James Crown, a scion of a wealthy Chicago family who held key positions in companies as diverse as General Dynamics, Sara Lee, and JPMorgan Chase,… Read More »James Crown, Chicago businessman and avid philanthropist, dies at age 70
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Lordstown Motors, the troubled electric pickup truck company that bought a closed General Motors plant in Ohio, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. Once praised… Read More »Lordstown Motors, a maker of electric trucks, is filing for bankruptcy
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On the campaign trail, while explaining why he’s a different kind of presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy calls himself a Harvard-educated “scientist” from the lifesaving world… Read More »How Vivek Ramaswamy Made The Fortune During His Presidential Run
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Into a giant warehouse in Reading, Massachusetts, I meet some robots that look like goofy green footstools from the future. Their round eyes and contented… Read More »Amazon’s new robots are revolutionizing automation
When I recently turned on Google’s new Pixel Fold smartphone and unfolded it like a book, it turned into a miniature tablet, similar to an… Read More »Google Pixel Fold Review: Foldable phones are getting better
Fox News shook up its primetime lineup Monday in the first major reorganization of its most popular programming since the start of the Trump administration.… Read More »Jesse Watters fills Tucker Carlson’s old slot at Fox News
