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The undercover hedge funds financing activist short sellers 

When Wall Street’s self-styled financial detectives allege malfeasance, these silent partners stand to reap the benefits

How to dodge a trade tariff

As Trump prepares to return to the White House, it might be time to dust off that soyabean cookbook

Trump broke the Democrats’ thermostat

The American left was sent spinning in 2016 and is yet to recalibrate

Taxpayers set to lose out under Gupta’s UK steel unit restructuring plans

Claims by HMRC would be reduced 80% in restructuring of its Speciality Steel UK business

Companies rush to US bond market as Trump rally cuts borrowing costs

Borrowers ‘strike while the iron’s hot’ to raise more than $50bn this week

VAT on school fees: ‘We have had to make the decision to pull her out’

Backlash from parents over levy on UK’s private education sector

Donald Trump’s rubber-stamp government takes shape

The president-elect has picked a devoted coterie to concentrate power around one person: himself

CSX CEO talks tariffs and manufacturing: ‘As long as the economy’s growing, we’ll be a part of it’

CSX operates primarily on the East Coast, providing rail and intermodal freight transport services.

Jim Cramer names hot sectors that could use a pullback

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday named sectors that have seen major gains recently and warned investors not to buy them ...

Walking more could add as much as 11 years to your life, study says. Here’s how

Most Americans aren’t hitting recommended exercise per week—but doing more could mean a longer life. Read More

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