CES About to Kick Off, and Everyone's Talking About the Golden Globes
Tech giants converge on Las Vegas for the 50th Consumer Electronics Show where the latest devices, gadgets, and toys will be on display. One of the major themes this year: Google trying to take away some of the share from Amazon in the digital assistant space.
Plus streaming services take home 5 awards at the Golden Globes, but who's the big winner? Amazon and Hulu took home 2 trophies each, and Netflix picked up one of its own, while Time Warner's HBO brought in 4 for its miniseries "Big Little Lies."
Intel also faces continued fallout from the chip vulnerabilities revealed last week, while SpaceX is getting ready to test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket. And David Letterman's new Netflix show will debut on Friday with former president Barack Obama as its first guest.
Investors weren't jolted by the downgrade because they already know the fractured state of U.S. politics, the size of the country's public debt, and the challenges it faces to pay for Social Security, Medicare and other expenses.
The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday — about 25 cents higher than that seen one month ago, according to motor club AAA. While today's prices at the pump remain far lower than they were last year, when energy costs soared worldwide in the months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts say such a jump is unusual.
