Andrew here. I’m in Los Angeles, where the finance world has gathered for the Milken Institute Global Conference. We have a packed briefing for you on Monday: a scoop on Google and the White House; more on GameStop’s roughly $55 billion takeover bid for eBay; and a look at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting — the…
Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on Spirit Airlines shutting down, canceling all flights, causing travelers to rebook with other airlines, on ‘Fox Report.’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is under fire after Spirit Airlines abruptly shut down, with critics citing her claim that blocking a merger that could have saved the troubled carrier was “a…
Nearly a dozen products are either already in market or being introduced through early 2026-27 across whisky, brandy, vodka, gin, rum and tequila, as companies respond to younger consumers, and especially those who are moving across categories on different drinking occasions. Source link
May 4, 2026, 5:02 a.m. CT A construction company is suing a local restaurant developer for approximately $1 million in unpaid bills. A YouTuber from England is restoring a 1950s Burger Boat yacht once chartered by Frank Sinatra. A new Italian restaurant, Trattoria Tennie, is opening in the former Grizzly’s location on Washington Street. The…
New York City Mayor Mayor Zohran Mamdani spotlighted Citadel CEO Ken Griffin’s Manhattan penthouse in a viral video announcing a new pied-à-terre tax. (Credit: Norges Bank Investment Management) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani built his political agenda by taking aim at billionaires. Now he’s praising one for backing the police. Last week, Mamdani publicly…
GameStop Chief Executive Ryan Cohen has made an unsolicited offer to acquire eBay Inc for about $56 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Source link
While large corporations tend to dominate the headlines of business pages, statistics show small businesses serve as the backbone of the American economy. According to the most recent U.S. census data, companies with fewer than 100 employees generate $11.6 trillion in annual business revenue and account for more than 32% of all jobs at firms with…
May 4, 2026, 4:04 a.m. CT SPRINGFIELD – There’s never a dull moment in Sangamon County when it comes to business news. While multiple businesses opened and closed over the course of the month of April, headlines were focused on the approval of a $500 million data center in Thayer, Illinois and the grant fraud…
Bobbie co-founder and CEO Laura Modi joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to explain raising funds while pregnant, building U.S. manufacturing in Ohio and expanding her formula to new stores. A suspect has been arrested after rat poison was found in baby food jars in parts of Europe, sparking a chilling safety scare. HiPP, a Germany-based organic…
GameStop’s chief executive Ryan Cohen told the Wall Street Journal that he sees potential to make eBay a much bigger rival to Amazon. Source link
