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This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which examines how people earn, spend and save money.On paper, Naseema McElroy had all the indicators of financial success. In 2015, she made over $200,000 as a labor and delivery nurse, owned a Lexus SUV, and had just bought a brand new home in the San Francisco Bay Area.But McElroy was in debt. In addition to her approximately $580,000 mortgage, she had approximately $185,000 in student loans, $70,000 in debt from a previously purchased condo, and $22,000 in 403(b) retirement account loans used to purchase her new home, according…
Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up the new iPhone 17 Pro during a special Apple event held at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, on September 9, 2025.Justin Sullivan | Getty Imagesapple reported strong first-quarter profits on Thursday and predicted growth for the current quarter of up to 16%, in line with the just-ended period. Apple said sales could increase further if the company can secure enough chips to meet customer demand for iPhones.”We expect our companywide revenue for the March quarter to increase 13% to 16% year-over-year, which fully reflects our best expectations for limited iPhone supply during the quarter,”…
President Trump signed an executive order to squeeze Cuba’s oil supplies in response to the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces.Published January 30, 2026January 30, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing new tariffs on any country that supplies oil to Cuba. This is the latest move in Washington’s pressure campaign on Havana.The order, signed by President Trump on Thursday, describes the Cuban government as an “extraordinary and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”The regime coordinates with and provides support…
Latest Spanish information. Colombian authorities have found no survivors after a plane carrying 13 passengers and two crew members crashed on Wednesday, Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority told CNN. Colombian congressman Diogenes Quintero was among the participants, according to the party that nominated him for Congress. Quintero’s communications team announced that contact between him and his assistant was lost after the plane disappeared. His team said the last location registered on their phones was Cucuta’s Camilo Daza Airport “before takeoff.” Quintero has been a member of Congress since 2022 and was the head of the Special Peace Constituency, one of 16…
Jofra Archer has recovered from injury and has been selected in the England squad to face Sri Lanka in the first T20 on Friday.The 30-year-old fast bowler missed the last two Tests of England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat due to a side injury and was not initially selected for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Although expected to return for the T20 World Cup starting on February 8 between England and Nepal, Archer returned earlier than expected and went straight into the lineup for the series opener in Kandy. Archer joins Jamie Overton and Sam Curran as seam bowling options,…
OpenAI, already valued at $500 billion, has announced it is seeking an additional $100 billion in investment. Such a funding round could boost the company’s valuation to a whopping $830 billion. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Amazon could contribute at least $50 billion of its record investment. Not much is known about this potential deal, but the magazine notes that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is currently leading negotiations with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. TechCrunch has reached out to Amazon and OpenAI for comment. In search of additional funding, OpenAI is also reportedly in talks with sovereign wealth…
Apple CEO Tim Cook joins Apple employees at an Apple Store as customers line up for the launch of Apple’s new iPhone 17 model in New York, September 19, 2025.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Imagesapple has acquired Israeli artificial intelligence startup Q.ai, a company representative confirmed on Thursday. The purchase price was not disclosed.Q.ai is secretive and has not shared its products publicly, but its website suggests it has been working on audio-related developments. The startup is led by CEO Aviad Maizels, who sold PrimeSense to Apple in 2013. Johnny Srouzi, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technology, who…
A panoramic view of an Apple retail store on East Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China, on January 29, 2026.Ying Tan | Null Photo | Getty Images One of the characteristics of apple’s iPhone 17 Pro has 8x zoom to help you focus on what’s important. For consumers, it’s a memorable moment. In Apple’s case, it’s the balance sheet.On Thursday, the Cupertino-based company reported a 16% year-over-year increase in fiscal first-quarter sales, beating market expectations due to “tremendous” demand for iPhones. He also predicted that sales for the current quarter would exceed Wall Street expectations. But investors’ reaction was lukewarm, with…
U.S. President Donald Trump greets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Gaza Strip, Egypt, October 13, 2025. Evan Vucci | AFP | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump reportedly warned Britain on Thursday that doing business with China would be “very dangerous”, after London and China announced steps to mend relations. After years of tensions, China and the UK are aiming to forge a long-term strategic partnership following high-stakes talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Starmer’s four-day visit to China, the first by a British prime minister in eight years, signaled…
These are important developments since day 1,436 of Russia’s war against Ukraine.Published January 30, 2026January 30, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareHere’s what happened on Friday, January 30th.finding Two women and a man were killed in a Russian drone strike in Vilnyansk, in Ukraine’s frontline Zaporozhye region, regional military governor Ivan Fedorov announced on the messaging app Telegram. Fedorov said the attack also destroyed a house after it started a fire. Fedorov said in a subsequent post that Russian forces had launched a total of 841 attacks against 34 settlements across Zaporizhzhya in the past day, injuring 16…