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Alsea (BMV: ALSEA), the operator of well-known restaurant brands such as Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:), reported a rise in sales and EBITDA in the first quarter of 2024. The company’s total sales increased by 2.7% year-over-year to MXN 18 billion ($904 million), with same-store…
The South Korean city of Busan’s plans to launch a city-run, blockchain-powered digital assets exchange may be in peril, a report claimed on April 24. Per Naeil Shinmun, the project is “showing signs of trouble” after effectively delaying its official launch. Busan Digital Exchange Hit With Launch Delay Busan’s digital…
Mark Zuckerberg started Meta’s earnings call by talking about artificial intelligence. Then he moved onto the metaverse, touting his company’s headsets, glasses and operating system. He spent almost the entirety of his opening remarks focused on the many ways Meta loses money. Investors weren’t into it. Meta shares tumbled as much…
Bitcoin is set for more price gains later this year, even after a recent retreat in prices, according to Standard Chartered’s top crypto analyst. Geoffrey Kendrick, head of foreign exchange research, West, and digital assets research at Standard Chartered, said in a research note this week that he sees bitcoin…
A grand jury in Arizona has handed up an indictment against former President Donald Trump’s allies over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, including the fake electors from that state and several individuals connected to his campaign. Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide who remains one of Trump’s…
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud have been seeing quite a lot of each other lately. After the Greek won the Monte Carlo Masters to push his career money pot over $30 million, Ruud got sweet revenge by claiming the Barcelona Open on Sunday in straight sets to grab his first…
Ford’s electric vehicle unit reported that losses soared in the first quarter…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University’s president to resign Wednesday during a tense news conference where the crowd repeatedly interrupted the speaker and at times loudly booed him and other GOP lawmakers who were with him as they stood at the microphones. “We just can’t allow this kind of hatred and antisemitism to flourish on our campuses, and it must be stopped in its tracks. Those who are perpetrating this violence should be arrested. I am here today joining my colleagues, and calling on President Shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos,” Johnson said Wednesday. Johnson visited Columbia University on…
Rebel Teahouse is Christine Nguyen’s business. And her happy place. Nguyen, 29, was a neuro ICU nurse, often treating patients who suffered a stroke or had brain cancer. Stressful enough,…
US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, has died, Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday. “We are saddened to be informed of the passing today of congressman Donald…
Hear Amy Coney Barrett join liberal justices in grilling lawyer on Idaho abortion banConservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined liberal justices in their forceful questioning of Idaho attorney Joshua Turner…
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese EV maker BYD (SZ:) will showcase its premium brand’s first sedan at the Beijing auto show…
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Rubrik, a data-management software company backed by Microsoft, priced its IPO at $32 a share, according to a person familiar with the matter. That’s above its…
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The Gateway Pundit, the notorious far-right blog and prolific publisher of conspiracy theories, said Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with litigation related to its coverage of the 2020 election. The move comes as the staunchly pro-Donald Trump website, which promoted the false notion that the 2020 election was…
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