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Apollo Global partner reveals strategy behind firm’s acquisition of ‘Dune’ producer Legendary, TV station group Tegna, and plans for further media M&A and ‘our own IP’
Aaron Sobel. Apollo Global Apollo Global followed its acquisition of Hollywood studio Legendary with a deal to buy part of ...
McConnell, unlike some of his GOP colleagues, embraces Biden’s decision to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Drew Angerer/Getty Images Mitch McConnell embraced Biden’s decision to name a Black woman to ...
An ex-Trump aide said a White House gathering with Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginni Thomas, was ‘the craziest meeting I’ve ever been to’
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arrives to watch Judge Amy Coney Barrett take the constitutional ...
Biden warns gas prices could rise as the US sanctions Russia, saying ‘defending freedom will have costs’
President Joe Biden arrives to speak to update the situation of the Ukraine-Russia border crisis during an event in the ...
Attorney General Merrick Garland wouldn’t respond to criticism that DOJ ‘ignored’ the family of Ahmaud Arbery
Attorney General Merrick Garland said his “heart goes out” to Ahmaud Arbery’s family. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File A jury convicted ...
Crypto scammers are masquerading as lovers on dating apps like Hinge and conning victims out of their entire life savings
Getty Images Crypto scammers are feigning months-long romances on dating apps, NYT reported on Monday. Victims interviewed by the Times ...
CoStar IT workers describe a secretive operation to track whether employees working remotely were at their desks and how they were dressed
CoStar’s current office is a glassy building on James River in Richmond, Virginia. Traveler1116/Getty Images CoStar, a $26 billion data ...
Putin says Minsk accords, which were meant to end war in eastern Ukraine, no longer exist
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Alexei Nikolsky/Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the Minsk peace agreements — ...
Elon Musk says he will send a prototype of SpaceX’s Starship to a nearby Texas airport for a public display
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images Elon Musk said he plans to send a retired Starship prototype to a ...
Home Depot added a record-breaking $40 billion in sales in 2 years, and it’s a sign of how much we spent on our homes while trapped inside during the pandemic
Previously, Home Depot added $40 billion in sales between 2009 and 2018. Noam Galai/Getty Images Home Depot passed a milestone ...
73-year-old downtown business is a glimpse of the past, but its future is uncertain
Founded in 1949, this downtown Raleigh auto racing shop is one of the city’s oldest family-run businesses. It’s unclear what ...
73-year-old downtown business is a glimpse of the past, but its future is uncertain
Founded in 1949, this downtown Raleigh auto racing shop is one of the city’s oldest family-run businesses. It’s unclear what ...
North Korea’s missiles are a growing threat to US military bases
Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korea appears to have hundreds of short-, medium-, and long-range missiles ...
These 13 charts show the inequalities Black Americans still face
Civil rights activist Angela Davis pumps her fist in solidarity during a Juneteenth protest against police brutality as longshoremen shut ...
Amex tightens Delta relationship by bringing BNPL offering to its checkout
Amex addd Plan It, a buy now, pay later option (BNPL), to Delta’s checkout. The issuer can use the integration ...
US stocks fall as Ukraine crisis escalates with Russian troops ordered to breakaway regions
Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks dropped Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine. European officials said ...
We’re looking for the power players of the self-driving vehicle industry — here’s how to nominate yourself or someone you know
Some of last year’s Self-Driving Power Players, which included individuals from Tesla, Zoox, and Morgan Stanley. Marianne Ayala/Insider Insider is ...
Germany axes pivotal Nord Stream II pipeline bringing Russian gas to Europe after Putin sent troops to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seen in Berlin on February 22, 2022. JOHN MACDOUGALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Germany said it’s axing ...
Apple Store employees have been using Android phones to help keep their unionizing efforts secret, report says
Apple Store employees are exploring unionization, The Washington Post reported. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters Apple staff in at least eight Apple ...
10 things before the opening bell
Welcome back from the long weekend. Today we’re going over how to keep your footing in times of market volatility, ...
Goldman Sachs predicts the S&P 500 will tumble 6% if there is outright conflict in Ukraine and punitive sanctions for Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine on Monday. Alexei Nikolsky/Associated Press The S&P 500 is likely to ...
Oil prices barrel towards $100 as Putin’s order to send troops into Ukraine fuels fears of disruptions to energy shipments
Russian President Vladimir Putin. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov Oil prices neared $100 a barrel after Russia ordered troops into Ukraine, fuelling supply ...
Russia’s UN representative Nebenzya rebukes Security Council members for being ’emotional’ about the Ukraine crisis
Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, attending a UN Security Council meeting on January 31. Spencer Platt/Getty Images ...
Walmart poached a fashion designer who’s dressed Lady Gaga, Oprah, and Michelle Obama to boost sales for its private-label brands. Here’s a look at his inaugural collections.
Brandon Maxwell is debuting new looks with Free Assembly and Scoop Tuesday. Courtesy of Walmart Brandon Maxwell is debuting two ...
Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN said his country’s borders will remain ‘unchangeable’ in spite of Russia’s actions
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UN, attending an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. Timothy A. Clary/Getty Images ...
Harvard economist and former Obama adviser says Russia is ‘basically a big gas station’ and is otherwise ‘incredibly unimportant’ in the global economy
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed decrees to recognize independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk. Moscow ordered troops into these areas ...
Studies show many people may not need a fourth COVID-19 booster for several months, or even years
Registered nurse Alix Zacharski, left, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot from Douglas Houghton at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, ...
The US ambassador to the United Nations said Putin ‘wants the world to travel back’ to a ‘time when empires ruled the world’
Vladimir Putin of Russia gives a televised address on Ukraine on February 21, 2022. Shortly after, he recognized the separatist ...
Russia’s spy chief stammered as Putin snapped at him to ‘speak directly!’ while pressing him about support for decree on eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a Security Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. ...
Ukrainian president says ‘we are not afraid’ in 2 a.m. address to the nation after Russia ordered troops into eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky MATT DUNHAM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation at 2 a.m. Tuesday ...
