Jeffrey Epstein attends Launch of RADAR MAGAZINE at Hotel QT on May 18, 2005. Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Before hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein went to jail in Florida more than a decade ago, billionaire L Brands founder and Chairman Les Wexner was trying to distance himself from the accused child molester. That didn’t
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Ford and Volkswagen plan to announce Friday new joint ventures on autonomous and electric vehicles, two technologies considered critical to the future of the auto industry. The deal calls for “billions of dollars” in investments and will allow the companies to share both intellectual property and hardware, according to company executives with first-hand knowledge of
Eric Lindblad of Boeing speaks at Boeing’s production facility in Everett, Washington, June 1, 2017. Jason Redmond | Reuters Boeing‘s 737 jet program manager Eric Lindblad is retiring after nearly a year on the job, according to a company memo reviewed by CNBC on Thursday. The 34-year Boeing executive’s retirement comes as the company copes
CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2018. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Twitter suffered an outage on Thursday that prevented several users from being able to
“Stranger Things” season three picks up in the summer of 1985. The Hawkins crew are on the cusp of adulthood and faced with enemies old and new. Netflix A record 26.4 million U.S. viewers watched the third season of Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things” over the July 4 holiday weekend, about 17% higher than the
Anne Wojcicki DNA-testing start-up 23andMe is experimenting with a new way to collect a lot more health data from millions of its users than just their DNA. The company is now asking a subset of customers if they’d be willing to incorporate their lab results, prescription information and medical history, after they’ve received the results
President Donald Trump Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Pharmaceutical companies may be in the direct path of President Donald Trump‘s next big policy push to lower drug prices after the administration abandoned a proposal that would have eliminated rebates from government drug plans. Earlier Thursday, the White House said the Trump
An Avengers fan holds tickets at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to attend the opening screening of “Avengers: Endgame” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 25, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Disney‘s “Avengers: Endgame” is now just $15 million shy of the record for highest-grossing film of all time. At the end of the
LYTobin Heath of the USA celebrates with teammates following the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup France Final match between The United States of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 07, 2019 in Lyon, France. Maja Hitij | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The United States has won the Women’s World
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 5, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday he’s preparing an executive order declaring a “favored nations clause” for drug prices, where the U.S. will pay