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Best Buy will stop selling DVDs and Blu-rays after the 2023 holiday season
October 16, 2023 | 9:55pmBest Buy customers looking to purchase DVDs or Blu-ray discs will have to find another retailer after the 2023 holiday season. Starting in 2024, sales of hard copies of movies...
Vornado reels in Blue Ribbon for Penn 1 mega-project in former dining wasteland
October 16, 2023 | 7:32pmMarket watchers attribute much of the success to food options that would have been unthinkable there just a few years ago.
Ex-FTX exec rips SBF's 'excessive' spending as jurors see pics of him hanging with Katy Perry at Super Bowl
October 16, 2023 | 5:55pmA former top executive at Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed cryptocurrency exchange ripped him Monday for “excessive” spending and “flashiness” – while jurors at his fraud trial were shown a picture of...
Media outlets demand more access to secretive Google antitrust trial
October 16, 2023 | 3:25pmThe New York Times filed a motion seeking access to trial exhibits and notice before closed sessions.
McDonald's restaurant in Lebanon 'destroyed' after chain gives free meals to Israeli military, hospitals
October 16, 2023 | 3:25pmA mob of protesters in Lebanon “destroyed” a local McDonald’s restaurant, according to a social media post — after McDonald’s locations in Israel announced they were donating thousands of meals...
Citigroup banker fired for lying about two-sandwich lunch expense loses wrongful dismissal lawsuit
October 16, 2023 | 3:13pmA British judge ruled that the bank was entitled to sack Szabolcs Fekete for gross misconduct because he lied when he claimed to have consumed two sandwiches, two coffees and...
Major airline making it easier for frequent flyers to reach elite status after Delta outrage
October 16, 2023 | 1:33pmThe changes will start next year for travelers aiming to hit elite status for 2025.
Top US bankruptcy judge resigns after relationship with law clerk revealed
October 16, 2023 | 1:16pmA US bankruptcy judge with more than 3,000 cases on his docket has resigned after it was revealed he failed to disclose a romantic relationship with his former law clerk....
Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers gripe his Adderall is wearing off during trial
October 16, 2023 | 1:13pmSam Bankman-Fried is still not getting his prescribed dose of Adderall - impacting the disgraced crypto magnate's ability to focus as he weighs the pivotal decision of whether to testify...
MSNBC denies report it sidelined Muslim anchors in Israel-Hamas coverage as ratings slump
October 16, 2023 | 12:58pmMSNBC denied a report that it quietly sidelined Muslim anchors amid slumping ratings and outrage over the network's biased coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
Veteran Guardian cartoonist of over 40 years axed over 'antisemitic' drawing of Netanyahu
October 16, 2023 | 12:28pmA veteran political cartoonist for the Guardian was axed by the UK publication over an “antisemitic” caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to reports. Steve Bell, who has...
Toy Fair to remain in NYC after backlash over planned New Orleans move
October 16, 2023 | 12:15pm“As a board we have heard clearly that this change was the wrong choice for our members.”
LinkedIn cutting more than 600 jobs as demand for hiring services slows
October 16, 2023 | 12:11pmThe cuts, which affect more than 3% of the 20,000-strong staff, add to the tens of thousands of job losses this year in the technology sector amid an uncertain economic outlook.
'Unforgivable': Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says he won't hire Harvard students who blamed Israel for Hamas terror
October 16, 2023 | 12:01pmGriffin, 55, was also adamant that none of the student leaders whose groups were signatories to the initial letter would ever be hired by his firm.
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown
October 16, 2023 | 11:40amAnalysts said they expect Netflix will raise prices of its ad-free options in the coming months to nudge more subscribers to the other tier, where commercials help bring in more...
'Invisible man' of porn who once owned Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud
October 16, 2023 | 11:03amCarl R. Ruderman, 82, used millions in funds from investors of his commercial lending company 1 Global Capital LLC to fund his lavish lifestyle. He plead guilty to the $250...
Fashion giant Ralph Lauren renews lease at upgraded Starrett-Lehigh Building
October 15, 2023 | 1:33pmIf work-from-home spells the inevitable future, somebody forgot to tell Ralph Lauren. The fashion giant just renewed its lease on a long-term basis for 250,000 square feet of offices at...
'Boutique' tower on Billionaires' Row provides new home for Calvary Baptist Church
October 15, 2023 | 1:10pmLike a gift from heaven, the shiny new church-and-office building on Billionaires’ Row that we first told you about two years ago is finally on the rise. The “boutique” tower at...
Yuengling, America's oldest brewery, wants its 'fair share' of the Bud Light debacle
October 15, 2023 | 11:45amA brawl is breaking out in the beer aisle as retailers reshuffle shelf space following the Bud Light fiasco.
Where is the CEO outrage during the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine?
October 14, 2023 | 10:11pmPro-Israeli supporters confront people attending a demonstration to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.