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Former SEC chair Jay Clayton tapped as Wall Street’s top cop

Donald Trump also selects lawyers from criminal cases for other high-level posts in his administration

On election night Polymarket’s 26 year old founder was on top of the world. 8 days later the FBI raided his home and his future is in jeopardy

Shayne Coplan became one of the hottest new faces to come out of the 2024 race. Could a criminal investigation ...

Liberty’s Malone calls for media merger wave under Trump

Billionaire says consolidation should be permitted and adds that ‘allowing Big Tech to run wild’ is inappropriate

People are fleeing Elon Musk’s X for Threads and Bluesky. Welcome to the era of social media fragmentation

Many high-profile X users are leaving after Elon Musk’s efforts to elect Donald Trump, adding to a new era of ...

Vaccine maker stocks fall as Trump chooses RFK Jr. to lead HHS

Shares of Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, BioNTech and GSK closed lower on Thursday.

Trump picks vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary

Donald Trump had said that if elected president he would have Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on health.” HHS ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway takes a stake in Domino’s Pizza

The Omaha-based conglomerate bought more than 1.2 million shares of the pizza chain for a stake worth about $550 million ...

Trump picks Robert Kennedy Jr to run US health department

Vaccine sceptic and former Democrat to be nominated for cabinet post

Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services, despite his history of skepticism toward vaccines and medicine

HHS houses the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Medicare and Medicaid programs and ...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Domino’s Pizza, Ulta, Palantir and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.

Ford slapped with $165 million fine after botched rearview camera recall

The penalty is the second-largest in the 54-year history of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell — no need to hurry on another interest rate cut

“The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates,” Powell said. ...

Powell says Fed in no ‘hurry’ to lower rates further

Central bank chair warns that path to a reduction in inflation will be ‘bumpy’

Here’s what comes next for Tapestry and Capri after the death of their major fashion merger

Now Michael Kors’ owner Capri has to figure out how to survive without the Tapestry deal. Read More

Top real-estate CEO suggests some young people might have voted for Trump because they’re sick of living in their parents’ basements

Now they’re expecting him to build the housing they need, Redfin’s Glenn Kelman said. Read More

US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business

FTC chair Lina Khan continues to pursue Big Tech in final days of Biden presidency

Apple prepares for fresh AI assault on the smart home

A new hub to manage people’s lives would be a big bet — but it’s not clear what it can ...

Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ‘silenced’ it over support for Palestinian refugees

Owner rejects accusation it breached agreement allowing the brand to pursue its own social mission

Mark Zuckerberg and T-Pain recorded a love song—and short video—for Priscilla Chan: an acoustic cover of Lil Jon’s club anthem ‘Get Low’

The world’s third-richest man can add something new to his résumé: singer. Read More

Reeves to tell regulators to dial up risk in UK financial services

Chancellor to use her Mansion House speech to claim post-2008 financial crisis rules are stifling growth

Nelson Peltz Says he connected Elon Musk with Donald Trump — ‘I was a matchmaker’

Trump has joked that Musk won’t leave. Read More

The dream of mentally responding to text messages and emails without a device faces one very practical hurdle — ‘People like their skulls,’ a neurologist says

Here’s what the CEO of a brain-implant company sees as the industry’s biggest problem. Read More

Chipotle lied when it denied viral outrage over portion sizes getting skimpier, investor lawsuit claims

The lawsuit claims the fast-casual chain failed to acknowledge “highly inconsistent” portion sizes until diners’ discontent went viral online. Read ...

Britain’s bold plan to create super funds

The case for consolidating the UK’s sprawling pension arsenal is strong

The Onion just bought InfoWars—with the backing of Sandy Hook families

Satire site will turn Alex Jones’ creation into a parody of itself. Read More

Elon Musk’s AI turns on him, labels him ‘one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X’

His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences.” Read More

CEOs and experts share how AI is shaking up the workforce—including an instance of ‘robots outcompeting humans in real time’

Chinese startups can develop digital avatars almost as good as human streamers using just a few minutes of footage, noted ...

Airbnb CEO refuses to have one-on-one meetings because they often turn into therapy sessions

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky finds the most productive meetings are smaller groups where everyone participates. Read More