Amazon’s profit in the first three months of 2021 came in at $8.1bn (£5.8bn) – more than triple what it was in the same period last year. The online marketplace is among the businesses that have thrived during the various government lockdowns aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. As many millions of people were forced to stay in […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on Friday but world stocks held near a record high after strong U.S. economic data and the Federal Reserve’s commitment to continue supporting the economy fuelled investors’ appetite for risk.FILE PHOTO: A man stands in front of a screen displaying Nikkei share average and the world’s stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus […]

Private jet charter company VistaJet has outlined plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 in an effort to get sustainability in the aviation industry off the ground. The strategy includes carbon offsetting schemes contributing to forest protection, as well as the option for customers to pay extra for sustainable fuels like biofuel. The company will also deploy "cutting-edge technology" for […]

Lawyer Mitchell Kossoff employed dozens of lawyers, paralegals and real-estate investigators. But he’s gone missing, and his clients and creditors say he owes them millions. His 94-year-old mom said in a Thursday filing that he forged her signature to borrow $3 million. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Prosecutors and clients and employees of Mitchell Kossoff have been asking […]

Parts of Texas and Oklahoma were battered by softball-sized chunks of hail Wednesday night causing “billion-dollar” damage. Also, the CDC has signaled to the cruise industry when cruises could expect to begin passenger voyages.  It’s Julius with the news everyone’s talking about.  But first, wild animals hate morning commutes, too: A cow and alligator held up traffic Wednesday when they […]

"I think today was a powerful lesson you need a diversified portfolio with both smokestack [stocks] that use semiconductors … and also defensive food stocks with big dividends," the "Mad Money" host said. Cramer said Apple, Caterpillar and Ford Motor — whose shares fell in Thursday's session — are worth buying on any declines connected to the low supply of […]