The US Department of Treasury in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2024. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new Series I bond rates. Linked to inflation, newly purchased I bonds will pay 3.11% annual interest from November 1 through April 2025, which is down from the […]
Uber (UBER) Q3 2024 earnings
Uber reported third-quarter results on Thursday that beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue but missed on analysts’ projections for gross bookings. Shares of the company were down more than 7% on Thursday morning. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: $1.20 vs. 41 cents expected by LSEG. Revenue: $11.19 billion vs. $10.98 billion expected […]
Anna Kendrick tells director ‘f— you’ after he embarrassed her in front of 100 extras on set
Anna Kendrick blasted an unnamed director who she said humiliated her in front of a crowd of background actors on set. During a Monday interview on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast, the 39-year-old actress was asked by host Josh Horowitz to share the “worst note that she ever got from a director.” The “Pitch Perfect” […]
The EU Is Investigating Temu for Illegal Products and Addictive Design
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Chinese shopping platform Temu, citing concerns that the platform is selling illegal products and has been designed in a way that is addictive for consumers. “There is a real suspicion that not enough is done—not in an effective way—to really prevent the dissemination of illegal products,” […]
Harris win unlikely to rock Bitcoin price, but crypto fears persist, say observers
With the US presidential elections nearing and no clear frontrunner, uncertainty looms over what effect the victor will have on the crypto sector.