Cable companies Charter and Cox agree to merge
Charter Communications and Cox Communications, two of the largest cable companies in the U.S., have entered into an agreement to…
Economy
He lives in Thailand but ‘supercommutes’ to Singapore—living off what he makes from 3 hours a week
It took a layoff to make Shao Chun Chen realize he was financially independent in early 2024, giving him the…
Amazon lays off about 100 employees in devices and services unit
Amazon is cutting jobs in its devices and services unit, which was previously hit with layoffs in 2022 and 2023.…
The world’s best airport is building a mega terminal to ride the travel boom in Asia
Changi's Terminal 5 is just the latest instance of countries around Asia splurging on their airports so as to capture…
CoreWeave beats on revenue, reports more than 400% growth in first earnings after IPO
CoreWeave's revenue growth slowed from the feverish pace in 2024, but is still benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom. ...
Boeing inks record-breaking deal for Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 planes
Boeing's business has been beset by issues and disrupted by Trump's trade war with China, which stopped accepting plane deliveries…
Chuck Schumer to block Trump DOJ nominees over Qatari jet
Trump's plan to accept the luxury jet has draw pushback from Democrats, and even some Republicans, who are are slamming…
Annual inflation rate hit 2.3% in April, less than expected and lowest since 2021
The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.2% in April for a 2.4% annual inflation rate. ...
Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce
It's likely Microsoft's largest job purge since it said goodbye to 10,000 employees in 2023. ...