Instacart suffers steepest drop on record after disappointing revenue, lackluster forecast Instacart shares plummeted 12%, their worst day on record, after missing on revenue and issuing lackluster guidance.

Teladoc shares tumble on wider-than-expected loss, disappointing revenue guidance Teladoc shares fell after the company reported fourth-quarter results that showed slowing revenue growth and weak guidance.

Nvidia sales grow 78% on AI demand, company gives strong guidance Nvidia reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. The company also provided strong guidance for the current quarter.

Salesforce misses on revenue, issues disappointing guidance Salesforce missed analysts’ expectations for quarterly revenue in its top two categories.

In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia.

F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.

Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting Was a Display of Deference to Elon Musk President Trump’s first cabinet meeting was a display of deference to Elon Musk.

Trump Administration Cuts Nearly 10,000 Foreign Aid Programs In a court filing, administration lawyers also said the government would miss the judge’s deadline to restart funding that has been on pause since January.

Trump to Revoke an Oil License in Venezuela President Trump appears to be revoking a license that the Biden administration gave Chevron in 2022, potentially hurting the company and Venezuela.

Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech’s AI Boom The Silicon Valley company, which dominates the market for chips needed to build A.I. systems, said revenue was up 78 percent from a year earlier.

Pope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is anyone’s guess.

How Trump and Biden Pursued Critical Minerals in Ukraine, Greenland and Other Countries China dominates in critical minerals, and President Trump has turned to high-pressure tactics to acquire them.

Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Agency officials said the cuts would make it impossible to carry out their mission.

Trump Says Ukraine Should Look to Europe for Any Security Guarantees President Trump said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, would visit Washington on Friday as part of a deal for Ukrainian mineral wealth. His position could ultimately embolden Russia.

Musk’s Cabinet Cameo: The Elephant in the Room Wore Black At the first cabinet meeting of his second term, President Trump asked Elon Musk to speak first. The man tasked with slashing the federal government spoke far more than anyone else, other than Mr. Trump.

How to Watch the Launch of Intuitive Machines’s Second Moon Landing Mission The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft are also flying on the SpaceX rocket.

Where are the grown-ups? (RNS) — Childlike behavior among adults, especially those in positions of authority and power, is off the charts right now. The post Where are the grown-ups? appeared first on RNS.

Trump barrage of executive orders can only impose as much injustice as we allow (RNS) — Most startling is not the dismantling of government agencies that help others, but the public’s tolerance for these actions. The post Trump barrage of executive orders can only impose as much injustice as we allow appeared first on RNS.

New York’s Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Is Crumbling This comes as no surprise to anyone that has driven on or been around the BQE

Next Step for Taking Care of Defaulted Student Loans I currently owe ~$8900 (originally ~$5700) including some additional fees for a semester of college I took in the fall of 2018 and after avoiding and forgetting about them, I’m trying to take care of them, but I’m not sure what would be the right way of handling it and how it affects my credit. Should I be looking for a settlement /rehabilitatio…