Politics
Trump administration expects $100 billion in savings from federal worker buyouts
The Trump administration's federal worker buyout is showing mixed results and potential unintended consequences. Source link
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Business
Google shares slide on spending plans despite sales jump
TECH giant Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported robust fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, with revenues jumping 12 per cent to…
Business
Apple debuts Invites app, Care+ changes in subscription push
APPLE rolled out a new app for creating event invitations and made changes to its AppleCare+ customer support for iPhones, part of a…
Business
Barbie parent Mattel forecasts annual profit above estimates after steady holiday demand
TOYMAKER Mattel on Tuesday forecast full-year profit above Wall Street expectations after beating holiday quarter estimates, owing to…
Politics
Trump says Palestinians need new, permanent location away from Gaza
President Trump said Tuesday that Palestinians have "no alternative" but to leave Gaza and find a new place for permanent relocation.…
Business
Federal workers weighing whether to accept Trump's buyout offer and how to get the most out of it
President Trump's federal worker buyout may backfire in some cases, giving employees who were going to quit anyway months of extra pay.…
Politics
Is the Democrats’ Problem That They’re Not Obnoxious Enough?
They don’t need self-indulgent lectures on how to be more off-putting. They’ve already got the act down pat. Source link
Politics
Senate Intelligence Committee approves Gabbard nomination
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday approved Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to serve as director of national intelligence, ending…
Celebrity
Bianca Censori Wanted to Back Out from the X-Rated Grammys 2025 Red Carpet Stunt but Was Forced by Kanye West to Pose Unclothed
Bianca Censori reportedly tried to back out from her controversial red carpet stunt at the 67th Grammy Awards multiple times, but Kanye…
Politics
Welcome News from Panama
Trump is cutting deals — from Central America to Canada. Source link
News
Elon Musk calls for 'wholesale removal' of federal regulations
Elon Musk wants to nuke federal regulations now and ask questions later. Source link
Politics
Senate GOP holdout announces support for Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence
Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard is poised to clear the Senate Intelligence Committee after a key GOP holdout…
Politics
Governor Pritzker’s Partisan Lawfare Against President Trump’s J6 Pardons
He is taking steps to block J6 defendants from state employment. Source link
Business
Amazon to face legal action after laying off 1,900 in Quebec
The union also launched a campaign calling on consumers to boycott the multinational by not shopping on its online platform and cancelling…
Politics
RFK Jr. clears major hurdle before finance panel, teeing up full Senate vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human…
Business
US: Wall St muted at open after China’s retaliatory tariffs
WALL Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investor appetite for risk waned after China retaliated against…
Business
FTI Consulting now in acting management of scandal-hit Indonesian unicorn eFishery
The move ‘aims to facilitate a thorough and objective business review to determine the best path forward for the group’, says eFishery’s…
Business
Scandal-hit unicorn eFishery ropes FTI Consulting into acting management team
The move ‘aims to facilitate a thorough and objective business review to determine the best path forward for the group’, says eFishery’s…
Business
Spotify forecasts profit above estimates on subscriber growth, price increases
In the fourth quarter, premium subscribers rose 11 per cent to 263 million, compared with Visible Alpha estimates of 260 million. SPOTIFY…
Business
Singapore’s Syfe makes A$65 million bid for Australian investing platform SelfWealth
SINGAPORE-BASED digital wealth platform Syfe on Tuesday (Feb 4) said it made a non-binding indicative offer to acquire SelfWealth, an…
Politics
Trump’s Win in Panama
Trump spoke loudly and swung a big stick in Panama’s direction, and it produced instantaneous results. Source link
Business
America First, Not America Only
We shouldn’t return to the overreach of the past. But when America retreats, the void is filled by powers that don’t share our values or…
News
Mourning David Lynch in a City on Fire
One night in January, 2002, during the initial theatrical run of David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive,” a friend and I, students at the…
Business
Convening EGM is 'waste of money': Sabana Reit internalisation committee
THE internalisation committee and incoming directors of Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Sabana Reit) said on Monday (Feb…