Rivian R1 pickup and SUV redesigned with Nvidia chips
Rivian Automotive has redesigned its all-electric R1 pickup and SUV models to improve range, performance and computing power with the help of Nvidia chips, the company said Thursday. While the 2025 model-year vehicles do not outwardly look too different than the current models, Rivian said it has changed more than half the hardware components for […]
Walmart hometown Bentonville Arkansas gets more expensive
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — When Gil Curren’s family moved into a run-down farmhouse in Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1971, the now-retail giant wasn’t yet a decade old. Sometimes, the nearby creek would flood, and cows would break loose onto the dirt road in front of his home. Now, when the 88-year-old retiree looks outside […]
Elon Musk hails ‘epic’ SpaceX Starship test flight as spacecraft makes Indian Ocean splashdown
SpaceX launched the fourth test flight of its Starship Thursday, marking another milestone for the private space company’s giant spacecraft and rocket.
SpaceX Starship rocket launches fourth test spaceflight
SpaceX launched a fourth test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, as the company looks to push development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones. Elon Musk’s company launched Starship at about 8:50 a.m. ET from its Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. A few minutes after launch, the rocket’s booster successfully splashed down […]
Too soon for small caps? This money manager is picking up bargains.
This wealth manager says investors are overlooking bargains in small-cap stocks. A dating app, a trading platform and a biopharma are among his picks.
Electric air taxi maker gets key FAA signoff
Midnight, an all-electric aircraft from company Archer Aviation, is seen at the Salinas Municipal Airport in Salinas, California, on Aug. 2, 2023. Carlos Barria | Reuters The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Archer Aviation a key certification that gets the electric air taxi maker closer to eventually flying travelers, the company said Wednesday. Archer is […]
Amazon’s Zoox to expand testing of its self-driving cars to Austin and Miami
Zoox, the self-driving-vehicle unit of Amazon.com Inc., will soon expand street testing to Austin, Texas, and Miami, Fla.
Dollar Tree (DLTR) earnings Q1 2024
An exterior view of a Dollar Tree store in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Dollar Tree announced Wednesday it is considering a sale of its more grocery-focused Family Dollar brand. The company had recently shared plans to close almost 1,000 Family Dollar stores in an attempt to revamp […]
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to testify in Senate hearing June 18
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks briefly with reporters as he arrives for a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2024. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a Senate panel on June 18 to answer lawmaker questions about […]
Amazon’s New York union of 8,000 workers formally affiliates with the Teamsters
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced Wednesday that it has formally affiliated with the Amazon Labor Union, with a vote to ratify the affiliation to take place in “the coming weeks.”
