‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists discuss Meta’s latest moves in the artificial intelligence space. Instagram will let you pay $3.99 a month to preview someone’s Story without appearing on the viewer list, and some users are raising privacy concerns. But parent company Meta is rejecting claims that Instagram Plus reveals who repeatedly viewed a story. The feature … Read more
The Fimiston Open Pit gold mine, known as the Super Pit, operated by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. (KCGM), in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, Australia, on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares in Northern Star Resources rose more than 9% on Monday after the Australian gold … Read more
Starbucks may be closing 36 locations in Southern California as the chain looks to reduce its store count and close underperforming coffee shops. The Seattle coffee giant said Thursday it would close 250 locations, or 1% of its more than 18,000 stores in North America. The closures come as Starbucks continues to battle increased competition … Read more
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, September 16, 2026. Jeenah Moon | ReutersStock futures fell slightly on Sunday night after a winning week even as Treasury yields hit multi-year highs. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 97 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.2% along … Read more
“The Ramsey Show” co-host explains how the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike could affect credit cards, mortgages and savings. The Federal Reserve’s first interest rate increase in more than three years is likely to increase borrowing costs for many consumers, particularly those who have variable-rate debt, such as credit cards and home equity lines of … Read more
Dow Jones futures will open Sunday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. President Donald Trump said he rejected an offer from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but later said he expects more talks. Micron Technology earnings, a SpaceX spacecraft launch, and multiple Tesla news events are available, along with key … Read more
Jim Ukrop, Longtime Leader of Richmond Supermarket Chain, Dies at 89 Richmond Times-DispatchIn Memoriam: Honoring James E. Ukrop ’60, LHD ’99, P ’85, G ’25 William & Mary Alumni Magazine“A true business and civic leader,” Jim Ukrop, former CEO of Ukrop’s Markets, dies at 89 WWBTJim Ukrop, who helped turn grocery store into Richmond institution, … Read more
Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), and Oracle (ORCL) are expected to make capital expenditures of about $800 billion this year and $1.2 trillion next year, according to Goldman Sachs. As costs squeeze their cash flow, these tech giants are increasingly turning to the bond market. Through August, U.S. companies have issued … Read more
Bill Gates has called on federal lawmakers and U.S. law enforcement agencies to regulate the development of artificial intelligence (AI), saying in an interview broadcast Sunday that uncontrolled technology could cause “a billion deaths” and “no one thinks self-regulation is enough.” “There is a need for law enforcement and politicians to get into the discussion … Read more
Dow Jones futures will open Sunday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. President Donald Trump said he rejected an offer from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Micron Technology earnings, a SpaceX spacecraft launch, and multiple Tesla news events are available, along with key economic data. The stock market rally saw … Read more