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You can ignore AI giants like SpaceX, but your 401(k) won’t

NEW YORK — While you might want to ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and IPOs, your 401(k) likely can't. SpaceX is now worth $2.1 trillion after its stock launched 19.2% higher in its debut on Wall Street. Whether or not you believe it deserves to be worth more than Exxon ...

The world wants more high-protein products, but there’s not enough whey to go around

Global consumers want more protein in every bite, but the dairy industry is struggling to give it to them. Athletes and older adults have long used smoothies and shakes blended with whey protein concentrate – a powdered byproduct of cheese-making – to build or maintain muscle. More recently, food companies have sprinkled it into everything from breakfast cereals, Pop-Tarts and potato chips to bagels, tortillas and Starbucks drinks to meet growing consumer demand. The average U.S. supermarket now has 38,708 products advertising their protein content, according to NielsenIQ, a ...

US stocks rise as oil falls and SpaceX soars in its debut on Wall Street

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Friday after oil prices fell again, and SpaceX surged in its highly anticipated debut on Wall Street. SpaceX is the first of three gargantuan companies in the artificial-intelligence industry expected to start selling their shares on the U.S. market, and it is being watched as a gauge for how hungry investors still are for AI stocks following vicious swings and big doubts for them over the last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 336 points, or 0.7%, as of 12:49 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% ...

Pentagon reviews are blocking wind farms, putting jobs at risk, lawsuit says

Renewable energy groups are suing the U.S. military because they say national security reviews for new wind farms on private land have been effectively frozen for months. The groups say this logjam jeopardizes $47 billion in investments and thousands of jobs in 21 states. President Donald ...