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According to reports, Meta Platforms has invested in EssilorLuxottica, the largest eyewear manufacturer in the world, as the American tech behemoth makes even more commitments to metaverse and AI-powered smartglasses. Separately, Reuters and Bloomberg News revealed that Meta had acquired a 3% share in the Ray-Ban eyewear manufacturer, valued at approximately $3.5 billion. Both businesses did not immediately respond to messages left. Following the announcement, shares of Franco-Italian EssilorLuxottica (FR:EL), which was created in a 2018 merger, surged 5% during Wednesday morning trading. Before the specifics were made public on Wednesday, there had been a lot of speculation in the…

Delta Air Lines is still having trouble getting back to normal after CrowdStrike’s bad software update caused problems. On Monday, 11% of its flights had to be canceled. FlightAware says that 421 of its flights, or 11%, are canceled and another 67 are late on Monday. That’s on top of the 3,768 flights that were canceled in the three days before. Delta’s competitors aren’t having the same problems. FlightAware reports that 30 American Airlines flights are canceled and 54 are delayed, while only 6 United flights are canceled and 28 are delayed. CEO of Delta Ed Bastian said in a…

When President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for president on Sunday, he said it was “in the best interest of my party and the country.” He also said he would explain his decision in more detail later that week. It’s time for those specifics. Wednesday around 8 p.m. Eastern time, Biden is going to give a speech from the Oval Office. He said he would talk about “what lies ahead and how I will finish the job for the American people.” Age was always going to be a problem for Biden, who is 81 years old, in the…

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. shares went up after business hours on Wednesday after the fast-casual Mexican chain reported second-quarter results that were better than expected and kept its sales outlook. This comes as the restaurant industry as a whole is in the middle of a discount war. The company said that the results were helped by a renewed focus on speed of service and the return of at least one popular menu item. This was done because the company was still worried about the demand for dining out as consumers struggled with inflation. CEO Brian Niccol said in a statement,…

People are wondering if Vice President Joe Biden will stay in the race for president. At the same time, people in the financial markets were thinking about how the economy might be affected by Donald Trump’s tariff plans if he wins the Republican nomination. A lot of people in the market were counting on inflation to keep going down, the U.S. Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates, and the world’s largest economy to have a “soft landing” without a recession or big job losses. Any changes to these ways of thinking could lead to more volatility, especially in U.S.…

Anxiety about the election was already rising before a gunman at a campaign rally this past weekend tried to kill former President Donald Trump. As voters have been through the COVID-19 pandemic, the wild swings in the stock market that followed, and sharply rising consumer prices and interest rates, the shooting was just the latest event that made them feel uneasy. The American Psychiatric Association did a poll in April, and 73% of people said they were worried about the election. In the same way, Janus Henderson’s survey of investors 78% of wealthy and high-net-worth investors were worried about the…

The U.S. economy has gone into a downturn. The job market has slowed down. And prices are going down again. What else does the Federal Reserve need to do? Another sign that it’s time for interest rates to go down. The economy definitely needs a boost. Due to high interest rates, home sales have dropped sharply. High financing costs are making it hard to sell cars. Companies don’t want to invest. And so on. But the Fed has been lied to many times. First, by the biggest rise in inflation in 40 years, which happened in 2021 and 2022 after…

It looks like you can make money off of even a $5 meal. That’s what people who work in the restaurant business think about McDonald’s value-priced menu item. MCD 0.88% went live across the country last month. For $5, you get a McChicken or Double Cheeseburger sandwich, four Chicken McNuggets, a small order of french fries, and a small soft drink. According to a recent report, the budget-priced meal has been so popular that more than 90% of McDonald’s restaurants plan to keep selling it after the four-week promotion is over. A lot of people were complaining about how expensive…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given the go-ahead to a number of issuers to launch the first exchange-traded funds that invest directly in ether. After a sudden change of heart in May, the SEC approved the so-called 19b-4 filings from several stock exchanges asking for rule changes that would let them list ether ETFs. This is the last step in a two-step process. Tuesday is the first day that the ether ETFs will trade. This comes months after the spot bitcoin ETFs went live in January. A co-founder of the crypto venture capital firm Framework Ventures, Michael Anderson,…

Washington, D.C. An Associated Press poll done after President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection found that Vice President Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican Donald Trump. Biden backed Harris right after he said he wouldn’t run for the Democratic nomination, and she worked quickly to get the support of her party’s donors, lawmakers, and other leaders. The Associated Press, on the other hand, does not call Harris the new likely nominee. That’s because the convention delegates can still choose which candidate to support at the August convention or…