Twitter’s chief lawyer — seen as the social network’s top advocate for censoring conservatives — is among the highly paid executives who stand to lose their job if Elon Musk completes his takeover of the company. Vijaya Gadde, who earned $17 million last year as Twitter’s top legal counsel, could be on the chopping block … Read more
Jeff Bezos saw his wealth slashed by $18 billion on Friday, cutting him to No. 3 among the world’s richest, after Amazon’s stock tanked following a downbeat earnings report. As of early Friday, Bezos’ net worth was valued at $152.3 billion — down from $170.5 billion a day earlier, according to Forbes. Now, Bezos is … Read more
Russia reportedly made a pair of overdue debt payments in US dollars on Friday – a move that came as the Kremlin scrambles to avoid what would be its first default on foreign obligations since World War I. Russia’s Finance Ministry said it made a $564.8 million payment on a 2022 on a dollar-denominated bond … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk slammed far-left progressives on Friday morning — serving up another glimpse of his political views as he proceeds with a $44 billion takeover of Twitter. “The far left hates everyone, themselves included!” Musk tweeted Friday morning. Musk, however, followed up 16 minutes later, adding, “But I’m no fan of the far right … Read more
An estimated 170 regulators descended on Deutsche Bank’s global headquarters in Germany Friday after the financial giant alerted authorities about a potential money laundering case, according to a report. Both European regulators — the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) — and German police raided the bank following a decision in a Frankfurt court, Bloomberg reported on … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk secured financing for his $44 billion takeover bid of Twitter by pledging to slash jobs and executive pay, among other cost-cutting measures, according to a report. Musk also told lenders that he would maximize profitability at the social media platform by monetizing tweets, though he did not provide specifics, and floated … Read more
You could be the next social media sensation! Mercury, the planet of the mind, “influencing” and communication will soar into the expansive skies of Gemini beginning April 29, 2022. However, because we will begin yet another sassy Mercury retrograde on May 11, our cosmic messenger will turn backwards and slip out of Gemini beginning May … Read more
A majority of Americans approve of Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter, according to the results of an upcoming poll obtained by The Post. Even as employees of the social media giant are melting down at the prospect of new ownership, a Rasmussen poll set to be released Friday found that 62 percent of … Read more
Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 on Thursday, its money-making juggernaut stalled by a slowdown in pandemic-induced online shopping and a huge write-down of its investment in an electric-vehicle startup. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant’s stock almost 10% in after-hours trading. Amazon reported a loss of $3.84 billion, or $7.56 a share, for the … Read more
Once again, the rent is too damn high. For many city denizens who weathered the pandemic in the boroughs, new record high rents and bidding wars have proved the final straw. Instead of renewing their leases, they’ve moving to more affordable areas. Bargain-hunters are “choosing to move out versus paying the higher current price,” said … Read more