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In this article DIS A performer dressed as Mickey Mouse entertains guests during the reopening of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney is set to report fiscal second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per

In this article TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday on Twitter that Tesla has “suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin,” out of concern over “rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining.” In an SEC filing in February, Tesla revealed that it bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and it may invest in more

A rendering of Amazon’s HQ2 shows a “Forest Plaza” located at the foot of its 350-foot-tall tower, dubbed “The Helix.” NBBJ/Amazon Amazon on Wednesday revealed the latest look at its second headquarters, called HQ2, and announced plans to hire 1,900 new employees near its sprawling northern Virginia campus. In a blog post, the company shared

In this article TSLA A gigafactory of electric carmaker Tesla is seen in Shanghai, China October 18, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — One gauge of Tesla’s success in China pointed to a sharp drop in sales in April. The U.S.-based electric car company sold 25,845 made-in-China vehicles last month, down 27% from 35,478

People stand in front a banner displaying Palantir Technologies Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, Sept. 30, 2020. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Palantir, a software company that offers analytics tools to the defense industry and large corporations,

Jeff Lawson, CEO, Twilio Scott Mlyn | CNBC The rotation out of tech stocks continues to hammer cloud companies the hardest, as investors sell out of last year’s best performers. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading just below a record, an index of cloud-computing companies slid to its lowest level in six months.

Bitcoin’s biggest rival, ether, blew past $4,000 on Monday to hit a new record high. The cryptocurrency is up more than 400 percent so far this year. While it is easier than ever to buy a fraction of one ether using an app like Coinbase, that is not the only way to get your hands

A logo of Ant Group is pictured at the headquarters of the company, an affiliate of Alibaba, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 29, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, is becoming one of the first major privately run businesses to work with China’s digital currency trials. MYbank

Banjo Ben Clark Zoe Weaver As an aspiring mandolin player, I’ve spent years looking up YouTube videos to learn various bluegrass licks, frequently landing on lessons from a guy who goes by Banjo Ben. In the early days of the pandemic, as we were all searching for ways to stay productive and sane while stuck

In this article DOGE.CM= Pictured: (l-r) Musical guest Miley Cyrus, host Elon Musk, and Cecily Strong during Promos in Studio 8H on Thursday, May 6, 2021. NBC | NBCUniversal | Getty Images As Elon Musk – the self-proclaimed “Dogefather” – made his “Saturday Night Live” debut, the price of dogecoin fell off a cliff. The

Jason Citron is the CEO of Discord, a chat app that has long been popular among gamers but is beginning to expand to other audiences. Courtesy of Discord Delilah, a college student, has been watching “The Bachelor” since she was 12, but she’s never known too many people in real life besides her mom who

In this article AMZN The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive is seen on March 28, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images News | Getty Images An Amazon employee died at the company’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, the company confirmed to CNBC. The facility was the site of a

The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2016. Alexandria Sage | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s messaging around driverless vehicle technology does not always “match engineering reality,” according to meeting notes by the California Department of Motor Vehicles released late Thursday. Tesla employees,

Gavin Newsom, center, smiles next to his wife Jennifer Newsom, left, and Senator Kamala Harris, during a rally in Burbank, California, last May. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images For all the talk of a California exodus, the largest U.S. state is in the midst of an economic resurgence. When Covid-19 shut down

An illustrative image of Amazon Shopping app seen on a mobile phone screen in front of an old (L) and a new (R) Amazon Shopping app icons displayed on a screen. Amazon has quietly changed its new Amazon Shopping app icon, replacing the blue ribbon on top that drew some unfavorable comparisons. On Wednesday, March