'Barbie' beats Batman, becomes Warner Bros.' highest-grossing domestic release (www.cnbc.com)
“Barbie” has topped $537 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic movie in Warner Bros. Discovery’s 100-year history....
Forget ‘quiet quitting’ — ‘loud laborers’ are killing workplace morale. Here’s how to spot them (www.cnbc.com)
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TIL there was a third founder of Apple. He sold his 10% of the company for $800 worried that his assets could be seized by creditors if the company failed (www.cnbc.com)
Russian central bank jacks up interest rates to 12% at emergency meeting after ruble plunge (www.cnbc.com)
Russia’s central bank on Tuesday hiked interest rates by 350 basis points to 12% at an emergency meeting, as Moscow looks to halt a rapid depreciation of the country’s ruble currency....
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans: ‘A lot of executives have egg on their faces’ (www.cnbc.com)
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans: ‘A lot of executives have egg on their faces’::As some business leaders accept hybrid work as a permanent reality, others are backtracking on earlier pledges to let employees work from home.
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans: ‘A lot of executives have egg on their faces’ (www.cnbc.com)
Many company executives now regret their initial return-to-office plans, as 80% say they would have approached it differently if they understood employee preferences. While some firms are requiring more in-office time, citing collaboration needs, others are scaling back requirements due to retention issues. Successful companies...
U.S. FDA approves Johnson & Johnson's blood cancer therapy (www.cnbc.com)
Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its antibody-based therapy for patients with a difficult-to-treat type of blood cancer.
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans (www.cnbc.com)
80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans (www.cnbc.com)
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With eyes on Taiwan, new China ban shows the U.S. may be learning lessons from mistakes with Russia (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. moves to de-risk from China with a new investment ban suggest that Western allies may be learning from national security failings in Russia, according to analysts.
Trump’s Truth Social tipped FBI to man killed during arrest attempt for Biden threats (www.cnbc.com)
The social media company owned by former President Donald Trump in March tipped off the FBI about threats made by a Utah man who was fatally shot Wednesday by FBI agents as they attempted to arrest him for threatening to kill President Joe Biden, NBC News reported.
Red Cross ends blood-donation restrictions that singled out gay and bisexual men (www.cnbc.com)
The American Red Cross is now allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restrictions that specifically single out a person’s sexual orientation or gender, the nonprofit group said Monday.
Nvidia reveals new A.I. chip, says costs of running LLMs will ‘drop significantly’ (www.cnbc.com)
Nvidia reveals new A.I. chip, says costs of running LLMs will ‘drop significantly’::Currently, Nvidia dominates the market for AI chips, with over 80% market share, according to some estimates.
Global rice prices surge close to 12-year highs, and could rise even more (www.cnbc.com)
Disney says it will crack down on password sharing, following Netflix’s lead (www.cnbc.com)
The company will roll out tactics to mitigate password sharing in 2024. While Iger said Disney should see some effects from the rollout in 2024, the initiatives to prevent password sharing won’t be completed next year.
X, formerly Twitter, commandeers '@music' handle from user with half a million followers (www.cnbc.com)
X terms of service has right to take back username. X ported his followers over to new account at least, he said. Vaught is still using X, though he did set up account on Threads and Mastodon.
X, formerly Twitter, commandeers '@music' handle from user with half a million followers (www.cnbc.com)
X terms of service has right to take back username. X ported his followers over to new account at least, he said. Vaught is still using X, though he did set up account on Threads and Mastodon.
China’s consumer prices fall for the first time in 2 years, as fears of deflation grow (www.cnbc.com)
China’s central bank has pushed back against deflation fears and said it expects consumer prices to pick up after a dip in July.
Banks hit with $549 million in fines for use of Signal, WhatsApp to evade regulators’ reach (www.cnbc.com)
Banks hit with $549 million in fines for use of Signal, WhatsApp to evade regulators’ reach::Wells Fargo, a relatively small player on Wall Street, racked up the most fines Tuesday, with a total of $200 million in penalties.
Over half of US student loan borrowers racked up credit card debt during the payment pause—now experts worry about 'shock' (www.cnbc.com)
Shipping giant Maersk warns of sharp slowdown in global trade as it reports profit plunge (www.cnbc.com)
Google is offering an on-campus hotel 'special' to help lure workers back to the office (www.cnbc.com)
Infant RSV shot wins backing of CDC advisors, paving way for fall availability (www.cnbc.com)
The first shot that protects all infants against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, won the unanimous backing of an advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
'Unprecedented heat': Iran begins two-day nationwide shutdown amid soaring temperatures (www.cnbc.com)
The two-day shutdown comes at a time of record-breaking extreme heat across the globe, with July poised to be the hottest month in history.
Oil major BP posts 70% drop in second-quarter profit, raises dividend by 10% (www.cnbc.com)
Oil major BP on Tuesday reported a nearly 70% year-on-year drop in second-quarter profits on the back of weaker fossil fuel prices, echoing a trend observed across the energy industry.
