"Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one," Bezos wrote in a nine-paragraph article published on the Post's website Monday night. "I wish we had made the change earlier than we did, in a moment further from the election and the emotions around it," Bezos wrote. There is no connection between it and our decision on presidential endorsements, and any suggestion otherwise is false."

Palmer Luckey told MIT Technology Review he's still "sore" about being ousted from Facebook in 2017. Luckey, who founded Oculus VR, has since turned his efforts to Anduril, a defense tech company. AdvertisementPalmer Luckey is still angry about his ousting from Facebook eight years ago — but the billionaire virtual reality guru doesn't blame Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Much of his remaining ire, Luckey told the outlet, is reserved for less well-known people involved in the situation, such as public relations agents, reporters, and lawyers. "Anyway," Luckey told MIT.

Kamberlyn Bowler, 15, said she ate McDonald's Quarter Pounders in the days before she became ill.At least 75 people have been infected with E. coli in an outbreak that McDonald's has said is likely linked to slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders. The previously healthy, active 15-year-old is now hospitalized and battling kidney failure — a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of E. coli poisoning. Kamberlyn, of Grand Junction, Colorado, is one of dozens of people who say they became sick after having eaten McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s says the most likely source of the contamination was slivered onions served on its Quarter Pounders. On Oct. 18, she was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Colorado outside Denver, where she has remained ever since.

Jeff Bezos defended The Washington Post's decision to not endorse a presidential candidate. The Post earlier reported that Bezos made the decision to not publish an endorsement. AdvertisementThe decision also wasn't a "quid pro quo" to curry favor with Donald Trump, Bezos said. "I sighed when I found out, because I knew it would provide ammunition to those who would like to frame this as anything other than a principled decision," Bezos wrote. On Friday, the newspaper's publisher, Will Lewis, initially announced the Post's decision.

A vintage expert with 20 years of experience says there are telltale signs to spot a fake Hermès Birkin. Here's what to look out for when picking out a vintage Birkin. I've learned strategies that help me identify specific things about luxury bags, from their model to configuration, just by looking at a piece. Here are tips on detecting if the vintage Birkin you're eyeing is authentic. Edward Berthelot/Getty ImagesIf you have a Hermès Birkin, you will know that the way the leather is treated gives it an almost perfumed smell.

The outcome of this snap election signals that Ishiba may face difficulties in getting his party's policies passed in parliament. These include "more fiscal stimulus measures," and a cut in tax rates, Okamura added. His comments come amid expectations of the Bank of Japan leaving its rates unchanged at its meeting on Oct. 31. 'High-quality companies' Okamura is now betting on "higher quality companies with good pricing power." The five are also among the top holdings in the 19.1 billion yen (124.6 million) Japan Equity Engagement Fund .

She saved up for a yearlong adventure in South America, planning to move back to Canada at the end. AdvertisementI often think back to the day I arrived in Cuenca, Ecuador, the Andean city that accidentally became my home. It was 2018, I was 27, and halfway into what was intended to be a yearlong adventure in South America. But as the years passed, the city felt too fast-paced, I was stressed out, and everything was expensive. When I returned home, my life felt limited, and I wanted what she had.

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Trump accuses Taiwan of stealing businessFormer U.S. President Donald Trump accused Taiwan of stealing the country's chip business, he said on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast. Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon told CNBC the idea of Taiwan stealing the U.S.'s chip industry is "ridiculous." [PRO] Tech might be in trouble, chart showsThe bursting of the 2000 dot-com bubble was one of the worst moments ever for tech stocks.

China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese IPOs in the U.S. and Hong Kong are set to increase next year, analysts said, as some high-profile listings outside the mainland this year raise investor optimism over profitable exits. Last week, Horizon Robotics — a Chinese artificial intelligence and auto chip developer — and state-owned bottled water company CR Beverage went public in Hong Kong. The firm noted that Chinese delivery giant SF Express is planning for a Hong Kong IPO next month, while Chinese automaker Chery aims for one next year. Still, the overall pace of Hong Kong IPOs this year is slightly slower than expected, George Chan, global IPO leader at EY, told CNBC in an interview earlier this month. Hong Kong, then New York

Hsu, founder and chairman of Rayliant Global Advisors, told CNBC's Pro Talks that Alibaba , JD.com , and Pinduoduo are among his top picks. If signs of consumption growth return to China, he suggested the stock could climb to $200 per share or double from current levels. BABA 1Y line Hsu said he views JD.com similarly to Alibaba, with his preference between the two mainly driven by valuation metrics. PDD Pinduoduo underperformed the broader Chinese stock market this year and has fallen by 14% so far this year. Baidu Not all Chinese technology stocks are equally attractive.

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Abby Ooi, a therapist, graduate student, and former Singapore Airlines flight attendant. I wanted to become a flight attendant — something I had fantasized about since I was young. But a few months into my second year of working for Singapore Airlines, I started experiencing a lot of stress. After 6 years at Singapore Airlines, I left in February and moved to Sydney a week later. A representative for Singapore Airlines did not respond to a request for comment from BI.

What is the key to human happiness? That's one of life's biggest questions and Ron Gutman has dedicated a big part of his career to learning more about the topic. In his quest to learn more about human happiness, he decided to conduct some real-world research. Ron Gutman with local spiritual and religious leader, Khedrupchen Rinpoche, during his October 2024 trip in Bhutan. The key to happiness: simplicitySo, what is the key to human happiness?

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder Friday in the shooting deaths of five people, including family members and a pregnant woman who was nearly due to give birth, prosecutors said. A jury deliberated about three hours before finding Raymond Childs III guilty of six counts of murder in the killings, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said. Childs, 21, was arrested a day after the January 2021 shooting inside an Indianapolis home. The attack killed Childs’ father, Raymond Childs Jr., 42; his stepmother, Kezzie Childs, 42; the couple’s daughter, Rita Childs, 13; son Elijah Childs, 18; and Elijah’s 19-year-old girlfriend, Kiara Hawkins, who died at a hospital along with her unborn son. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears during a press conference, in downtown Indianapolis, on Jan. 28, 2021.

The Johor BahruSingapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link under construction near the JB Sentral building in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, as of Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Sharon Kuok started studying in Singapore when she was seven, commuting daily to and from her home in the southern Malaysian state capital of Johor Bahru. We picked JB [Johor Bahru] because that's where I am from and for its proximity to Singapore," she said. Already, many people from Singapore have started visiting the Malaysian state regularly to shop and to enjoy services from car repair to massages and haircuts. The number of Singaporeans visiting or relocating to Johor could increase in coming years when a rail link between Singapore and Johor Bahru is completed and the planned Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ) takes effect.

A Chinese flag is displayed next to a "Made in China" sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. The Biden administration said on Monday it is finalizing rules that will limit U.S. investments in artificial intelligence and other technology sectors in China that could threaten U.S. national security. The new rules are effective Jan. 2 and will be overseen by Treasury's newly created Office of Global Transactions. Treasury said the "narrow set of technologies is core to the next generation of military, cybersecurity, surveillance, and intelligence applications." The rule covers technologies like "cutting-edge code-breaking computer systems or next-generation fighter jets," added Paul Rosen, a senior Treasury official.

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors looked toward a slate of megacap technology earnings to keep propelling the Nasdaq Composite to new heights this week. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a slightly stronger open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 38,715 and its counterpart in Osaka at 38,630 compared to the previous close of 38,605.53. This comes after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost its parliamentary majority after voters cast their ballots on Sunday to determine the control of the lower house, marking the first time since 2009 that Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was 0.44% higher in its first hour of trade. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were at 20,733, higher than the HSI's last close of 20,599.36.

A man looks at his smartphone as he walks past the People's Bank of China building on May 20, 2022 in Beijing. Despite taking effect on Monday, the PBOC did not mention the new tool in its open market operations statement. China's central bank launched a new lending tool on Monday to inject more liquidity into the market and support credit flow in the banking system ahead of the expiration of trillions of yuan in loans at the end of the year. Beijing is counting on massive financial stimulus announced in September to kick-start lending and investment, as a sharp property market downturn and frail consumer confidence weigh on investor confidence. "The central bank's choice to launch this new tool at this time is also expected to be a better hedge against the concentrated expiry of medium-term lending facility before the end of the year," the article added.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailStrategist: expect Japanese Yen to strengthen in 2025Jayati Bharadwaj from TD Securities shares her outlook on the Japanese Yen.