Tag: Americas

Will Jeff Bezos Buy America’s Most Venerable Space Company?

Call it the great cash out. Over just nine days in February, as Bloomberg reported on Feb. 20, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos unloaded a total of 50 million shares of Amazon stock, netting $8.5 billion in proceeds — nearly $1 billion per day of selling. Now inquiring minds want to know: What is […]

‘No Matter How Much We’ve Saved, We’re Not Going To Be Able To Retire’ — Generation X, ‘America’s Neglected Middle Child,’ Is Freaking Out About Retirement And Experts Say Rightfully So

As retirement looms, a sense of unease grips Generation X, often considered “America’s neglected middle child,” which is facing a financial landscape that feels increasingly unstable. An AARP article highlighted the stories of people like freelance writer Gretchen Elhassani, 47, and university professor Mike Cundall Jr., 49, who represent the growing concern among their peers […]

How a liberal billionaire became America’s leading anti-DEI crusader

Three years ago, Vivek Ramaswamy called up hedge fund manager Bill Ackman with an idea: an “anti-woke” asset management firm that would combat social justice and climate initiatives spreading through the business world. Though the billionaire power broker had made a career forcing management changes in businesses including Wendy’s and JCPenney, Ackman seemed an unlikely […]

What’s it like to audition for ‘America’s Got Talent’? From an 85-year-old magician to a 9-year-old dancer, hopefuls say the show is ‘the biggest stage in the world.’

America’s Got Talent held its first in-person audition in the Los Angeles area since the COVID-19 pandemic. On Feb. 4, eager contestants showed up to the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif., ready to put on their best show to score a coveted spot on Season 19 of the NBC reality competition show. This was […]