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.
Lila Snyder, CEO of Bose, joins Cheddar News anchor Hena Doba to discuss her journey to the top of the corporate world, the business of selling top of the line speakers, and how new technologies such as machine learning are shaking up the industry.
Stocks drifted ahead of reports that could offer clues on questions that have kept Wall Street at a standstill, including on where the economy and corporate profits are heading.
Aidan McClean, co-founder and CEO of UFODRIVE, joined Cheddar News to discuss how his company plans to shake up the car rental market with a digital experience. "There are no lines, there are no paperwork, there is no key collection ... no pushy insurance or pushy fuel options," he said. "You simply arrive for your electric car, use your smartphone and drive away."
Nearly half of Americans report having to side hustle to make ends meet, according to a survey from LendingTree. Jane Oates, president of WorkingNation, joined Cheddar News to discuss the state of play as families are having a difficult time with inflation and high-interest rates.
Melissa Armo, founder and owner of The Stock Swoosh, joined Cheddar News to discuss this week's markets which were little changed in trading as investors digested the latest corporate earnings results as concerns over a coming recession grow.
Peter Krull, a partner and director of sustainable investing at Prime Capital Investment Advisors company Earth Equity Advisors, joined Cheddar News to give some tips on green investments.
Investment in space was down 53% over the first three months of the year, according to a report from investment fund Space Capital. Chad Anderson, founder and managing partners of Space Capital, joined Cheddar News to discuss the funding downturn that's hit the lowest level in 14 quarters for the space industry.
