Sephora uses AI to recommend skincare products. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Major retailers, such as Walmart and Target, are integrating AI into their shopping experiences. Retailers have partn...
One very lucky lottery player from the US state of Arkansas hit the ultimate jackpot on Christmas Eve. Christmas will never be the same again!...
A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs. HUIZENG HU/Getty Images As AI companies snap up memory chips , smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply. IDC projected a 2...
Article URL: https://wolfstreet.com/2025/12/26/status-of-the-us-dollar-as-global-reserve-currency-usd-share-drops-to-lowest-since-1994/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403276 Poin...
The U.S. has launched a "deadly strike" against Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria, according to Trump. And, holiday spending was higher than expected this year. (Image credit: Anna Moneymake...
Trump administration signals support for proposal to divvy up sanctioned Russian company’s international businesses...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he is "perfectly fine" with California's proposed billionaire wealth tax. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he is "perfectl...
Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller has long been considered the wealthiest man in America's history. NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images America has more billionaires than ever, led by Elon M...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, James J. Townsend Jr, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council, says that the presence of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Ukraine peace talks in Par...
The company’s energy operations will become “100% North American” following the sale of the Paraguayan site....
Dina Powell McCormick is Meta's new president and vice chairman. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Meta named Dina Powell McCormick as its president and vice chairman. Powell McCormick s...
A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota. LAUREN OWENS LAMBERT/REUTERS A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois an...
Tourists planning to spend Christmas in Hong Kong have fuelled a surge in guest house bookings since October, driving occupancy and room rates to their strongest levels in five years. But those arrivi...
A Grok investor said he's "deeply concerned" about the "speculative" data center market. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A Groq investor said he's "deeply concer...
Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/BI The 2025 frozen job market could thaw by the time 2026 is over. Job-market experts like Claudia Sahm don't think the low-hire, low-fire state is sustainable. Hiring exp...
Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Mary Barra all started far from the top. Getty Images Many of the world's most powerful business leaders began their careers in more humble ways. From Jensen Huang workin...
Ivan Rodriguez Alba/Getty Images TikTokers have been debating two jobs: $120,000 for fully virtual work, or $240,000 for five days in-person. The debate between virtual, in-person, and hybrid work rag...
Hong Kong’s primary residential home sales in 2026 are forecast to again reach decade-high numbers, as developers continue to clear inventory and homebuyers focus more on small, low-cost flats. Transa...
The purchase lifts the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 672,497 BTC and ranks among its smaller acquisitions this year compared with earlier multibillion-dollar buys....
Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs. Nearly ...