Nestle to cut at least $2.8b of costs by 2027, boost marketing under CEO Freixe By Reuters

By Richa Naidu VEVEY (Reuters) – Nestle (NS:) will boost advertising and marketing, trim costs by at least $2.8 billion by 2027, and carve out its water and premium drinks businesses into a standalone global unit, as it looks to drive growth under new chief Laurent Freixe, the company said on Tuesday. The world’s biggest … Read more

China scrambles to connect with potential Trump officials

China’s ambassador to the US has been scrambling to connect with potential Trump administration officials after several years of struggling to get meetings with Republicans in Washington. Xie Feng has in recent months stepped up outreach in Washington by hosting dozens of former US officials and China experts at his home, according to people familiar … Read more

Gen X founder of $63 million-a-year ice-cream company grows raspberries, blueberries and bok choi from her central London abode

What would you do if you had a six-figure salary? Perhaps you’d never cook another meal again or indulge in a monthly Thai massage and a Soho House membership to unwind from the stress that comes with being at your A game. Here at The Good Life you don’t have to imagine what life at the top … Read more

Nvidia Stock Has Done This After Its Last Four Quarterly Results. Here’s What It May Do After Nov. 20

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock’s stellar rally is set to be tested when the semiconductor giant releases its fiscal 2025 third-quarter results (for the three months ended Oct. 27) on Nov. 20, as investors and analysts will be expecting the chipmaker to continue its artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled surge. After all, shares of Nvidia have shot up … Read more

Trump’s Treasury secretary pick: Who are the contenders?

Raymond James Washington policy analyst Ed Mills dissects what the President-elect Trump is looking for in his Cabinet pick on The Claman Countdown. President-elect Trump is continuing to announce new appointments to his Cabinet and other executive branch positions following his electoral victory nearly two weeks ago, though the Treasury secretary position remains unfilled. FOX … Read more

Asian stocks rise, dollar weak as US yields tick down By Reuters

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while U.S. bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs as traders awaited President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selection and sought to gauge the outlook for Federal Reserve easing. Tech shares advanced, tracking Wall Street’s recovery from last week’s steep losses although Nvidia … Read more

Trump’s pick for FCC chair wants to eliminate the law that protects social media companies from legal consequences for posts on their platforms

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, is a longtime opponent of Big Tech.  Carr wants to do away with many of the protections afforded to large social media platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The provision gives online platforms some protections from legal consequences for third-party … Read more