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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Readers are propelling The Satanic Verses and other books by Salman Rushdie to the top of bestseller lists decades after they were published, in the wake of a stabbing attack Friday that ignited renewed interest in his work. Salman Rushdie was attacked on Friday. Getty Images Key Facts…

Is he serious or is it just a big joke?  Whatever the answer, the message is likely to cause an earthquake in the soccer world at a time when the national championships have just restarted in Europe.  Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, just mentioned Manchester United, one of the most famous football…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin President Joe Biden (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Getty Images President Joe Biden will cancel $3.9 billion of student loans. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for your student loans. Student Loans The Biden administration announced today that it will discharge all remaining…

Elon Musk does not hide it: He will wield his media influence and financial power in the midterm elections in November and the race for the White House leading to November 2024. Tesla’s charismatic and whimsical chief executive has more than 103.3 million Twitter followers, giving him a massive platform and megaphone to sway public…

Serial entrepreneur Bill Smith launched Landing in 2019. The furnished apartment rental firm expects $200 million in revenue this year by catering to the work-from-anywhere generation. Bill Smith steers his midnight silver Tesla X through the streets of downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and pulls into a low-rise apartment complex. “This used to be a brothel 100…

Elon Musk is walking on eggshells in China.  The billionaire chief executive of Tesla  (TSLA)  defines himself as one of the most ardent defenders of free speech. He’d said that protecting free speech was one reason he bid $44 billion for microblogging website Twitter  (TWTR) .  (He has withdrawn the proposal, but the platform is…

George Soros seems to have picked his winners in the race for electric vehicles.  In any case, the emblematic investor is placing his pawns while car manufacturers are fighting with thunderous announcements to occupy this market considered to be the future of the automobile in the medium term at least.  Soros, who had so far…

The quarters follow each other and look alike for Rivian  (RIVN) : Does the young electric vehicle manufacturer have a future?  This crucial question is often asked of any new vehicle manufacturer when they want to move up a gear. In the case of Rivian, of which many experts recognize its innovations, the question remains…

Walmart used to be one the main players in the entertainment industry. And the people who made that entertainment were generally not happy about that, but felt like they had no choice but to play along. In the 1990s, Walmart  (WMT) – Get Walmart Inc. Report wasn’t just one of the most popular retailers in America,…

When Howard Schultz first became chief executive of Starbucks (SBUX) – Get Starbucks Corporation Report, he had a bold plan for the stores to become a third place (after work and home) for its customers.  In his vision, the cafes would not be simply a place to get a cup of coffee; they would be…