Turmoil at ESPN: Sexual misconduct allegations, a changing of the guard, and declining viewership. We'll talk about what's next for the struggling sports network.
And one man's bizarre television meltdown is prompting questions about his mental state, and whether he'd been drinking. We're of course talking about The Bachelor's Arie Luyendyk. We'll break down the twists and turns of one of the craziest season finales ever.
Also, you know Grace Byers as Anika Lyon from the hit show, "Empire." She's got a new children's book out with a strong anti-bullying message. She stops by to tell us all about, "I Am Enough."
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases. And National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says those delays are “unconscionable.” Erin M. Collins said in the report released Wednesday that overall the 2024 filing season went smoothly, though IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are worsening. It took nearly 19 months to resolve self-reported identity theft cases as of January, and Wednesday's report states that now it takes 22 months to resolve these cases.
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia’s chips are used to power many AI application and its valuation has soared as a result. Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the company’s focus has been on business-focused products.
Climate change doesn’t just mean more extreme weather – it also leads to billions of dollars in lost productivity, tourism, and stresses infrastructure.
It’s an annual tradition: the Fed’s banking ‘stress test.’ A year after the regional banking crisis, there are good reasons to make sure they’re prepped.
