The planet was just slammed with what government officials dubbed a severe geomagnetic storm, the second-highest level of NOAA’s rating system. The event brought “a major disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field” that may have impacted infrastructure and made the northern lights visible farther than usual, officials said. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic […]
Regulators are taking aim at misleading investing advice on social media: Brokerage app M1 Finance just got fined $850,000 for hiring an army of influencers who advertised false claims about the company. FINRA, a government-sponsored nonprofit overseen by the SEC that regulates public brokerage firms, announced the fine Monday after an extended investigation into social […]
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) investors had a fabulous February as shares of the fintech stock gained nearly 15% after its fourth-quarter earnings report showed SoFi turned profitable faster than expected. SoFi stock is giving back all those gains today, though — and more. As of 11:20 a.m. ET, the stock is down 11.5% on news […]
A claim by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that French and British personnel are present in Ukraine to help guide long-range missiles has sparked criticism from the UK. Source: Politico, as reported by European Pravda Details: Earlier this week, Scholz reiterated his excuse for opposing the provision of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, citing among the […]
Trump “is speaking to [Black voters] in 2024 with the language that some deem appropriate to use in 1964,” Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist, tells theGrio. Former President Donald Trump has again sparked outrage with remarks he made last week about Black voters at an event in South Carolina. The Republican presidential hopeful on Friday […]
Donald Trump‘s supporters are trying to raise money to help the former president offset the $355 million fine after being found guilty in the New York civil fraud trial. A GoFundMe page was started on the billionaire mogul’s behalf shortly after the court imposed the fine on him for fraudulently inflating the value of his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump fraudulently misrepresented financial figures to get cheaper loans and other benefits. Still, Trump got slammed hard, facing big cash […]
‘Money comes, money goes’: Salt Bae slammed for ‘revolting bragging’ after celebrating $108K steakhouse bill on Instagram. Has the human salt shaker’s allure turned stale? Celebrity steak chef Salt Bae has been slammed for “bragging” about a $108,000 bill for a single meal at his steakhouse in Dubai. “Money comes, money goes,” the 40-year-old Turkish […]
The Chicago City Council approved a resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza on Wednesday as crime runs rampant throughout the city, including a shooting that left a teenager dead near a high school earlier in the day. The measure was passed by a 24-23 vote after Mayor Brandon Johnson broke the tie. Johnson […]
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock had a banner year in 2023, but it wasn’t because of the company’s performance. Investors ignored both a dividend cut and its weak results during a cyclical slowdown in PC sales, and instead bet that the legacy chip stock would be among the winners in the new generative artificial intelligence (AI) […]
‘How much crime do you have?’: Joe Rogan slammed this major country for ‘going after farmers’ — then mocked another for slaughtering cows in the name of climate change. Here’s his solution German farmers recently made headlines for setting up tractor convoy blockades across the European nation, in protest of government tax hikes and subsidy […]
“I think at this point it is a slap in the face,” said Ameshia Cross, a Democratic strategist, tells theGrio. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., faced backlash over controversial statements she made while commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Monday, the conservative lawmaker took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote, “This Martin […]