A scene from Netflix’s miniseries “Chernobyl”. Source: Netflix We may be living in troubled times, but if you think that means that television shows with distressing subject matter would have trouble finding an audience, think again. Programming that traffics in gloom and doom, such as HBO’s “Chernobyl,” is resonating with large numbers of people, many
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Image Source | Getty Images Dietary advice seems to change every decade. Fat is bad, then suddenly it’s good again. Nowadays, for many people, carbs are the enemy. But it turns out that healthy dietary guidelines can’t be boiled down into simple rules. A new crop of studies, which leverage the latest health testing and
Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC Dell Technologies is a “ridiculously cheap” stock, despite investor concerns that an economic slowdown in China will eventually harm its business, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. Shares of the computer software company rallied in early May to $70 per share. But since mid-May, the stock has come right back
A Toys R Us Inc. retail store in Frederick, Maryland, U.S., on Monday, April 16, 2018. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defunct children’s retail chain Toys R Us will open new stores later this year, according to Bloomberg. The company liquidated its assets last year after entering bankruptcy in September 2017. The company
What do balloons, MRIs and rockets all have in common? They all rely on helium — and the global market for the noble gas has been deflating for years. Helium is the second-most abundant element in the known universe, but it’s hard to capture on Earth because of how easily it floats out of the
European stocks are set to open slightly lower Friday morning, amid intensifying fears of a military confrontation in the Middle East. The FTSE 100 is seen 22 points lower at 7,402, the CAC is expected to open down around 21 points at 5,514, while the DAX is poised to start 63 points lower at 12,292,
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday in front of a live-studio audience that McKesson is a stock to stay away from here. “They are in such a difficult spot right now,” the “Mad Money” host told a guest. “I’m in the house of pain with CVS. I don’t want you to join me with McKesson and
Mark Hurd, CEO, Oracle Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Thursday: Exxon Mobil, Noble Energy, Devon Energy — Energy shares jumped with the price of oil as tensions between Iran and the U.S. intensified after a drone was shot down over Iranian airspace. President Donald Trump reacted
U.S. stock index futures were sharply higher Thursday morning, after the Federal Reserve signaled possible interest rate cuts later this year. At around 02:40 a.m. ET, Dow futures rose 115 points, indicating a positive open of more than 130 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both seen slightly higher. Market focus is largely attuned to monetary policy settings, after
Jeff Bezos announces Blue Moon, a lunar landing vehicle for the Moon, during a Blue Origin event in Washington, DC, May 9, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos gave more insight into his space company’s lunar plans on Wednesday, explaining how its spacecraft will eventually be