What is the most powerful passport in the world? It’s Singapore again
Singapore has the world’s most powerful passport, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The nation-state was one of six countries which tied for the top spot in 2024 in…
Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft (UBI) faces questions over its future
Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game. John Keeble | Getty Images French video game publisher Ubisoft is facing questions over its future, as it grapples with a lackluster…
KBW names Citigroup, these other stocks as the firm’s favorite picks for 2025
As Wall Street looks to extend gains in the new year, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods pegs financial stocks, including Synchrony Financial and Citigroup, as some of the firm’s top picks…
This Japanese man earned $80,000 a year from ‘doing nothing’
Shoji Morimoto’s day job involves loaning himself out to strangers who seek someone’s company for almost anything at all. Lee Ying Shan When Shoji Morimoto was fired from his office…
11 Best Balance Transfer Credit Cards of January 2025
Discover APRs are accurate as of December 12, 2024 Credit cards have notoriously high interest rates, so carrying a balance can be costly. However, some cards offer a path to…
Why was there a wall at the end of the runway
The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. Kim Hong-ji | Reuters…
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway beats S&P 500 in 2024, posts 9th sup year
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S & P 500 in 2024 and pulled off its best year since 2021. Class A shares of the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate rallied 25.5%…
Ukraine stopped Russian gas reaching Europe. Here’s who’s most at risk
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukraine…
What Is a VPN and Do You Need One?
Almost nothing you do on the internet is private. Whether it’s your internet service provider tracking your browsing activity or a company collecting data for targeted ads, your digital footprint…
Big Oil wants to help Big Tech power artificial intelligence data centers
Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Exxon Mobil and Chevron are jumping into the race to power artificial intelligence data centers, as the two oil majors bet tech companies…