Meta, the parent company of social networking site Facebook, has faced calls to do more about financial scams on its platforms. Artur Widak | Nurphoto via Getty Images The European Commission on Thursday fined Meta Platforms €797.72 million ($840.24 million) over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace, it said in a statement, confirming an earlier report … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Steve Weiss, founder and managing partner at Short Hills Capital Partners, joins CNBC’s “Halftime Report” to discuss why he is buying Bitcoin. Source link
Advance Auto Parts said Thursday it will close about 500 stores by mid-2025 and cut some jobs under a restructuring effort, as demand for vehicle parts takes a hit from fewer consumers opting to repair their cars. Shares of the auto parts retailer were up about 2% despite also reporting a surprise third-quarter adjusted loss of 4 cents per share. Analysts on average were expecting a profit of 49 … Read more
History and hindsight have made it a little difficult to contextualize what the Lakers accomplished last winter, the team hoisting a trophy and hanging a banner after winning the NBA’s first in-season tournament championship. On one hand, only the Lakers and the Celtics were able to celebrate as champs last year. On the other, no … Read more
Watch: Cars damaged by bear revealed to be person in costume Four people have been arrested after allegedly filing fake insurance claims stating that a bear had damaged the interiors of three luxury cars. Video footage submitted to insurers as evidence showed what appeared to be the animal climbing into the front seat of Rolls … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email MNTN CEO Mark Douglas joins CNBC’s ‘The Exchange’ to discuss Disney as the company reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, the performance of its streaming business, and more. Source link
Bluesky, a social media microblogging app reminiscent of rivals X and Threads, has welcomed 1.25 million new users to its platform in the week since the US election. Some of the new users switched to Bluesky to boycott X over billionaire owner Elon Musk’s allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump, according to posts on the app. … Read more
LeBron James had San Antonio on his mind Wednesday night, but not because the Lakers face the Spurs on Friday. He was thinking of something else — or, rather, someone else. The Spurs revealed earlier Wednesday that longtime coach Gregg Popovich suffered a mild stroke Nov. 2 at the team’s arena in the hours before … Read more
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke them out” and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month. They have refused to cooperate with authorities … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email John Malone, Liberty Media chairman, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss what is to come with Liberty Media’s ownership of Formula One, what the next generation of Liberty Media looks like, and much more. Source link