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Robert Garza, a former remote security analyst for Campbell Soup Company, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was dismissed for exposing an executive’s profanity-laden remarks about employees and products. The complaint, lodged in Wayne County Circuit Court, accuses the company of unlawful retaliation and seeks unspecified damages. According to court documents, Garza joined Campbell’s Camden, […]
James Fishback, a 30-year-old chief executive of the investment firm Azoria, launched an aggressive behind-the-scenes effort in August to obtain a temporary appointment to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. According to multiple sources familiar with the outreach, Fishback contacted senior White House aides and outside advisers to President Donald Trump after Governor Adriana Kugler […]
San Francisco — Newly unsealed material in a federal lawsuit alleges that Meta Platforms halted an internal project that appeared to connect reduced Facebook use with lower levels of depression and anxiety, choosing not to share the findings publicly or with lawmakers. The accusations are contained in an amended complaint filed in the U.S. District […]
The Internal Revenue Service has issued updated income tax brackets for the 2026 filing season, marking a modest upward adjustment that will affect every U.S. taxpayer. The changes, released shortly after the agency announced the furlough of roughly 34,000 employees during a federal government shutdown, raise each bracket threshold in response to inflation measured by […]
Alphabet’s Google unveiled a new version of its artificial-intelligence model, Gemini, on Tuesday, sharpening competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and challenging the financial assumptions behind OpenAI’s plan to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” in its own large-language models. The update, known informally as Gemini 3, features expanded reasoning capabilities and faster response times, according to […]
Donald Glover told fans in Los Angeles on Saturday night that a stroke he suffered last year led to the abrupt cancellation of his tour, an ailment he had previously described only in vague terms. The performer, 42, who records and tours under the name Childish Gambino, disclosed the diagnosis while on stage at Tyler, […]
Wall Street expectations for Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) intensified last week after Morgan Stanley boosted its price target on the alternative-asset manager and shifted its rating to Overweight. The bank now projects the shares could reach $180.00, up from a prior forecast of $151.00, and argues the firm is positioned to generate fee-related […]
President Donald Trump is under fire from members of both major parties after he used social media to elevate a post urging that six Democratic lawmakers be executed for “seditious behavior.” The dispute centers on a recently circulated video in which those legislators encourage military personnel to reject any “illegal orders.” Trump’s response, posted online […]
A growing number of consumers and companies are keeping smartphones, computers and other electronics far beyond traditional replacement cycles, a trend that economists say is beginning to weigh on national productivity. According to a recent survey by Reviews.org, the average American now holds onto a smartphone for 29 months, compared with roughly 22 months in 2016. The […]
College Station, Texas — An internal review committee at Texas A&M University has concluded that the institution did not have sufficient grounds to terminate senior English lecturer Melissa McCoul, whose contract was abruptly ended earlier this year following controversy around a classroom discussion of gender identity. The panel, convened under university rules to examine contested […]
Mountain View, Calif., Nov. 22, 2025 – Intuit Inc. has entered a partnership with OpenAI valued at more than $100 million, aiming to integrate the software firm’s flagship financial applications directly into the ChatGPT platform. The agreement combines OpenAI’s large language model technology with Intuit’s suite of consumer and business products, including TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit […]
British perfumer Jo Malone, who created the Jo Malone London fragrance label in 1990 and sold it to the Estée Lauder Companies nine years later, says the agreement that made her a millionaire also left her unable to use her own surname in future ventures. Speaking on CNBC’s “Executive Decisions” podcast, the 62-year-old entrepreneur described […]