Uber Technologies Inc. is ready to join the ranks of Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc., and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, one analyst said after the company’s latest earnings report. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated his view that FANGU was perhaps a better acronym for big internet companies than the traditional FANG moniker, adding […]
Seven Democratic presidential hopefuls are preparing to square off Friday night in a debate in New Hampshire, but the 2020 field is still 11 strong as the primary season ramps up. The debate, set to air at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on ABC, comes ahead of Tuesday’s primary voting in the Granite State, and it’s […]
Skechers USA Inc. reported record fourth-quarter sales, capping off a year that surpassed $5 billion at checkout, thanks in part to one trend: chunky sneakers. It was one of a few categories that got a shout out in earnings comments from Chief Executive Robert Greenberg. “2019 was also the year we saw the resurgence of […]
U.S.-listed shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc. slid 14% Friday as investors digested a raft of bad news about the company, from the exit of its co-founder and chief executive to major job cuts, fresh impairment charges and guidance signaling more losses ahead. The news prompted a round of price-target cuts as analysts reiterated sell ratings […]
President Trump on Friday endorsed an idea floated by some congressional Republicans that his impeachment be “expunged” if the GOP retakes control of the House of Representatives next year. In front of the White House on Friday, Trump was asked by a reporter whether he believed the House should expunge his impeachment from the congressional […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal Transportation Security Administration agent tricked a traveler into twice showing him her breasts as she went through security at one of the world’s busiest airports, California’s attorney said. Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Johnathon Lomeli, 22, was working at Los Angeles International Airport in June when he used fraud […]
A man allegedly filmed himself beating his girlfriend then ordered an Uber to take her to hospital, where she died. According to a cell phone video obtained through police warrants, Nicholas Forman, 23, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, could be seen beating his girlfriend Sabrina Harooni, 22, on his lawn, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “This is what […]
The death of a whistleblowing doctor whose early warnings about China’s new coronavirus outbreak were suppressed by the police has unleashed a wave of anger at the government’s handling of the crisis — and bold demands for more freedom. Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was among a group of people who sounded the alarm about the virus […]
On Wednesday night, Joe Biden chartered a plane from Manchester, N.H., to his hometown of Wilmington, Del. He had no events scheduled Thursday in New Hampshire — one day before the high-stakes Democratic debate there and five days before the state’s crucial primary. Perhaps the former vice president, who has described his distant fourth-place finish […]
Democratic presidential hopefuls Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders on Thursday remained in a tight race in Iowa’s presidential caucuses with 97% of precincts reporting, while the Democratic National Committee’s chairman called for a redo given the problems in that state’s closely watched contest. Technical difficulties have plagued the vote counting in the caucuses, which took […]