Politics
Top GOPer Cowardly Pretends He Has No Clue What Trump’s Doing at USAID
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is playing dumb when it comes to Donald Trump’s significant efforts to shutter USAID. Since taking…
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Politics
What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund? Trump’s Executive Order, Explained
While he was campaigning last fall, President Trump bemoaned the lack of a U.S.-backed investment fund and promised to create one. “Other…
News
Want Eggs With Your Breakfast? Pay a Surcharge, Waffle House Says.
Anyone craving the all-day breakfast at Waffle House will have to shell out an extra 50 cents for each egg in their omelet or scrambled…
Politics
FBI Sues Trump’s DOJ in Stunning Double Whammy of Lawsuits
FBI agents who worked on cases related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection are suing to prevent Donald Trump’s new leaders at the…
Politics
Trump’s Plan to Gut Education Department Will Hit Red States Hardest
“Joe has hunted down terrorists and criminals his entire adult life. Above all, Joe knows the terrible cost of terrorism, losing his…
Politics
Trump Wants to Know Why U.S. Cars Are Rare in Germany. Here Are a Few Reasons.
It is a question that vexed President Trump eight years ago and has re-emerged as a reason behind his threat to impose tariffs on the…
Business
PepsiCo Adding Healthier Snacks as Its North American Sales Dip
Amid a national debate on highly processed foods and the rise of weight-loss drugs, the snack and beverage giant PepsiCo is responding by…
Business
The Closed-Door Battle to Become IOC President
Late Wednesday night, members of the International Olympic Committee gathered for a dinner at the Olympic Museum on the banks of Lake…
Culture
Grammy Awards Audience Drops 9%
Viewership for the Grammys slipped to 15.4 million on Sunday night, according to Nielsen, a 9 percent decline compared with last year’s…
Fashion
Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul set for price hikes as US shuts trade loophole
SHEIN, Temu and Amazon Haul prices are likely to rise for American shoppers, analysts and industry experts said, after US President Donald…
Politics
Rubio Floats Dark Plan to Deport U.S. Citizens to Third Country
Trump and Marco Rubio may soon put a penal colony in El Salvador. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Rubio and El Salvadoran President Nayib…
Business
KKR raises offer for Fuji Soft in US$4.3 billion tussle with Bain
KKR & Co raised its offer price for Fuji Soft to fend off a rival bid from Bain Capital, the latest chapter in a months-long battle for…
Business
KKR quarterly profit beats expectation on dealmaking revival
ALTERNATIVE asset manager KKR & Co reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday (Feb 4), as a rebound in…
Business
Estee Lauder forecasts bleak quarterly profit, to cut up to 7,000 jobs
ESTEE Lauder on Tuesday (Feb 4) forecast third-quarter profit well below estimates, citing persistent weak demand at airports and travel…
Politics
Transcript: Illegal Trump-Musk Purge of USAID Just Got Much Darker
Beyer: Even the broader case will... I don’t know if I get in the right order, but number one: All the various international illnesses,…
Business
Tesla supplier Panasonic to cut costs to support shift into AI
PANASONIC Holdings is considering an overhaul of personnel and trimming underperforming businesses to lower fixed costs, part of a shift…
Politics
Why Are Hospitals Bowing to Trump’s Illegal Gender-Affirming Care Ban?
In an email sent to hospital staff early Monday morning, which I acquired a copy of, Children’s National laid out the new policy. “Our…
Politics
How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Fuel a Prison Labor Boom
Food-processing jobs aren’t necessarily safer, either. Hickman’s Family Farm, the largest egg producer in the Southwest, has long employed…
Business
Number of compulsory wind-ups rise more than 50% in 2024
AS MANY as 307 companies were forced to wind up last year, based on figures released by the Ministry of Law’s Insolvency Office. This was…
News
Fed Official Pushes Back on Pre-emptive Policy Moves
Federal Reserve officials wrapped up their final meeting of 2024 with splits surfacing over how many more interest rate cuts they should…
Politics
Why These Companies in Louisville, Ky., Fear Trump’s Tariffs
The people running CRG Automation are not openly rooting for global economic chaos, but they concede that they are in a perfect position…
Business
UBS has cut 10,000 jobs since Credit Suisse takeover in 2023
UBS Group has cut more than 10,000 roles since it bought Credit Suisse, marking a milestone in the lender’s efforts to integrate its…
Business
Guinness-owner Diageo scraps medium-term goals as tariffs cloud outlook
GUINNESS-owner Diageo withdrew its ambitious sales growth target on Tuesday (Feb 4), in an acknowledgement a prolonged downturn in demand…
Business
Nintendo cuts outlook for final months before Switch 2 debut
Nintendo revised its full-year forecast down after profit and revenue plummeted over the holiday period, with gamers increasingly looking…