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A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’

Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar…

Here’s where the jobs are for May 2024 — in one chart

Job growth in May was surprisingly strong, pushing back on lingering fears of a broader economic slowdown and likely slowing…

Tennis star Alexander Zverev and former partner settle assault case

CNN  —  German tennis star Alexander Zverev and his former partner have agreed to settle his assault case, with no admission of…

Stock market today: US stocks drop, bond yields jump after strong jobs report

US stocks moved lower on Friday after a hotter-than-expected May jobs report sent bond yields surging. Advertisement 272,000 jobs were…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope could help solve these 5 exoplanet puzzles

Detecting exoplanets used to be so difficult that scientists spotted the first black hole, detected the leftover radiation from the…

Cut off from the West, Putin says almost 40% of Russian trade turnover is now in rubles

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that nearly 40% of the country’s trade turnover is now in rubles as the…

Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package will likely see overwhelming approval, putting a big overhang for the stock behind it, Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives says

Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package is probably getting approved by shareholders, Wedbush said. The issue has been an “overhang” on…

U.S. adds a much-better-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, but unemployment rate edges up to 4%

The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in May, countering fears of a slowdown in the labor market…

GameStop stock tanks 24% as weak earnings trump Roaring Kitty’s planned livestream

GameStop shares tanked 24% in morning trading on Friday after weak first-quarter earnings. They rose nearly 40% earlier in the…