Chinese officials gave Walmart a dressing-down this week and warned of legal consequences after the retailer reportedly pressured China-based suppliers to bear the cost of tariffs, according to a report. Authorities summoned Walmart executives to meet with them on Tuesday after receiving complaints that the discount chain was pushing Chinese suppliers to cut their own … Read more
New Yorkers may feel like the rent hikes never end, but it turns out that Newark, New Jersey residents are at the biggest disadvantage. Just a quick train ride from Lower Manhattan, Newark had the fastest-growing rent in the New York Metropolitan area in February, according to a recent New York Metro Area Report by … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission is moving ahead with a broad antitrust probe of Microsoft that was opened in the waning days of the Biden administration, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. FTC staff in recent weeks have continued to work on the investigation, meeting with companies and other groups to gather information, the … Read more
The two little girls of an Israeli hostage are calling on President Trump to help save their father from Hamas captivity and bring him home. Omri Miran’s two daughters were seen in a viral video on X addressing the US president as they drew signs of support for their father, who remains among the 59 … Read more
The NFL’s new league year officially began at 4 p.m., and thus, the Jets’ Aaron Rodgers era officially came to a close. The Jets are officially releasing the 41-year-old quarterback Wednesday after two seasons, with the new regime of head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey opting to move in a different direction. … Read more
Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot, a former $1.4 billion buyout target of Amazon, raised concerns on Wednesday about its ability to stay in business. Shares of the company fell more than 35%, extending a multi-year decline from its pandemic-era peak. “Given macroeconomic and tariff-related uncertainties, there is substantial doubt about iRobot’s ability to continue as … Read more
Crappy landings. Air India has implored passengers to use the lavatories for their intended purpose after passengers clogged airplane toilets with clothing, diverting an international flight. The airlines wished to “urge passengers to use lavatories only for purposes they are meant for,” Air India reps told the Times Of India in a statement. They issued … Read more
Is the secret to a longer life hidden in a pill? With the crazy number of supplements longevity buffs are swallowing, it sure seems that way. Dave Asprey, an entrepreneur and author known as “the father of biohacking,” spends an eye-popping $3,000 per month on supplements. But he insists you don’t need to spend a … Read more
Germany’s foreign intelligence service in 2020 put at 80%-90% the likelihood that the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic was accidentally released from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, two German newspapers reported on Wednesday. According to a joint report by publications Die Zeit and Sueddeutscher Zeitung, Germany’s spying agency BND had indications that the institute had conducted gain-of-function experiments, whereby … Read more
The Giants once again added to their depth along the offensive line, agreeing to terms Wednesday with Stone Forsythe, formerly of the Seahawks. Forsythe, 27, comes aboard on a one-year, veteran salary benefit contract, meaning he is a bargain-priced addition as the Giants build out their roster. Forsythe was a 2021 sixth-round pick out of … Read more