Posts by Swedan Margen
Mondelez forecasts muted annual revenue, profit as price hikes pull down volume
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 06:31 AM CADBURY-PARENT Mondelez International forecast annual revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as shoppers traded down from its higher-priced chocolates and snacks to cheaper alternatives. Shares of the Chicago-based company were down about 4 per cent after the bell. The company had undertaken several rounds…
Read MoreBeware the Biden Nostalgia | National Review
The caricature that Joe Biden’s hapless image-makers engineered for the former president is about to make a comeback. Source link
Read MoreParis cybercrime unit searches X office; Musk summoned
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 06:17 AM [PARIS] French police raided the offices of Elon Musk‘s social media network X on Tuesday and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in a widening investigation, amid growing scrutiny of the platform by authorities across Europe. The raid by the Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit and Musk‘s summoning…
Read MoreCrypto.com launches predictions-only platform before Super Bowl
The back end will still be powered by its existing exchange and clearinghouse, all registered with the CFTC Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 06:14 AM [WASHINGTON] Crypto.com is launching a dedicated platform, OG, for prediction markets just days before the Super Bowl, the company said on Tuesday (Feb 3). A pioneer of federally-regulated sports-themed…
Read MoreOil prices climb 2% after US shoots down Iranian drone, worries about armed boats
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 06:07 AM [NEW YORK] Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent on Tuesday after the US shot down an Iranian drone approaching a US aircraft carrier and armed boats approached a US-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, stoking concerns talks aimed at de-escalating US-Iran tensions could be disrupted. Brent…
Read MoreEuropean shares little changed as software rout counters relief rally in miners
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 06:00 AM EUROPE’S benchmark share index nudged up to another record close on Tuesday (Feb 4) as a sharp selloff in software and advertising companies offset a rally in commodity-linked stocks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended up 0.1 per cent higher at 617.93 points, having also closed at an all-time…
Read MoreUS stocks: Wall Street ends sharply down as traders fret about AI disruption
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 05:48 AM WALL Street ended sharply lower on Tuesday as investors worried about AI creating more competition for software makers, keeping them on edge ahead of quarterly reports from Alphabet and Amazon later this week. AI heavyweights Nvidia and Microsoft both fell. Alphabet dropped ahead of its report on…
Read More5 signs your pricing strategy is signaling weakness
Pricing feels deceptively simple until you are the one staring at Stripe dashboards at midnight, wondering whether your numbers say confidence or desperation. Most founders obsess over product, growth, and fundraising before they ever interrogate pricing. That is understandable. Pricing forces you to confront how much you really believe in what you are building and…
Read MoreWilliam Stevenson: Jill Biden’s Ex-Husband Charged with First-Degree Murder of His Wife Who Was Found Dead at Their Delaware Home
Jill Biden’s ex-husband was arrested on Monday in connection with the killing of his wife, with authorities charging him with her death at their Delaware home in December, according to a report. William Stevenson, who was once married to the former first lady, has now been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his…
Read MoreHow to decide between building in public and stealth (pros and cons)
You’ve got an idea you can’t stop thinking about. Part of you wants to share the journey, post weekly updates, and let the internet hold you accountable. Another part worries about being copied, being judged too early, or realizing publicly that the idea is not as strong as you hoped. Almost every early-stage founder reaches…
Read MoreNancy Guthrie’s Pacemaker Stopped Syncing with Her Apple Watch on Sunday Morning as Hopes of Survival of Savannah Guthrie’s Abducted Mom Start Fading
Abducted Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker stopped communicating with her Apple Watch in the early hours of Sunday morning, law enforcement sources said. Police sources said the 84-year-old’s pacemaker stopped transmitting data to her Apple Watch at around 2 a.m. on Sunday, according to Fox News. Investigators told the outlet that Nancy’s Apple Watch was found inside…
Read MoreSingapore to Review Adoption Safeguards Amid Probe into Alleged Indonesian Baby Trafficking Ring
Singapore will assess whether its child adoption processes need to be tightened once investigations into the alleged trafficking of Indonesian babies become clearer, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said in Parliament on Tuesday, February 3. Documents and records seized by Indonesian authorities indicate that a syndicate based in West Java may have…
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