It took 11 years since Facebook acquired it for $19 billion, but Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsApp, marking a major change for an app whose founders shunned advertising. Meta announced Monday that businesses will now be able to run so-called status ads on WhatsApp that prompt users to…
President Donald Trump’s business organization has announced the creation of a new wireless phone service that will carry the president’s name. Trump Mobile, as the service will be known, will soon be available for what Donald Trump Jr. described as “real Americans” seeking “true value from their mobile carriers.” The…
Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that it will remove FD&C artificial dyes from its products by the end of 2027, and will not launch any new products in the U.S. containing those ingredients. The company said in a release that about 10% of its U.S. items use FD&C colors, the synthetic…
Anne Wojcicki, cofounder and former chief executive of 23andMe, is taking back control of the struggling genetic testing pioneer.Months after the company filed for bankruptcy, Wojcicki has emerged as the winning bidder in a competitive court-supervised auction, beating out pharmaceutical heavyweight, Regeneron, with a $305 million offer through a newly…
US President Donald Trump’s family-owned Trump Organization on Monday announced the launch of Trump Mobile. The self-branded mobile network comes with a $499 smartphone and is expected to start operations by September this year. Trump Mobile’s launch marks the entry of the Trump family into the telecom sector. The family of…
EchoStar Corp (NASDAQ: SATS) opened a whopping 45% up on Monday following reports that President Trump has stepped in to resolve a conflict between the satellite communication company and the FCC.According to Bloomberg, the US President has urged EchoStar to consider a deal with the regulator that could potentially end…
B3, Brazil’s biggest stock exchange, announced futures contracts for Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) on Monday, boosting its portfolio of regulated cryptoassets as demand for blockchain-based financial products grows.The new derivatives represent a significant step for B3, which has been progressively establishing a regulated crypto market ecosystem in Latin America’s…
US stocks’ recovery over the past two months following the initial plunge related to higher tariffs under the Trump administration has pushed some S&P 500 stocks into the overbought territory.Based on the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) – a momentum indicator often used to evaluate whether a stock is due…
Shares of Roku Inc. soared nearly 10% on Monday following the announcement of a new advertising partnership with Amazon.com Inc., a deal designed to deepen both companies’ reach in the fast-growing connected-TV (CTV) advertising market. The stock gained as much as 11% during early trading, settling at $82.57 before paring…
Donald Trump abruptly departed the G7 Summit in Canada on Monday evening, citing the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters that the US president had received an offer—via intermediaries—aimed at securing a ceasefire and restarting broader discussions between the two adversaries.“There is indeed an…