Retail Starbucks knocked it out of the park Wednesday night, turning in strong quarterly results and lifting its full-year guidance for several key metrics. Nearly two years into his tenure, CEO Brian Niccol has clearly revitalized the coffee chain, and he’s not done yet. Revenue in the fiscal 2026 third quarter totaled $9.32 billion, topping […]
Small Business The Strip, The Sphere and full replica of the Eiffel Tower in daytime Strekoza2 | Istock Editorial | Getty Images A sparsely-populated state known for its world-class casinos and dry desert climate has been a bright spot in the tepid U.S. job market. Nevada‘s workforce grew 1.9% from April 2025 to 2026, the […]
BBC News After the widespread condemnation of both the proposals and the manner in which they have been created, Fifa released an eight-page document highlighting the reasons behind them on Wednesday evening. Fifa said its view was that “too little of football’s growing commercial value has reached the parts of the game that need it […]
Tech Microsoft shares moved 8% higher in extended trading on Wednesday after the software maker disclosed strong fiscal fourth-quarter revenue and called for steady 2026 capital expenditures. Here’s how the company did relative to LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $4.74 adjusted. That may not compare with the $4.24 adj. per share expected by LSEG Revenue: […]
Business News A customer prepares to eat at the first Chipotle fast-food restaurant in northeastern Mexico on its opening day in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, July 16, 2026. Daniel Becerril | Reuters Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday raised its same-store sales growth forecast for the year after topping analysts’ quarterly earnings and revenue expectations. […]
Digital Trends The AI browser race is entering a new phase. After spending much of 2025 trying to reinvent web search with built-in chatbots, startups are increasingly shifting their attention toward browser agents that can automate repetitive work instead of simply answering questions. The latest company to embrace that transition is Polar, a startup founded […]
Streaming Services: What to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video and More – Digital Trends In a decisive move to protect viewer feeds and advertiser dollars, YouTube has updated its monetization guidelines to strip cash flow from low-quality, AI-generated material. The streaming giant is refining the rules governing its lucrative YouTube Partner Program (YPP) to […]
BBC News “We’ve been displaced from place to place, and now we have nowhere left to go,” says Umm Mohammed al-Shawish. She is desperately searching for somewhere to live after Israel moved yellow concrete blocks that mark out where it controls in the Gaza Strip. Families living in al-Tuffah in northern Gaza woke on Monday […]
BBC News Thousands of personnel have been deployed for search-and-rescue operations. Many are digging through rubble at Kashima’s Aeon shopping centre, one of the worst-hit buildings where a portion of the second floor collapsed. The mall was also rocked by an explosion about an hour after the initial quake. The president of Aeon said it […]
BBC News Seven people, including two children, have died during a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine, according to local officials. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Wednesday that Russia had been preparing for a “massive attack”, urging people to heed air raid alerts. In the early hours of Thursday, the Ukrainian military reported multiple […]
