SPAC buying Trump’s Truth Social sees stock fall amid CFO exit

Verizon stock headed for its biggest gain of the year, remains highest-yielding Dow component

Digital World Acquisition Corp. , the special-purpose acquisition company looking to take public Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, disclosed in a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Chief Financial Officer Luiz Philippe Braganza resigned. The resignation was effective Dec. 9, and it “did not result from any disagreement with the company concerning … Read more

Wausau native Grace Stanke is crowned Miss America 2023

Wausau native Grace Stanke is crowned Miss America 2023

Miss Wisconsin 2022 Grace Stanke, center, is crowned as Miss America 2023 by Miss America 2022 Emma Broyles, behind center, at the conclusion of the Miss America competition at the Mohegan Sun casino, in Uncasville, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Miss Wisconsin has won the title of Miss America 2023. Wausau native Grace Stanke, a … Read more

Musk ditches twitter chat with banned reporters

Musk ditches twitter chat with banned reporters

Twitter head Elon Musk sparred with journalists on a voice chat on the platform Thursday about his decision to ban several high-profile accounts he accused of “doxxing” him — before abruptly leaving in the midst of questions from one of the reporters banned from the site. The group chat, hosted by BuzzFeed reporter Katie Notopoulos, … Read more

After FTX, Are Binance’s Days Numbered?

FTX Collapse: Binance, Largest Crypto Exchange, Is Under Investigation

The poison of suspicion is terrible in the cryptocurrency industry.  A month after the overnight implosion of the crypto empire of Sam Bankman-Fried, 30, it is another lord of the crypto sphere who is now the subject of the wildest rumors about the solvency of his crypto kingdom. This is Changpeng Zhao, the founder and … Read more

Accenture beats earnings estimate but shares dip

Verizon stock headed for its biggest gain of the year, remains highest-yielding Dow component

Accenture Plc shares fell 2.5% in premarket trades Friday, despite beating its earnings and revenue targets. Accenture said its fiscal first-quarter earnings rose to $2 billion, or $3.08 a share, from $1.82 billion, or $2.78 a share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose 5% to $15.7 billion. Wall Street analysts expected Accenture to earn $2.92 … Read more