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BlackRock’s record AUM amid strategic shifts and job cuts

Following a whirlwind week, one of the world’s largest asset managers, BlackRock, posted its fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings report on Thursday, Jan 15. From strategic job cuts to a record Asset Under Management (AUM), the investment firm navigated a period of intense activity this week. ...

Despite recall, Waymo cant seem to fix this dangerous issue

Last month, after weeks of pressure from the Austin Independent School District, Waymo issued a voluntary recall of its autonomous vehicles due to a software issue that it said it had already patched. Weeks later, the issue still has not been fixed, as new video has emerged of Waymo robotaxis ...

Costco rival launches expansion plans

The other day, I walked into my local supermarket to buy five yogurt cups, a loaf of bread, a carton of strawberries, and a gallon of milk.  Now I may not be the most skilled person when it comes to mental math. But by my calculations, the sum of those items should not have exceeded $15. So ...

Could this January be a good time to start investing?

Christopher Ruane explains why, for someone who wants to start investing, this month could potentially be as good a time as ever. The post Could this January be a good time to start investing? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Trump Loads Up On $51 Million In Bonds As Markets Brace For Jerome Powell Showdown

President Donald Trump has aggressively expanded his personal bond portfolio, purchasing at least $51 million in debt securities between mid-November and late December, according to a White House financial disclosure released Thursday. The disclosure comes as JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon warns that the administration’s escalating legal war against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell risks destabilizing the very markets the President is buying into. A Persistent Buying Spree A

Disney makes surprise Star Wars Parks change

These are the droids youre looking for. With dynamic pricing already in the works, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) has big changes for Disneylands "Star Wars" zone coming down the pike. For my money, "Star Wars" fans will be pleased with this crowd-pleasing pivot (although one costuming choice is ...

Wall Street Week | Dudley on Powell, Saudi Arabia Tourism, Israeli Tech Economy, Megapass Skiing

This week, former New York Fed President Bill Dudley discusses the Justice Department’s criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jay Powell. And,Saudi Arabia is betting big on tourism to diversify its economy and transform how the world sees the Kingdom. Plus, Israel’s startup economy after the war, and how the Epic and Ikon passes transformed skiing, boosted growth, and forced resorts and skiers to weigh scale against experience. (Source: Bloomberg)

116-year-old shoe store shuts doors in widening retail crisis

Back in the 1980s, when I needed new sneakers, my mother took me to a local retail store, The Athletes Corner. In that store, once you selected the shoes you might want, someone measured your foot, brought you sneakers to try on, and made sure they fit correctly. That type of hands-on customer ...

Locals protest for airline to stop flights, cancel certain route

While airlines will determine which flights to run based on their potential to bring in traffic and thereby generate revenue, making decisions based on traffic alone would leave many rural areas cut off from the rest of the country and the world. In the U.S., government programs such as Essential ...