ConocoPhillips (COP) announced Wednesday it has agreed to purchase Marathon Oil (MRO) in an all-stock transaction valued at $22.5 billion, including $5.4 billion in debt. Marathon Oil stock jumped early while COP shares angled lower.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the 800-pound gorilla of artificial intelligence (AI). Demand for its chips is through the roof. Its shares skyrocketed by 239% last year, and are up around 60% so far in 2024. But Nvidia isn’t the only AI company that’s popular with investors, and there’s another one that has especially found favor […]
Can I say something controversial? Vacuuming is my favorite household chore. No, not because I enjoy pushing a bulky floor cleaner around, but because I don’t have to. My robovac does all the work for me (which, I suppose, means I can’t really call it my favorite cleaning task). Technicalities aside, having one of these […]
Can I say something controversial? Vacuuming is my favorite household chore. No, not because I enjoy pushing a bulky floor cleaner around, but because I don’t have to. My robovac does all the work for me (which, I suppose, means I can’t really call it my favorite cleaning task). Technicalities aside, having one of these […]
I had a big birthday recently, and let me tell you something you may already know: “Mature” (over 50) skin has special needs, and it can be overwhelming to sort out the best anti-aging creams, serums, lotions and potions that meet them. It’s hard to know how to care for your skin at any age, […]
Jack Ma and Joe Tsai, the co-founders of Alibaba Group Holding, have emerged as the two largest shareholders of the e-commerce giant they founded in 1999, by aggressively scooping up its tumbling shares in New York and Hong Kong. Ma, who retired as Alibaba’s executive chairman in 2019, bought about US$50 million of stock in […]