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Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy likely to be helmed by Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz, two China hawks from Florida
The 78-year-old Republican tycoon has vowed his second stint in power will result in a radical shake-up of the federal ...
Coinbase launches ‘Coin50’ index as crypto equivalent to S&P 500 and a balance to Bitcoin
The Coin50 index includes the top 50 cryptocurrencies ranked by market cap and provides a comprehensive view of industry performance. ...
Trump’s first 2 immigration policy job picks have defended family separation and ramped-up deportations
Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan portray illegal immigration as a black-and-white issue and applaud Trump’s policy of targeting everyone living ...
Gen Z is avoiding university—but it could be the key to landing a hybrid job
Hybrid work is popular for many reasons. But if having a hybrid job is the goal, shunning university could hurt ...
Gazans ‘being starved’ as Israel fails to meet US demands, say aid groups
Humanitarian organisations warn crisis has worsened despite US threats to withhold military support
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Trump and his mandate for retribution
The president-elect has promised vengeance against perceived enemies
Canoo tested its electric delivery vans for Walmart without airbags despite employees raising red flags, sources say
“Everybody in the building—everybody in the company—knew that there was a safety issue,” one former employee says. Read More
VCs are betting on online casinos after the success of sports gambling
The cofounder of FanDuel is wagering on the future of online gambling. Read More
Fortune’s inaugural 100 Most Powerful People in Business ranking
Power is nuanced: hard-won and easily lost, it’s never static. Read More
New York Gov. Hochul may try to revive NYC congestion pricing before Trump can take office and block it
Hochul halted the plan to ease gridlock and pump billions into mass transit just weeks before it was set to ...
Exclusive: The secretive Goldman Sachs pipeline that helps cash-poor founders tap into their vast wealth
Some of America’s most successful founders are cash-poor and rely on personal liquidity loans to live lavish lifestyles. Read More
Gulf states wary of return to Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran
Saudi Arabia and UAE welcome president-elect but worry he could upend rapprochement with Tehran and inflame Middle East war
Wall Street bankers on course for up to 35% bonus bump
Debt bankers forecast to make biggest gains as finance industry recovers from two-year lull
Chemical giant Bayer reports heavy drop in profit amid ongoing Roundup cancer lawsuit
The group reported a net loss of 4.18 billion euros in the third quarter, with revenues in its agricultural unit ...
Starmer touts UK climate leadership but resists call for more public finance
UK’s prime minister is one of only two G7 leaders at UN COP29
German government agrees to February snap election—just weeks after Trump’s inauguration—to restore political stability
Germany faces a brutal winter election campaign after its three-way coalition government collapsed. Read More
Gen Z and millennial worker productivity is being crushed by bosses who don’t understand them, top economics university research says
Around a third of Gen Z and millennials report low productivity, and it’s their bosses’ faults. Read More
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary sparks debate after ‘crass’ comments calling for fewer ex-teachers in Irish politics
O’Leary told Ireland’s tourism minister to go back to the classroom as he called for more business people in politics. ...
Elon Musk’s America PAC spent about $200 million to help elect Donald Trump—with vast majority from the Tesla CEO
America PAC’s work was aided by a March ruling from the Federal Election Commission that paved the way for super PACs to ...
Trump will be able take credit for large parts of Biden infrastructure spending—if he wants to
Biden, himself, acknowledged last week that the positive economic impacts from his policies would occur after his term ends in ...
AstraZeneca says it’s taking China’s investigations into fraud, illegal drug importation and data collection ‘very seriously’
The group last week confirmed Leon Wang, president of AstraZeneca China, had been detained. Read More
What to know about crypto’s Trump rally as Bitcoin soars past $87,000 to an all-time high
Trump has pledged to make the U.S. “the crypto capital of the planet” and create a “strategic reserve” of bitcoin. Read More
What’s a golden visa and where can you still get one?
For the very wealthy, “golden visas” offer residency—and sometimes citizenship—for cash. Read More
Lindt admits its chocolate isn’t actually ‘expertly crafted with the finest ingredients’ in lawsuit over lead levels in dark chocolate
Lindt has unsuccessfully tried to end a class action lawsuit in the U.S. following investigations into the presence of heavy ...
Germany’s biggest parties agree on February 23 as election date
Chancellor Olaf Scholz to table vote of confidence next month under plan approved by SPD and CDU
Donald Trump Jr sits out new administration to join VC firm
President-elect’s eldest son chooses to be a partner with Tucker Carlson investor 1789 Capital
China unveils J-35 stealth fighter jet to compete with US
Beijing’s latest-generation aircraft revealed at Zhuhai air show as part of military modernisation
Shell wins appeal against order to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Dutch court annuls order made against energy company in 2021
Grab CEO Anthony Tan singles out one market as shares soar after blowout quarter: ‘Everybody loves Thailand’
Grab lifted its profit outlook for the year after reporting a strong September quarter on Monday. Read More
