College majors for millionaires, cable's free streaming, a Netflix backlash: The week's most popular
Plus, Hertz is selling EVs at big discounts, and electric car myths debunked
Your college major won’t determine your fate, but it can significantly impact how much money you make after college.
As cord-cutting continues to rise, one cable company is partnering with streaming platforms in an effort to keep its customers.
GM’s (GM) rollout of its new EVs has been slow, but it’s picked up a bit. Between Cadillac, Chevy and GMC, the automaker moved nearly 38,000 EVs in Q2 of this year. Among those is the Chevy Silverado EV. A few fleet sales have been made to companies like Hertz, but with the rental company looking to get out of its bad EV bet, it’s starting to sell some of those electric pickups as used. And if you’re in the market for one, you may score a deal.
Like it or not — and some people really don’t like it — electric vehicles are here to stay and are likely the cars of the future.
Billionaire Mark Cuban has some words of warning for Elon Musk when it comes to his support of former President Donald Trump.
A college degree can be highly valuable and necessary for landing a top-notch job.
The famed Renaissance Center in Detroit has been the hive where GM houses its most important worker bees since it acquired the building in 1996, but lately the building is feeling more like an empty nest. The complex comprises six giant office towers, a 73-story Marriott hotel, and a pair of shorter 21-story buildings occupied by an insurance company, but these days it’s host to just a fraction of its pre-pandemic traffic heights.
As the Boeing (BA) machinists’ strike stretches on, negotiations have hit an unexpected snag that goes beyond debates over current wages. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the union representing the striking employees, is also seeking to restore a retirement benefit that ended a decade ago.
The automaker behind brands including Jeep (STLA), Chrysler, and Dodge slashed its full-year financial expectations on Monday, as CEO Carlos Tavares looks to fix the company’s so-called “disaster” in North America.
Costco Wholesale (COST) is getting further into the precious metals business. While gold bars and silver coins have previously been top of mind for shoppers, the retailer is now adding a third precious metal: platinum.
Nissan has been in a difficult spot for a while, but recently the automaker’s problems are even more pronounced. There are two key, but intertwined factors that are holding Nissan back, and I’m not sure any kind of investment or change in company direction can overcome them.
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SpaceX successfully completed the first step on Sunday to rescue two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station, but it won’t bring the pair home for another five months.
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Exploding sales of prescription weight loss medications have catapulted Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli Lilly (LLY) to become the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical companies. This relentless demand has not only led to ongoing shortages but also boosted Denmark’s GDP last year. Morgan Stanley (MS) analysts project that the global market for GLP-1 prescription drugs could reach $105 billion by 2030.