Politics
Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo
This assistance—which includes aid for lifesaving food, shelter, and medicine—has gotten bogged down as USAID employees and groups that…
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Politics
Uncertainty About Economic Policy Is Hampering Business Decisions
It is an axiom heard countless times in business school lecture halls and on corporate earnings calls: Uncertainty is bad for business.…
Business
Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Everything: How to Bridge the Cost Gap
Medicare can cover most of your health care needs when you turn 65, but it doesn’t pay for everything. And one of the most significant…
Business
Meta plans major investment into AI-powered humanoid robots
META Platforms, after pushing into augmented reality and artificial intelligence (AI), has identified its next big bet: AI-powered…
News
Apple’s long-promised AI overhaul for Siri runs into bugs, possible delays
APPLE’s long-promised overhaul for the Siri digital assistant is facing engineering problems and software bugs, threatening to postpone or…
Culture
Spotify weighs US$6 premium for added features, access to tickets
SPOTIFY Technology is looking to charge as much as US$5.99 a month on top of existing subscriptions for a new super-fan streaming service…
Politics
Trump’s Washington is opening its doors to eager fintechs
AFTER struggling to win much sway in a Biden-era Washington, some of the biggest fintech firms are now getting a lot more facetime on…
Politics
US Steel, Nippon Steel were blindsided by Trump investment talk
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s comments last week that Nippon Steel would invest in United States Steel instead of pursuing a takeover…
Business
Family offices bet on Nvidia before US$589 billion DeepSeek rout
INVESTMENT firms for the world’s ultra-rich boosted their Nvidia Corp. allocations ahead of the DeepSeek-driven selloff. Family offices…
News
The Perfect Boss: Does Yours Make the Cut?
Ever wondered if your boss ticks all the right boxes? You know, the kind of leader who really gets it. Being a good manager isn’t just…
Business
Prominent Cryptocurrency Investor Faces Senate Tax Inquiry
A Senate committee is investigating whether a prominent cryptocurrency investor violated federal tax law to save hundreds of millions of…
Business
Blackstone weighs US$2 billion sale of gas explorer Olympus
BLACKSTONE is exploring a sale of Olympus Energy, a natural gas explorer in the Appalachian region that could be valued at up to US$2…
Business
Meta layoffs hit Singapore as tech giant cuts global workforce
JOB cuts by social media giant Meta have hit Singapore, according to public posts on professional networking platform LinkedIn and sources…
Politics
JD Vance Is in Charge of Getting a TikTok Deal. Can He Find a Buyer?
Last week, an aide for Vice President JD Vance reached out to the billionaire Frank McCourt. The topic at hand was Mr. McCourt’s $20…
News
Woman Pleads Guilty in Covid Tax Credit Scheme That Netted $33 Million
Some people binge-watched shows during the Covid pandemic. Others picked up pickleball. But according to federal prosecutors, one Las…
Business
Lower inflation wouldn’t assure rate cuts, Fed’s Lorie Logan says
US FEDERAL Reserve Bank of Dallas president Lorie Logan urged policymakers to remain cautious in the coming months, reiterating lower…
Politics
Oil settles lower, supply worries ease on hopes for Ukraine peace deal
OIL prices settled down on Friday (Feb 14) on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease global supply…
Business
Europe: Shares log longest weekly streak of advances in a year
EUROPE’S main stock index closed lower on Friday (Feb 14), as investors paused following four successive sessions of gains, while luxury…
Business
Elon Musk’s DOGE Shares Classified U.S. Intel With Entire World
“This is not a capitulation-this is a coercion,” a source familiar with the meeting told Reuters. “That person, in my mind, is a hero.”…
Politics
RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day
Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the Department of Health and Human Services would not undergo a staff purge, it did. The…
Business
OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s Bid to Gain Control of the Company
OpenAI’s board of directors on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to gain control of the…
News
DOJ Hands Down Ultimatum as Eric Adams Showdown Hits Boiling Point
“This is not a capitulation-this is a coercion,” a source familiar with the meeting told Reuters. “That person, in my mind, is a hero.”…
Politics
Layoffs Begin at Energy Department, Part of Trump Purge
The Energy Department began laying off staff as the Trump administration accelerated sweeping cuts across the government, according to…
Politics
Trump’s White House Escalates Its Petty, Dangerous War on the AP
The employee said they could not access Politico, The New York Times, or Bloomberg, despite having paid subscriptions to all of them, and…