitch Bitcoin to Investors to Offset Portfolio Losses
Some financial advisers have a new sales pitch for investors: You win when bitcoin goes up, and you can win…
Stock Futures Slip as Investors Weigh Debt Ceiling, Evergrande
U.S. stock futures edged down, as bond yields ticked up and investors weighed continued uncertainty about the debt ceiling and…
At Uber and Lyft, Ride-Price Inflation Is Here to Stay
Want a bargain ride? Hail a taxi. Ride-share pricing might never be quite as accessible as it once was.For U.S.…
Tesla, Merck, Moderna: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
By James Willhite Close James Willhite Oct. 4, 2021 6:50 am ET Stock futures edged down as investors kept on…
SeatGeek Gives Customers the Option to Return Tickets for a Credit
Live-event ticketing platform SeatGeek Inc. has begun giving buyers the option to return their tickets—for any reason—and get a credit…
Crypto Boom, Retail Investors Fuel Rise in Over-the-Counter Stocks
A quirky corner of the U.S. stock market home to cannabis sellers, cryptocurrency trusts and other speculative investments is seeing…