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StubHub is reportedly planning to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) later this year. The ticket resale marketplace company has started early discussions with investment bankers about a potential public offering, according to a New York Times report.

Two of the accused—Sergeant Jian Zhao and 1st Lieutenant Li Tian—are both stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington state. Zhao, Tian and ex-soldier Ruoyu Duan from Oregan have all been charged with stealing and selling sensitive national defence information, which also includes details of missile-launch technology and military vehicles.

The 20% to 25% tariffs have triggered retaliatory actions from affected nations, increasing economic uncertainty. The Tax Foundation estimates that these measures could push the average U.S. import tax to 13.8%—its highest level since 1939, as mentioned in a report by USA Today.

Khloé Kardashian appeared to have shut down plastic surgery rumours in the recent episode of her family show, The Kardashians. On Thursday's episode, Khloé was seen celebrating a milestone in life — turning 40 — as she was seen in denim at the Dolly Parton-inspired party, Page Six reported.

According to a South China Morning Post report, a demo video posted on X (formerly Twitter) racked up over 200,000 views in less than a day, with tons of comments begging for access. The team claims Manus beats OpenAI’s “Deep Research” AI on a popular test called GAIA (basically like an AI report card). They haven’t shared details about how it works yet, but people are already calling it a glimpse into the future of AI.

Stephen A Smith, a former newspaper reporter, has signed a new five-year contract with ESPN that is worth $100 million, according to a report. As per the agreement, Smith will continue to star on “First Take”, the ESPN's popular morning program, while scaling back some of his other required appearances on the network. Sources told The Athletic. Reports suggest that ESPN will pay Stephen A Smith $20 million annually under his new contract, compared to the $12 million per year he received under his previous deal.

NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the central bank can wait to see how President Donald Trump's aggressive policy actions play out before it moves again on interest rates.

The statistics also indicated that the unemployment level rose to 4.1 percent from 4 per cent last month. In spite of fears about federal job reductions, especially with the cuts within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), economists believe that the labour market is still holding strong. The cuts with DOGE had resulted in the loss of 10,000 government positions.

Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has gotten way worse lately, like two friends who can’t stop fighting. Back in the day, Canada and the U.S. were super close, working together on trade and stuff. But now? Things are messy.

Elon Musk, whose DOGE team was considered to be involved in cutting the federal workforce, is now pushing back against accusations and has claimed that DOGE is not responsible for the job eliminations, as per a report.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were called back to work Tuesday — just two weeks after a round of layoffs ordered by the Trump administration, according to a report. The nation's top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work. Emails were sent to employees on Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month, according to current and former CDC employees.

JPMorgan Chase’s return-to-office (RTO) mandate is off to a rocky start, with employees struggling to adjust to the sudden five-day-a-week in-office requirement, as per a report.

The Trump administration's purge of federal staff may flood an unemployment benefits system ill-equipped to handle the deluge, triggering delays in aid for jobless workers, according to a new report.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump has been relentless in his pursuit of a tariff overhaul ever since assuming office in January. After making Mexico, China, and Canada his first victims (even though he paused some of the moves for a limited time), and threatening 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, he then announced his intention to introduce reciprocal tariffs on US’s imports from other countries, including India.

Oil prices extended gains on Friday, rising more than $1 a barrel, after Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said OPEC+ may reverse its oil output hike after April if needed. Novak told reporters that the producer group will go ahead with the April increase, but after that it may consider other steps.

Jennifer Lopez is not happy with the increased public sightings of her ex-husband Ben Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. A Page Six report claims that Lopez can’t help but notice the many photos of Affleck and Garner together, especially as they have been rather tactile with each other, and that has sparked rumours that Affleck still has feelings for his first wife.

Of the 57 companies which do not have a woman director, 26 are public sector undertakings (PSUs). 2,687 women hold 3,479 (21%) of the directorship positions, up from 17% as on March 31, 2020 and just 5% as on March 31, 2014 when the requirement to appoint one woman director on board had just been announced.

BNP Paribas has secured a prime office space in Mumbai’s business district Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), leasing a ground-floor unit in a commercial complex at a monthly rental of Rs 811 per sq ft, making it one of the most expensive commercial property deals in the country. ET has reported earlier this week that Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc leased space in BKC at monthly rentals of Rs 881 per sq ft setting a new national record surpassing the earlier benchmark set by Apple Inc at Rs 738 per sq ft in January. The BNP Paribas’ lease agreement was finalized on February 18, with the five-year lease tenure set to commence later this year on August 16. The bank will occupy a 3,497 sq ft chargeable area in Maker Maxity’s 1 North Avenue, paying a total rent of Rs 28.36 lakh per month to the landlord, Neelammegha Investments and Trading Company.

Narendra Modi on Friday sounded alarm over the increasing cases of obesity in India and urged citizens to cut down on their cooking oil consumption to tackle the crisis. Quoting a report by the Lancet journal, Modi said that 44 crore Indians were at the risk of getting obese and called it a 'dangerous' prediction. «A report says by 2050, 44 crore Indians will be obese, which is dangerous,» said PM Modi.

Jumma namaz after 2.30 pm here in the communally sensitive city of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police official on Friday said, adding seven companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed ahead of the festival. The new directive comes a day after a circle officer (CO) kicked up a row by saying that Holi is a festival that occurs once a year whereas Jumma namaz takes place 52 times a year. He said anyone who feels uncomfortable with the colours of Holi should stay indoors on that day. Sambhal Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar on Friday told reporters that in view of Holi and the first Friday of Ramzan falling on the same day, seven companies of PAC have been deployed in the city. Complete peace prevails in the district and peace committee meetings are being organised at the mohalla level, he said. Asked about the discussions that took place in the meeting of the peace committee, the SP said, «Talks were held with key people from both sides in the district-level peace committee meeting and it was decided that the Jumma namaz will be held after 2.30 pm and people of the Hindu community will play Holi till 2.30 pm and go to their homes.»

NLB Services said in a report. Currently, women comprise just a fourth of India's 2,20,000-strong chip design and engineering workforce, but this figure is expected to surpass 30 per cent by 2027, said NLB Services. Despite this, men continue to dominate key semiconductor roles, it added.