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11.12 / 02:11

FIVE BLOCK Trade President social 2020 Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

President-elect Donald Trump has made another flurry of job announcements

11.12 / 00:19

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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has met with several U.S. finance executives in the last month as Beijing seeks to build relationships ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's planned tariffs on China.

10.12 / 11:57

Reuters Fox Airlines Boeing show reports Investigations Boeing to layoff hundreds in Washington state as company-wide cuts continue

Third Bridge global head of analysts Peter McNally discusses how the Boeing factory workers strike is impacting business on 'The Big Money Show.'

10.12 / 04:35

UPS Career CEO Boeing show country reports Boeing lays off hundreds in Washington and California as part of cuts announced previously

Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts that will eventually reduce the company’s workforce by about 17,000

09.12 / 14:07

Action Refugees President country prevention US scrambles to shape post-Assad Syria but has to overcome years of disengagement

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The unexpectedly rapid downfall of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria has turned the country’s future from a back-burner issue to a suddenly high stakes concern for the departing Biden administration—and almost certainly for Donald Trump. U.S.

09.12 / 13:11

Remark wellness Golf Monarchy reports International Trump Organization leases brand to 2 new projects in Saudi Arabia

The Trump Organization says it has leased its brand to two new real estate projects in Saudi Arabia just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House

09.12 / 04:41

MET Career awards Trade 2020 rights Juan Soto's $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here's who he passed

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press

08.12 / 17:33

UPS Action Election Trade country Interviews Investigations Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and promises swift immigration action

Donald Trump says he can’t guarantee his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers

08.12 / 06:21

Citi Booking students love voice beautiful social Unlikely connections forged, abetted and nurtured by Benaras

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In 1999, a little-known Indian writer of 30 published his first novel, The Romantics, which caught the eye of the literary press in the West. Pankaj Mishra’s debut non-fiction book, Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, had appeared in 1995 to modest success.

07.12 / 14:01

UPS economy War show gatherings International Notre Dame Cathedral is reborn in a darkened world

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PARIS—The limestone facade of Notre Dame Cathedral is radiant. Its ornate gargoyles and angels show no signs of the smoke and flames that once billowed from the church.

07.12 / 00:49

COST UPS Manufacturing security economy Trade country China's ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy

China has banned exports of key materials used for a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies th...

06.12 / 22:35

markets UPS Citi Target Software War World War III fears real? These US cities would be obliterated in a nuclear attack, claims new map

World War III. And, coming to occasion is a map, that has predicted some of the US cities that could be devastatingly affected by nuclear strikes on US soil, if a World War III situation indeed happened.

06.12 / 05:21

markets economy pandemic show 2020 reports Department US hiring likely rebounded last month after storms and strikes curtailed October job growth

Hiring in the United States likely rebounded last month from a dismal October, when hurricanes and strikes reduced job growth to its lowest level in nearly four years

06.12 / 00:39

Man Action Assurant community Cummins Justice reports EPA hails 'revitalized' enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit

The Environmental Protection Agency says it concluded more than 1,850 civil cases this year, a 3.4% increase over 2023, and charged 121 criminal defendants, a 17.6% increase over the previous year

06.12 / 00:39

Cooper security wellness Justice Department Investigations McKinsey subsidiary will pay $122M for scheme to bribe South African officials, US says

An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a yearslong scheme to bribe South African government officials

05.12 / 18:29

UPS security President Doge social Department recommendations Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are bringing Trump's DOGE to Capitol Hill

It’s DOGE time at the U.S. Capitol

05.12 / 17:49

markets Fox show Mortgage rates fall for second straight week, lowest since October

Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale spotlights most important indicators from the firms 2025 outlooks and talks pros and cons between buying and renting properties.

05.12 / 13:55

markets UPS security Software WhatsApp reports 'Don't send message': FBI warns of texting risks between iPhones and Androids

FBI is warning people against texting between iPhones and Androids due to ongoing cyberattacks. The agency says messages sent from iPhone to Android and vice versa can be intercepted by hackers, the Mirror reported. The warning came days after reports of a large-scale Chinese espionage campaign in which phone data of over million Americans are said to have been scooped up by the hackers including that of a cabinet secretary and a White House Homeland Security Adviser. Hackers have reportedly accessed call and text metadata, and in some cases, message content too.

05.12 / 12:41

Target economy Remark Election President track Powell: Fed's independence from politics is vital to its interest rate decisions

Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve’s ability to set interest rates free of political interference is necessary for it to make decisions to serve “all Americans” rather than a political party or political outcome

05.12 / 12:41

Target security President Actor country reports prevention White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

A top White House official says at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign

05.12 / 04:45

Waves Digital ETF Election Trade Bitcoin Bitcoin hits $100,000, lifted by hopes of a crypto-friendly Washington

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bitcoin traded above $100,000 for the first time, powered by a wave of investors betting that President-elect Donald Trump will turn U.S. government policy into an engine of growth for crypto.

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