Business
FTX refunds: Temasek, BlackRock, SoftBank, Sequoia, Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal likely beneficiaries
AFTER more than two years of hand-wringing, creditors of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX are heaving a sigh of relief as the trading…
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Politics
Trump says Musk implementing his executive orders
President Trump said that "a lot" of his executive orders will be codified into law, after he credited Elon Musk with helping get his…
Business
UOB hits a fresh high, with Singapore’s STI reaching yet another record
At the open, the counter edges up 1.3 per cent or S$0.50 to an all-time high of S$39.15 SHARES of UOB rose to a new high on Wednesday (Feb…
Politics
Trump DOJ’s Eric Adams Dismissal Heading for Constitutional Controversy
What authority, if any, does the court have to force the Justice Department’s hand? Source link
Business
Borrowing strain hits NAB’s Q1 profit, shares dive
NATIONAL Australia Bank, the country’s biggest business lender, said on Wednesday that first-quarter profit slipped as competition for…
Politics
China revamps power market rules in challenge to renewables boom
CHINA’S unprecedented boom in renewable energy is facing a fresh challenge from government rules that will allow market forces to…
Politics
Trump instructs Justice Department to fire Biden-era U.S. attorneys
President Trump called on the Justice Department to fire all U.S. attorneys left over from the Biden administration. Source link
Business
Singtel’s Q3 profit surges 183.4% to S$1.3 billion on exceptional gains
SINGTEL’S net profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31 climbed 183.4 per cent to S$1.3 billion from S$465 million in the same period the…
Politics
Kansas Republicans override veto of bill banning gender-transition drugs, surgeries for minors
For the third time, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill banning gender-transition procedures for minors, but for the first time,…
Politics
Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security…
Business
Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable
Facebook’s parent company Meta said it’s working on the world’s longest undersea cable as part of the social media giant’s efforts to…
Business
Former OpenAI tech chief Murati launches AI startup, poaching staff from ChatGPT maker
FORMER OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati launched an AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab on Tuesday, with a team of about 30…
Politics
First major challenge to Trump agenda heads to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump is facing multiple legal challenges to his recent executive actions, with the first major case heading to the…
Business
Ford cuts bonuses for half of middle managers
FORD Motor is eliminating stock award bonuses for about half of its middle managers in an effort to boost performance as the automaker…
Politics
DOGE shows the receipts to rebuff its Democratic opponents
The Department of Government Efficiency recently blew the whistle on the federal government's plans to spend taxpayer dollars on male…
Politics
Trump signs executive order allowing only attorney general or president to interpret meaning of laws
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal…
Business
Intel has biggest rally since 2020 on breakup speculation
INTEL soared 16 per cent on speculation that the iconic chipmaker could be broken up in a deal involving Taiwan Semiconductor…
Politics
Associated Press ban will continue until news organization uses 'Gulf of America,' Trump says
President Trump said Tuesday the Associated Press will continue to be barred from White House events, the Oval Office and Air Force One…
Politics
Whistleblower protection agency head tells Supreme Court to keep him at post after Trump firing
The head of a whistleblower protection agency asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to keep him at his post while litigation over President…
Business
Elon Musk's 'Flirty' DMs Exposed! Ashley St Clair Alleges She Gave Birth to His 13th Child"
Social media influencer Ashley St Clair has made shocking claims about her relationship with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. In an…
Politics
Illegal immigrants now paying up to $30,000 as cartels raise prices under Trump
Mexican migrants, who usually pay the lowest rates, are now regularly shelling out $10,000 apiece, and prices as high as $16,000 are not…
Politics
Russian and US Officials Meet in Saudi Arabia for High-Stakes Peace Talks to End Ukraine War as Both Nations Draw 3 Major Goals
The United States and Russia agreed on Tuesday to begin efforts toward ending the war in Ukraine, the deadliest conflict in Europe since…
Politics
AI (and Other) Wars: Mr. Vance Goes to Paris
The week of February 10, 2025: AI & the fight with the EU, tariffs, vaping, and much, much more. Source link
Politics
Democratic super PAC sets sights on GOP's Medicaid cut proposals
A political action committee that backs House Democrats is gearing up a campaign to go after vulnerable Republicans for proposed cuts to…