Brian Cheung

New York

Business and Data Correspondent at NBC News

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Nintendo Switch 2 draws long lines and excited gamers

2 days ago | aol.com | Brian Cheung

For the crowds outside Nintendo’s store in New York’s Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, a long wait was well worth getting their hands on the new Switch 2 console. Some camped out for hours, bringing their own makeshift waterproof tents and lawn chairs. Others stood in the line, which stretched several city blocks.
Nintendo Switch 2 draws long lines and excited gamers

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Brian Cheung |Steve Kopack |Kalhan Rosenblatt

8 hours agoThe free updates will boost performance in Super Mario Wonder, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and more. As Nintendo gets ready for the launch of the Switch 2 on June 5th, it’s now rolling out updates to even more titles than it previously announced. On a series of support pages spotted by Nintendo Life, …
Powell tells Trump: Monetary policy will be based on 'non-political analysis'

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Steve Kopack |Brian Cheung

May 29, 2025, 1:13 PM EDTFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told President Donald Trump that monetary policy decisions would be "based solely on careful, objective, and non-political analysis," according to a brief statement by the central bank Thursday. Powell's comments came in a meeting he attended at the White House on Thursday "at the President's invitation," the Fed said in its statement.
Syracuse professor shows how bygone pop culture references can bridge generations

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Brian Cheung

May 27, 2025, 7:42 PM EDTSYRACUSE, New York — University professor Bob Thompson has been “teaching television” for about 40 years, tracing his interest in watching the tube back to reruns of Groucho Marx. “That to me, is a medium and an art form different from any other art form in its own unique ways,” the Syracuse professor says.
Syracuse professor shows how bygone pop culture references can bridge generations

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brian Cheung

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University professor Bob Thompson has been “teaching television” for about 40 years, tracing his interest in watching the tube back to reruns of Groucho Marx. “That, to me, is a medium and an art form different from any other art form in its own unique ways,” says Thompson, a professor at Syracuse University.
Google I/O 2025 live updates: How to watch, time, what to expect as tech giant talks Gemini AI, developer news

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Angela Yang |Brian Cheung |Jason Abbruzzese

Updated May 20, 2025, 9:07 AM EDTGoogle is expected to unveil a suite of new AI products today that it hopes will supercharge its already-dominant search engine, aiming to beat the likes of OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta in a fierce competition for global AI dominance.
Trump’s tariffs put the Fed in a tough spot on interest rates and inflation

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Brian Cheung |Christine Romans

The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady as it navigates uncertainty kicked up by a president who keeps pressuring the central bank to lower them. It’s an ironic, whiplash-inducing reversal for Fed policymakers who just months ago were on the verge of a rare feat — wrestling down a historic run-up of inflation without triggering mass layoffs, known as a “soft landing” — and preparing to keep cutting borrowing costs.
Higher prices or higher unemployment? The economy could face a no-win dilemma

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Brian Cheung

The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady as it navigates uncertainty kicked up by a president who keeps haranguing the central bank to lower them. “‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue,” President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Friday morning, renewing a long-running barrage of insults against the central bank chair. “Other than that, I like him very much!” he added.
Car dealerships see thinner lots as auto tariffs sink in

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Brian Cheung

Auto dealers, squeezed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the industry, are already seeing a tighter supply of vehicles to offer buyers at a time when sticker prices for many models are set to climb. Pine Belt Subaru in Lakewood, New Jersey, normally receives 100 to 120 cars a month. This month the dealership received just 18, meaning the lot will be thin heading into the typically busy season of May through August. “We need inventory.
McDonald’s, Wendy’s and other burger joints are leaning into chicken

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Emily Lorsch |Brian Cheung

Chicken: It’s what’s for dinner — even at major restaurant chains long known as temples to beef. The first permanent menu item McDonald’s has rolled out in four years consists entirely of white meat.