The best microwaves for your kitchen
The microwave is an underrated addition to any kitchen. Often maligned as the culinary weapon of choice for lazy or unwilling-to-learn chefs, the microwave is undoubtedly there to ensure that…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,252
Here are the key events on day 1,252 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Wednesday, July 30: Fighting Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice said 17 people…
Watch: Major earthquake off Russia triggers widespread tsunami warnings
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula at about 11:25 local time on Wednesday. Tsunami warnings and evacuation orders were issued around the world, including…
UBS posts better-than-expected quarterly profit
A logo of Swiss banking giant UBS in Zurich, on March 23, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Swiss banking titan UBS on Wednesday beat expectations on the…
HSBC announces $3 billion share buyback after second-quarter profit plunges 29%, missing expectations
A view of the logo of HSBC bank on a wall outside a branch in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024. Henry Romero | Reuters Europe’s largest lender HSBC…
Wesley LePatner, a 44-year-old Blackstone executive who oversaw its $53 billion real-estate investment fund, was killed in Manhattan’s mass shooting
Monday’s mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan claimed the life of Wesley LePatner, a 44-year-old executive at Blackstone, the company confirmed Tuesday morning. LePatner was among four victims killed at 345…
Ghislaine Maxwell holds out for immunity in exchange for testimony to Congress
Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is open to answering questions from Congress — but only if she is granted immunity from future prosecution for…
Jeep Cherokee’s comeback penciled in to pivot around $1.7 billion tariff knockout blow
Stellantis hopes to counteract some of the expected 1.5 billion-euro ($1.7 billion) cost of tariffs this year by boosting North American profitability with new model launches like the discontinued Jeep…
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA rookie card sold for a record-breaking $660,000 at auction—it’s more than she’ll earn from the job in four years
WNBA star Caitlin Clark’s rookie card just sold for $660,000 at auction—over 8.5 times her annual salary of $76,000, and the most money ever made at a public auction for…
‘Not dire, not amazing, more meh’: Job market cools as quits plummet in stagnant labor picture
Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that job openings in June were down…