As market volatility rises amid tariff concerns and retirement account withdrawals hit record highs, Jim Cramer advocates for greater political consideration of investor interests, challenging the notion that stock market participants are exclusively wealthy elites. What Happened: CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Cramer said on Tuesday that politicians should acknowledge and respect investors’ interests, emphasizing that “shareholders are a constituency” that deserves representation. “We should be considered. It’s not just arrogant rich people who own stocks. In fact, the mega-rich love to come on the air and tell you the stock market is too dangerous,” Cramer stated during his broadcast. Cramer criticized…

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by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 29, 2025 ‘What we are not is the opposition, what we are not is the enemy of the people, and what we are not is the enemy of the state,’ Eugene Daniels said Donald Trump again skipped the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but the the White House Correspondent Association’s president took a jab at his ongoing attacks on the press. At the April 26 event, WHCA President Eugene Daniels delivered a passionate speech defending the organization and the free press, according to a report by HuffPost. His remarks countered Trump’s ongoing attacks on the media, which he…

Duolingo is adopting an “AI-first” approach to its business, and the language learning platform will reduce its reliance on human contract workers as it assigns AI their responsibilities. In a memo to employees on Monday, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn detailed the company’s official “AI-first” stance. “AI is already changing how work gets done,” Ahn wrote in an email publicly shared through Duolingo’s LinkedIn account. “When there’s a shift this big, the worst thing you can do is wait.” As part of its AI-first strategy, Duolingo will shift workloads from contractors to AI and “gradually stop using contractors to do…

The recent Paris AI Summit made headlines as the US and UK declined to support a diplomatic declaration for inclusive and sustainable AI. This decision underscores the growing challenges of achieving global consensus on AI governance.

AI without orchestration is just noise. 

While crude prices continue to decline, oil-linked ETFs are not only being watched for their price action but also for the insight they provide into sentiment across various segments of the energy sector. Two of the most heavily followed funds—United States Oil Fund USO and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF XOP—provide different perspectives on how market players are positioned on oil volatility. United States Oil Fund USO is intended to replicate the daily movements of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures. It does this mainly through holding near-month NYMEX futures contracts, and as such, it is extremely vulnerable…

Staying on top of new funding opportunities is key to growing and sustaining your small business. Grants can help you cover costs, fuel innovation, or simply provide some breathing room—without the pressure of repayment. Each week, we search for the most current small business grant programs available, so you don’t have to. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to scale, these grants could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Check out this week’s list of active small business grants: Fund Your Growth with the Latest Small Business Grant Opportunities Finding reliable funding can be one of the biggest…

by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 29, 2025 Bun B is expanding the Trill Burgers empire with the launch of its second location. Bun B drew a drive-thru line stretching down the block for the grand opening of his second Trill Burgers location in Texas. The UGK rapper headed to Spring, Texas — about 25 miles north of downtown Houston — to celebrate the opening of his new Trill Burgers location at 6810 Louetta Rd. The rapper shared an Instagram video a day after the new restaurant’s launch, showing the long line of cars waiting to place their orders for a juicy…

“Non-gearheads” now have the chance to design their own cars. Last month, an image appeared on Reddit of an unidentifiable small truck in a parking lot in Los Angeles. The sighting was first noted by Carscoops just after TechCrunch reported that Jeff Bezos was making an “affordable” vehicle through a “secretive EV startup” called Slate Auto. Related: I Tried Buying a Car on Amazon. Here Are the Pros and Cons. Internet sleuths quickly put together (and TechCrunch confirmed) that the truck in the Reddit image was the actual Slate Auto concept car. Now, the company is ready for reservations, and…