Nvidia shares pop 12% in premarket trade after AI-fueled bumper earnings

Jensen Huang, president of Nvidia, holding the Grace hopper superchip CPU used for generative AI at the Supermicro keynote presentation during Computex 2023. Walid Berrazeg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nvidia shares jumped more than 12% in premarket trade on Thursday after the chip giant posted bumper earnings that beat Wall Street estimates. The U.S. … Read more

Movie Props From ‘Star Wars’ & More Could Fetch $8 Mil in Bumper Auction

Calling all movie buffs … this one’s for you! Props worn by the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Michael J. Fox and Olivia Newton-John are expected to fetch more than $8 million during the largest film and TV memorabilia auction ever. Propstore, one of the nation’s leading prop auction sites, will be auctioning off 1,700 rare … Read more

World’s largest hedge funds record bumper year of profits

Signage for Citadel Investment Group LLC hangs outside their office in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Bloomberg | Getty Images The world’s top hedge funds raked in record profits last year amid a resurgence in stock markets, new analysis showed. The 20 leading funds made $67 billion in investor profits in 2023, up from the $65 billion … Read more

Rays shortstop bags bumper $700,000 payout despite career threatening allegations

In a surprising turn of events, Wander Franco, the talented shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, has secured a substantial bonus from MLB’s pre-arbitration pool despite missing the final 42 games of the season. The $706,761 bonus ranks 13th among the 101 players benefiting from the $50 million pre-arbitration pool established under the 2022 labor … Read more

Signs are pointing to a bumper travel year in 2024

American Airlines planes are seen at gates at LaGuardia Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, in New York City, U.S., November 21, 2023.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Airlines expect record traveler numbers and revenues in 2024 but will continue to be constrained by the high cost of capital and limited capacity, the International Air Transport … Read more

Ryanair experiences bumper revenue on ‘favorable’ gasoline hedges, sees main business consolidation

BONN, Germany – Jan. 30, 2023: A Ryanair aircraft parks at Bonn airport in Cologne, Germany. Ryanair reported a bumper full-year revenue for 2022/23 on the again of resurgent visitors and favorable oil hedges. Ting Yang | Nurphoto | Getty Pictures Ryanair on Monday posted a full-year internet revenue of 1.43 billion euros ($1.55 billion), … Read more