Business
Even Before TikTok’s Troubles, Chinese Companies Were Wary of Washington
Chinese tech companies long looked to the United States as a key market and source of investment. Firms like ByteDance, the company behind…
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Business
If You’re Retired, or Not: 5 Changes That Will Affect Your Money in 2025
Amid the global turmoil of this young new year comes a flurry of welcome developments that will help many people — especially retirees and…
Fashion
How Vuori Became One of the Hottest Names in Fashion
When Joe Kudla talks about the Vuori customer — the loyal, die-hard consumer of the company he founded a decade ago — Jimmy Spencer is…
Business
Vietnam’s VinFast to roll out two cars in 2025 in India debut
ELECTRIC vehicle (EV) maker VinFast said it plans to begin selling two made-in-India cars in the South Asian country later this year,…
News
TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
TikTok said late Friday that its service would “go dark” for its 170 million American users on Sunday because of a ban in the United…
Politics
How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company.…
Business
Vanguard to Pay $106 Million in Restitution to Retirement Fund Investors
Vanguard, the large mutual fund company, has agreed to pay $106 million in restitution to settle a securities regulatory investigation…
Business
Kimberly-Clark tissue business draws interest from potential buyers
KIMBERLY-CLARK’S potential sale of its international tissue business has attracted interest from companies including Royal Golden Eagle,…
Politics
Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting on…
News
Jean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70
The first time Jean Jennings confronted the Mexican federal police, they had just arrested one of her friends for public urination. It was…
News
American Airlines Accused of Discrimination by Interracial Couple
An interracial couple from Arizona has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging they were detained by law enforcement after the…
Lifestyle
Mental Health Days: Are They the New Lunch Break?
Mental health days are becoming a hot topic at work, almost like a new kind of lunch break. People are talking about them more and more.…
Politics
Republicans Want to Punish Divorced People to Fund Tax Cuts
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
Politics
U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told Congress on Friday that on Jan. 21 the Treasury Department will have to begin using “extraordinary…
Business
OpenAI finalises 'o3 mini' reasoning AI model version, to launch it soon
CHATGPT maker OpenAI has finalised a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of weeks, chief…
Politics
TikTok says it will go dark on Jan 19 in US without assurance from Biden
TIKTOK warned late Friday (Jan 17) it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden’s administration provides…
Business
CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million
A jury in Florida on Friday ordered CNN to pay $5 million for defaming a private security contractor in a five-minute segment that ran on…
Politics
Oil gains for fourth-straight week on US sanctions
OIL prices closed lower on Friday (Jan 17) but strengthened for a fourth-consecutive week, as the latest US sanctions on Russian energy…
Politics
Bill Gates Becomes the Latest Billionaire to Bow Down to Trump
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
Politics
Trump Fans Are Pissed Over New Inauguration Plans
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…
Business
Marriage Redo: The Real Difference Between Annulment and Divorce
Thinking about ending a marriage can be overwhelming, and choosing between an annulment and a divorce adds another layer of confusion.…
Politics
Gold poised for third weekly gain as markets look to Trump inauguration
GOLD prices were pressured by an uptick in the US dollar on Friday (Jan 17), but remained on track for a weekly gain as uncertainties…
Politics
Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub
Since 1988, the hulking presses at Lanex Manufacturing on the edge of Windsor, Ontario, have been stamping out door strikers, folding-seat…
Politics
TikTok CEO Tries Sucking Up to Trump After Supreme Court Upholds Ban
“But I want to protect ourselves, our most recent examples of domestic terrorism were not what we have spent the majority talking about…