• How the rise of artificial intelligence is boosting tech stocks

    How the rise of artificial intelligence is boosting tech stocks

    Jan 23, 2024 11:25 PM EST

    ... of this Western movie from 1960 starring Yul Brynner and Eli Wallach, which is why he named them. But the seven stocks are Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. And as you say, these are tech companies, most of which are tied to A.I. or interested in ...

  • Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' tops all Oscar nominees with 13; 'Barbie' snags 8

    Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' tops all Oscar nominees with 13; 'Barbie' snags 8

    Jan 23, 2024 03:27 PM EST

    ... black Western. Lanthimos' sumptuously designed fantasy. Each utilized a wide spectrum of cinematic tools to tell big, often disturbing big-screen stories. And each — even Apple's biggest-budgeted movie yet, "Killers of the Flower Moon" — had robust theatrical releases that saved streaming for months later. The Associated Press notched ...

  • January 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    January 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Jan 21, 2024 11:03 PM EST

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as New Hampshire prepares for its primary, will Trump’s remaining opponent be able to erode his support? Then, how the discovery of lead in some applesauce pouches is exposing issues about how food reaches our shelves and who has oversight. Plus, a new method ...

  • News Wrap: Moscow blames Ukrainian forces for deadly Donetsk shelling

    News Wrap: Moscow blames Ukrainian forces for deadly Donetsk shelling

    Jan 21, 2024 10:40 PM EST

    ... and prosecutors are asking that he be spared prison the 76-year-old is in hospice care not expected to live another six months. Still to come on PBS News Weekend, how led ended up with applesauce pouches and why the scheduled execution of an Alabama man is raising concerns.

  • Artist reflects on the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest with a knife and paper

    Artist reflects on the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest with a knife and paper

    Jan 17, 2024 11:20 PM EST

    ... in this house. Cat Wise: After deciding to become a full-time artist, McClure began experimenting with paper cutting. She self-publishing her first book, "Apple" for children in 1996. Nikki McClure: I found that making art was a more calming way to communicate. I am singing my songs still ...

  • Trump back in court for damages phase of E. Jean Carroll defamation case

    Trump back in court for damages phase of E. Jean Carroll defamation case

    Jan 16, 2024 11:30 PM EST

    ... He said, this is not a do-over of that previous case. This is not a chance for Trump to get another bite at the apple, as he put it. He was very, very clear to the jury. He said that Donald Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll back in ...

  • WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in South Carolina

    WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in South Carolina

    Jan 15, 2024 09:07 PM EST

    ... demean or cancel them.” In Philadelphia, President Joe Biden marked the holiday by volunteering at Philabundance, a nonprofit food bank. He stuffed donation boxes with apples and struck up casual chatter with workers at the organization, where he volunteered for the third year in a row to mark the January ...

  • The influential people we said goodbye to in 2023

    The influential people we said goodbye to in 2023

    Dec 31, 2023 11:33 PM EST

    ... Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Fiorello!” and “The Apple Tree.” June 23. WATCH: Broadway’s Sheldon Harnick looks back on 50 years of tradition John Goodenough, 100. He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize ...

  • How the economy upended expectations of a recession in 2023

    How the economy upended expectations of a recession in 2023

    Dec 29, 2023 11:35 PM EST

    ... put a lot of people out of work, but create millions of other new jobs. And what do they call them,the Magnificent Seven, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, the likes there, which routinely cross trillion-plus market capitalization values, which would have been unthinkable. They are the new leaders. But the ...

  • Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank

    Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank

    Dec 22, 2023 01:59 AM EST

    ... month, the company announced it was committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year. Workers at a small number of Apple stores are seeking to organize and there are nascent attempts to introduce unions at Amazon warehouses. In places where unions have a strong history ...