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Verizon (VZ) has made some controversial changes to its phone plans over the past year. In March last year, Verizon increased the prices of its 5G Start, 5G Play More, 5G Get More, and 5G Do More plans by an extra $4 a month. 💵💰Don’t miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet’s free daily newsletter 💰💵Then, in January this year, it raised the monthly prices for myPlan and New Verizon Plan accounts due to “rising operational costs.”Related: Comcast takes drastic action as customers rapidly cut serviceVerizon’s second-quarter earnings report for 2025 revealed that it lost 51,000 postpaid phone customers during the…
Just below the Arctic Circle, Northvolt’s flagship battery factory once stood as a beacon of Europe’s ambitions to power its future with clean energy. But following the company’s recent bankruptcy, its last production lines have fallen silent. There is still hope that a buyer might emerge to revive the fortunes of the small Swedish town. Silicon Valley startup Lyten already took over Northvolt’s Polish plant, and Swedish truck manufacturer Scania has expressed interest in putting together a consortium to acquire its R&D facility. Yet one thing is certain: neither the European Union nor Sweden will rescue Northvolt, even though it…
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is placing a hold on three of President Donald Trump’s nominees for the Treasury Department in protest against incoming rules that could limit tax credits for wind and solar energy. Grassley announced the move on Friday, saying he would temporarily block Trump’s nominations for the department’s general counsel, assistant secretary and undersecretary.The senator noted that the Trump administration is planning to begin phasing out wind and solar tax credits as early as August 18. “Until I can be certain that such rules and…
In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent weaker-than-expected numbers were phony and that positive numbers reported before the 2024 election were manipulated to make him look bad. It’s a familiar cadence Trump has adopted in reacting to jobs reports: He treats the figures as legitimate when they are favorable to him and fraudulent when they are less than stellar or seem to benefit his opponent. A look at some of Trump’s observations on jobs reports over the past year: Aug. 5, 2024 “STOCK MARKETS ARE CRASHING, JOBS NUMBERS ARE TERRIBLE,…
Palantir (PLTR) didn’t need a hype man following its blowout Q2 showing, but it got one anyway in veteran analyst Jim Cramer.The AI bellwether dished out a near-billion-dollar quarter with triple-digit income growth. On top of that, guidance popped, with Palantir flexing its AI muscle. With one of its strongest quarterly earnings prints, longtime Palantir bull Jim Cramer rushed in, with arguably his boldest call on the stock to date.Though it potentially raises some eyebrows, those who’ve tracked his predictions know it’s not without precedent. Cramer’s been riding Palantir stock for years and is not alone this time. However, there’s…
The U.S. real estate market is about to see a shift in the coming months, according to an industry expert. Those looking for “a compelling mix of lifestyle appeal, relative affordability, and strong ties to nearby economic hubs” are choosing a Boston suburb to move to, according Realtor.com. Beverly, Massachusetts’ 01915 is No. 1 on the site’s 2025 Hottest Zips report. The city is about a 30-minute drive northeast of Boston, and its home listings got up to 4.6 times more views than the national average, spent a median number of 16 days on the market and had a median…
Hi, it’s Alexandra Sternlicht filling in for Allie today. Figma’s sensational IPO last week resurrected longstanding debates about IPO pricing and first day pops—an unsurprising reaction to the newly listed stock’s 333% surge in its first days of trading. As investors dissect the offering (and as Figma’s stock settles back a bit, falling 27% on Monday), an equally important set of questions are in the air: Will Figma’s debut entice other startups to jump into the fray, bringing an end to the tech industry’s IPO drought? And if so, who’s next? “Having positive IPOs is a good signal for everybody,” says Kirsten Green, founder and…
Travelers like to have a good number of flight options to give them plenty of choices to get to their destination. The more flight times that are available, the easier it is to find something that fits your schedule.That’s why it can be disappointing and very inconvenient when there are major decreases in the number of flights traveling to and from a particular location. Recently, however, a new change to an FAA rule opened the door to a reduction in flights traveling to several major U.S. airports. 💵💰Don’t miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet’s free daily newsletter 💰💵 The FAA’s rule change…
‘The Big Money Show’ panel discusses U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s China tariff strategy. President Donald Trump said Monday he was “substantially” increasing tariffs on India, accusing the country of essentially fueling the “Russian war machine.” “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits,” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. “They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the…
Power is precarious: The more of it you possess, the more competitors you attract, gunning for your customers, star employees, and market share. We drilled down on five of the biggest rivalries in business, across chips, AI, EVs, investing and finance, and energy. And though these incumbents and rising rivals are fierce, never count out the dark horses who are hungry for a spot at the top. Check out the 2025 Fortune Most Powerful People list here. AI chips Jensen HuangCEO, President, and Cofounder, Nvidia — U.S. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang might be forgiven for taking a moment to savor his company’s meteoric rise to the top of the stock market, driven by soaring demand for its…