Business U.S. railroad traffic and freight volume shipments slumpAxios - Orion Rummler Railroad traffic and freight volume shipments are dropping below levels seen around this same time in 2016, 2017 and 2018, data from the Association …
MIT Media Lab How Joi Ito was advised to keep Jeffrey Epstein's MIT Media lab ties a secretAxios - Orion Rummler In newly revealed emails, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman urged former MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito to avoid naming his wife — MIT professor Neri …
MIT Media Lab How Joi Ito was advised to keep Jeffrey Epstein's MIT Media lab ties a secretAxios - Orion Rummler Former MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito was advised by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman on how to keep Jeffrey Epstein's financial ties to the lab a …
MoviePass MoviePass ends all subscriber services, after financial turmoilAxios - Orion Rummler MoviePass ended all subscriber services on Saturday, after its parent company Helios and Matheson announced details of its financial troubles …
Baby Boomers Even baby boomers are way behind on retirement savingsAxios - Dion Rabouin A survey from Clever Real Estate finds that even baby boomers who are nearing retirement have only saved about 30% of the recommended amount, and the …
Apple Disney CEO resigns from Apple board as streaming wars heat upAxios - Sara Fischer Disney CEO Bob Iger resigned from Apple's board on Tuesday, according to SEC paperwork filed on Friday by Apple. Why it matters: Presumably, he left …
Business Sackler family made $1B in wire transfers, NY attorney general findsAxios - Orion Rummler The Sackler family made roughly $1 billion in wire transfers between themselves and various financial institutions, the New York Times reports. The …
NASCAR Shocking gun enthusiasts, NASCAR quietly limits firearm adsAxios - Jacob Knutson NASCAR rejected multiple advertisements from firearms companies this summer, muddling the racing organization's stance on Second Amendment issues, …
MoviePass MoviePass service to end on Sept. 14, after financial turmoilAxios - Orion Rummler MoviePass will end all subscriber services on Sept. 14, its parent company, Helios and Matheson, announced on Friday. Catch up quick: MoviePass' cheap …
Business Most-shared links during debate were pro-Trump tweets pushed by botsAxios - Sara Fischer More than 1,000 accounts with suspicious, bot-like characteristics helped push quote tweets, a tweet that is retweeted but additional text is added, …
U.S. Politics Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison in college admissions scandalAxios - Jacob Knutson U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani sentenced actress Felicity Huffman on Friday to 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine, a year of supervised probation …
Wildfires California wildfires result in $11 billion settlementAxios - Rashaan Ayesh California utility company PG&E announced Friday it has reached an $11 billion settlement with a group of insurers for its role in deadly 2018 …
Reid Hoffman The role famed entrepreneur Reid Hoffman played in Jeffrey Epstein's image rehabAxios - Dan Primack Venture capitalist and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman apologized Thursday in an exclusive statement to Axios for his role in Jeffrey Epstein's …
Adam Neumann WeWork reigns in CEO to save IPOAxios - Dan Primack WeWork tried breathing new life into its IPO this morning with a new filing disclosing significant changes to voting structure, lockups, …
Walmart Walmart's new grocery subscription plan takes another swipe at AmazonAxios - Dion Rabouin Walmart is unveiling a grocery delivery subscription service this fall, AP reports. Why it matters: The big box store is hoping to boost its …
Recession Michigan is the state facing the highest risk of its own recessionAxios - Dion Rabouin There are growing worries about a global recession or a U.S. recession, but individual states are also at risk. While states generally move in …
Business Billionaires are buying America's ranches and shifting the West's structure of land ownershipAxios - Rashaan Ayesh American billionaires are buying large ranches across Wyoming, Montana and Texas, creating a new class of luxury assets, writes Bloomberg. Why it …
Stock Markets London Stock Exchange rejects takeover bid from Hong Kong's stock exchangeAxios - Dan Primack The London Stock Exchange this morning rejected a proposed $39 billion takeover by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, saying that it instead plans to …
Business A key inflation register measured the fastest year-over-year increase since October 2008Axios - Dion Rabouin Thursday's U.S. core CPI reading, which measures inflation excluding volatile food and energy items, rose 0.3% in August from July and 2.4% from a …
Mario Draghi A look at Mario Draghi's last big moves as the European Central Bank's presidentAxios - Dion Rabouin Mario Draghi's penultimate policy meeting as European Central Bank president was a bit like watching a past-his-prime boxer struggling through the …
Streaming The streaming battlefield is getting crowdedAxios - Sara Fischer, As the streaming wars heat up, consumers are going to have to be choosy about which services they subscribe to, or risk racking up steep monthly …
MIT Media Lab The anatomy of Bill Gates' Jeffrey Epstein-facilitated MIT donationsAxios - Felix Salmon An easy $2 million. In late September 2014, Jeffrey Epstein typed a one-line email to former Media Lab director Joi Ito Ito saying that Bill Gates …
MIT Media Lab Exclusive: Reid Hoffman apologizes for role in Epstein-linked donations to MITAxios - Felix Salmon Reid Hoffman, the venture capitalist and LinkedIn founder, appears regretful for his role in enabling Jeffrey Epstein's post-conviction …
MIT Media Lab Exclusive: How Jeffrey Epstein called in "favors" from billionaires to raise money for MITAxios - Felix Salmon The Jeffrey Epstein story is going to far outlive Jeffrey Epstein, as is evidenced by Ronan Farrow's latest blockbuster report in the New Yorker …
Vaping Pro Rata Podcast: Vaping goes up in smokeAxios President Trump proposed a ban on all flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, including those from market leader Juul. Dan digs in with Axios Vitals …
Business SmileDirectClub cashes in at IPOAxios - Dan Primack SmileDirectClub, a provider of at-home teeth straightening systems, raised $1.3 billion in its IPO. It priced 58.54 million shares at $23, above …
Altria Trump's planned flavored e-cig ban may complicate Altria-Philip Morris mergerAxios - Dan Primack Yesterday's announcement of President Trump's intentions to ban all flavored e-cigarette products from the U.S. markets, even if sold online or in …
Business European Central Bank launching stimulus program to shore up economyAxios - Courtenay Brown The European Central Bank announced a series of measures Thursday in an effort to help worsening economic conditions and low inflation in the euro …
Business It's not just manufacturing anymore: Trump's trade war is being felt throughout the economyAxios - Dion Rabouin While news that President Trump plans to postpone the latest round of tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports for 2 weeks will likely soothe …
