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Want a more hopeful America? Increase awareness of past progress
At least two-thirds of Americans believe the nation will become economically weaker, less important, and more divided by 2050. Read ...
Goldman, JPMorgan among banks offering more Russia-linked trades
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are among banks that have been acting as brokers to facilitate growing investor demand for ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE slapped government-issued credit cards with a $1 spending limit. Workers say they can’t do their jobs.
The cost-cutting spree has hampered workers’ ability to buy office or lab supplies, access legal filings, or travel for work. ...
Goldman wins rare solo role on blockbuster $19 billion port deal
One of the biggest infrastructure deals in recent years has a clear winner on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs. Read More
EU leaders scramble to devise a Ukraine defense plan after Trump revokes U.S. support: ‘Europe faces a clear and present danger on a scale none of us have seen in our adult lifetime’
Trump paused U.S. military supplies to Ukraine after pressing Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations with Russia to end the war. Read More
Agentic AI is suddenly everywhere. Here’s how companies are evaluating and using these buzzy tech tools
Agentic AI is the hot new tech trend. Companies are still figuring out what to deploy without overspending. Read More
Melinda French Gates got her start at Microsoft because an IBM hiring manager told her to turn down their job offer—‘It dumbfounded me’
The philanthropist is one among the likes of Jensen Huang, Indra Nooyi, and Steve Jobs to have taken career-changing advice ...
Robinhood taps HQ Trivia host for new contest with $2 million in Bitcoin prizes—and some Doge
The “Quiz Daddy” is back (just for two days), and he’s ready to dive back into the “nitty-gritty.” Read More
Fresh off his bid to aquire TikTok, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian is teaming up with social media veteran Kevin Rose to resurrect Digg
Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian and social media veteran Kevin Rose are relaunching the early Reddit rival with a focus on ...
Lagging SpaceX, Bezos’ Blue Origin brings in former Amazon execs to reinstitute a hard-charging culture
Bezos hired a slew of top execs from Amazon as he builds out his fledgling space exploration company. Read More
The Supreme Court is wading into a battle over what to do with 100,000 tons of nuclear waste dating back to the 1980s that’s growing every year
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New ...
Ross Stevens pledges $100 million to U.S. Olympians, Paralympians
The awards aim to financially support athletes after they retire. Read More
A staycation nation—Americans hit a 15-year low in travel planning
Blame policy uncertainty in Trump 2.0, according to Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok. Read More
State Street, which commissioned Wall Street’s ‘Fearless Girl’ statue, ends diversity policies
The popular statue had become a symbol of workplace gender diversity. Read More
North American pipeline company warns Trump tariffs will hit fuel prices
TC Energy chief says continent needs to deepen cross-border ties to avoid inflation and protect energy security
Weakening UK demand could help bear down on inflation, says BoE governor
Andrew Bailey plays down the risks of a self-reinforcing acceleration in price growth
Americans have the ‘tax scaries’—but good news is waiting as the average refund goes up 7.5%
Tax season brings 1 in 3 Americans to tears, but with IRS data indicating above-average refunds, the stress might be ...
Bitcoin pops 6% after a top Trump official hints the administration is about to reveal its crypto reserve strategy
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump will announce crypto reserve plans during the first White House crypto summit. Read More
Oil price tumbles to three-year low on signs of waning US demand
Brent drops below $70 a barrel following larger-than-expected increase in US crude stocks
Germany seeks ‘long-term’ EU exemption for defence spending
Friedrich Merz leads German pivot in Europe’s ‘rearmament’ race
Europe has no choice but to seize frozen Russian assets
Doing so is the only effective means of saving Ukraine
Howard Lutnick says Trump may give Canada and Mexico some wiggle room for his tariffs just one day after rolling them out
The U.S. stock market has given up all of the gains since Trump’s victory in last year’s presidential election. Read ...
Elon Musk’s Tesla hopes to win back customers by offering free charging if you buy a $100,000 Cybertruck
Demand for the vehicles has slowed considerably. Read More
Deloitte is tracking office attendance to decided bonuses for some staff
Deloitte, a proponent of flexible work, has added office and client site attendance to its performance metrics for a team ...
Europe must trim its welfare state to build a warfare state
There is no way of defending the continent without cuts to social spending
Louis Vuitton plans to foray into prestige cosmetics to win back aspirational shoppers, taking a page from its luxury rivals
Louis Vuitton’s choice of makeup artist Pat McGrath shows “their aim to excellence and innovation in [the] newly introduced product ...
Microsoft’s $13bn OpenAI tie-up cleared by UK regulator
CMA says recent developments that reduce the start-up’s reliance on Microsoft contributed to its decision
Oura’s plans to ensure consumers keep a ring on it
Some of the appeal of an Oura Rings is its ability to reveal truths about the health and fitness of ...
Elon Musk’s Tesla targeted by arsonists on both sides of Atlantic in a string of ongoing attacks
A pattern of recent arson attacks on Tesla property appear related to CEO Elon Musk’s polarizing brand of politics. Read ...
