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CrowdStrike outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says

Microsoft said Saturday it estimates that worldwide about 8.5 million computers were disabled by the outage caused by an update from the Texas based cyber security company, CrowdStrike on Friday.

Older adults are drinking more. Could that pose a public-health risk?

The rise in alcohol consumption among older adults comes as drinking trends are holding steady or declining among other age groups.

Should you buy CrowdStrike’s stock now? This may be a ‘one-time discount sale.’

Two analysts suggested buying CrowdStrike shares on the dip sparked by a software update that caused broad outages.

Stock market ruled by ‘Trump trade’ and the Fed. Here’s how to keep track.

A wild presidential election race and increased confidence in Fed rate cuts are making for anything but a sleepy summer market.

‘I’m slowly learning’: I’m in my 70s and suddenly widowed. My financial adviser wants me to invest 20% of my assets in annuities. Is that a good idea?

“I do need the additional monthly income and it would be good to have with my pension and Social Security.”

Won’t get fooled again — Fed wants inflation to cool further before cutting interest rates

The economy has downshifted. The jobs market has cooled. And inflation appears to be slowing again. So what’s the Federal Reserve waiting for?

Activist investor Elliott has built a big stake in Starbucks, WSJ reports

Elliott Investment Management is reportedly pushing the coffee chain on ways to boost its floundering stock price.

Want a refund for your delayed or cancelled flight after the CrowdStrike outage? You can get it — here’s the trick.

Aggravated airline passengers Friday faced the choice of waiting hours for their delayed flight, rebooking or just canceling their trip after a cybersecurity platform’s software update snarled Microsoft-powered computer systems and toppled travel plans.

Bitcoin jumps while tech stocks slump, thanks to Trump and CrowdStrike outage

Bitcoin’s price jumped on Friday while U.S. stocks fell, as investors grappled with a massive global IT outage and digested reports that President Joe Biden could drop out of the U.S. presidential race.

How a Trump presidency could ‘rock’ the EV market — and bring Tesla prices way down

Tesla and other electric-vehicle makers stand to face major price competition if Donald Trump wins the presidential election and opens the U.S. to cars produced by Chinese manufacturers.

EA’s College Football 25 brings in about $200 million in preorders. The players it’s based on get $600 each.

A total of 11,390 college football players from 134 schools were eligible to receive the $600 from EA, and 11,000 accepted.

Blackstone steps up real-estate investments — but challenges remain in office sector

Blackstone more than doubled its real-estate investment activity to $10 billion in the second quarter, as the private-equity firm continues to see a bottoming out in the broader commercial real-estate sector.
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