Prince Harry's interview with Barack Obama aired on the BBC's Radio 4 on Wednesday. The royal sat down with the former president to discuss social media's effect on society. While Obama did credit social media to part of his political success, he acknowledged a bubble phemonenon, saying one of the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities.
What do you get the Kardashian who has everything? Stock - and lots of it. Kanye West gave his wife Kim Kardashian hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stocks for Christmas. including Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Disney, and Adidas.
Americans are expected to send back approximately $90 billion dollars worth of goods, according to reports from Optoro, a firm that tracks the business of return shipments. The firm notes that January is peak time for all returns, but 40 percent of holiday returns happen immediately after Christmas, between December 26th and 31st.
Americans stepped up their spending in December more than expected, closing out the holiday season and the year on an upbeat tone. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.6% in December compared with a November’s 0.3% increase.
Christine Short, VP of Research at Wall Street Horizon, shares insights on small and big banks earnings, a fresh round of layoffs in the tech world, and what to expect from upcoming rate decisions.
More executives are feeling better about the global economy. But a growing number don’t think their companies will survive the coming decade without a major overhaul because of pressure from climate change and technology like artificial intelligence.
The International Olympic Committee has signed the first beer brand in the 40-year history of a sponsorship program that earns billions of dollars for the organization and international sports.
The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what’s behind those numbers could be even worse.
Along with the $122 million from delinquent millionaires in October, nearly half a billion dollars in back taxes from rich tax cheats has been collected.
Greg Moran, CEO of Zoomcar, joined Cheddar to talk about the growth of the car-sharing platform, the company's recent debut on the NASDAQ, and its continued work in emerging markets.
