Trump’s Social Media Company is Now Worth More Than Musk’s X After Recent Surge in Stock Price

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s Truth Social is now worth more than Elon Musk’s X. That’s thanks to a recent run-up in the shares of the parent company of the former president’s social media platform. Trump Media & Technology Group is now valued at over $10 billion after its shares more than quadrupled since…MORE

Treasury Issues Rule to Block US Investors From Helping China Develop Advanced Military Technology

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced technologies, issued a rule Monday to restrict and monitor American investments in China in artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. The finalized rule arises from an executive order issued in August 2023 by President Joe…MORE

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Back on the Menu After Testing Rules Out Beef Patties as E. Coli Source

LOS ANGELES (AP) — McDonald’s says testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to its Quarter Pounders. The company said Sunday it will resume selling Quarter Pounders at hundreds of affected restaurants in the coming week. McDonald’s said in a statement that the U.S. Food…MORE

Oil Prices Fall as Reality of Weak Global Demand Overtakes Risk of Wider War in Middle East

Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Prices for crude spiked globally on Oct. 2 after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles into Israel, part of a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and…MORE

Ford Cuts 2024 Earnings Guidance Due to Warranty Costs and Slow Pace of Cost Cutting

DETROIT (AP) — Stubbornly high warranty expenses and lagging cost-cutting efforts are holding back Ford Motor Co.’s profits this year, causing the company to lower its full-year earnings guidance. That pushed the company’s stock price down 6% in trading after Monday’s closing bell. The automaker reported third-quarter earnings after the markets closed and said its…MORE

Biden Calls Out Musk Over a Published Report That the Tesla CEO Once Worked in the US Illegally

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden has slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation. Biden criticized Musk during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh on Saturday after a Washington Post report on the…MORE

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