FILE PHOTO: Mexican graphic artist Francisco Toledo and children fly kites, with pictures of the 43 missing students of the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College ‘Raul Isidro Burgos’, at the Arts Center of San Miguel Etla, on the outskirts of Oaxaca December 20, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – …

Aaron Levie Dan Edblom | CNBC Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie told CNBC on Thursday that his company will take a collaborative approach to working with activist hedge fund Starboard Value, which disclosed a 7.5% stake in the cloud software provider earlier this week. “We’re very aligned with Starboard’s …

Amazon has a new way of highlighting newly released products: a “New” badge. The badge is Amazon’s latest attempt at labeling products to help shoppers decide what to buy. Other badges include “Top Brand,” which Amazon has been testing recently for certain products launched by more established brands. It’s also …

Meanwhile, kids in Row House play the divers’ game, the goal of which is to swim from one interconnected lake to another through a deep tunnel without drowning. “It’s rough,” Eben, a quad boy, explains. “By the time you get along it your eyes star up, I mean you’re all …

If you’re among the estimated 38 million adults expected to bet on NFL games this season, remember that good ol’ Uncle Sam expects a piece of your winnings — and, in some cases, will grab a slice without asking first. The NFL’s 100th season, which kicks off Thursday night on …

An employee passes the Google logo. Carsten Koall/Getty Images Google is undervalued against its peers, the broader market and its own history, according to Jefferies. Shares of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, are up about 12% year to date, compared to the S&P 500, which is up 17% since the start …

TORONTO — Margaret Atwood wasn’t sure she had a “Handmaid’s Tale” sequel in her, even as fans clamored for one. “What they were begging for was a continuation in the voice of Offred, which I would not have been able to do,” she said over tea and juice at a …

One of the economy’s strongest segments may be showing signs of cracking: job growth. Economic forecaster Lakshman Achuthan warns that slowing gains in jobs is spelling trouble for consumer spending. “This is really going to undermine, we believe, consumer confidence,” the Economic Cycle Research Institute co-founder told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” …

Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on August 19, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images For all the volatile moves seen in the stock market recently, there has been one constant: The S&P …

Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) rings the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Lyft’s recent troubles are priced into the company’s stock and now is a good entry point, according …