Getty Images The war reached its 1000th day this week The stakes have never been higher in the Ukraine-Russia war. In the week that saw the conflict pass its 1000th day, Western powers substantially boosted Ukraine’s military arsenal – and the Kremlin made its loudest threats yet of a nuclear strike. Here is how the…
Social Media/Handout Holly Bowles, left, was confirmed to have died on Friday, a day after British lawyer Simone White and Australian Bianca Jones For Australian friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, it was their first big trip venturing out to explore the world. Like so many 19-year-olds, they were drawn to the romance of backpacking…
Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the US Treasury Department, a post with wide oversight of tax policy, public debt, international finance and sanctions. The selection ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team for a second term. Bessent, a Wall…
Scott Bessent, founder and chief executive officer of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 7, 2024. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump has signaled his intention to nominate hedge fund executive Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, sources tell CNBC and NBC News….
The world’s most expensive house is located in London, England. Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the king, is widely considered the most expensive house in the world, valued at around $4.9 billion. Buckingham Palace is far from a traditional house with 775 rooms and 50,000 people visiting each year for receptions, dinners, state…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seal hangs inside a meeting room at the headquarters ahead of a open commission meeting in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court could further weaken the power of federal agencies by agreeing on Friday to hear a dispute over a Federal Communications Commission program that requires…
The interest rate outlook will come back into focus next week with key inflation data and Federal Reserve meeting minutes coming out ahead of Thanksgiving, as investors wrap up a major month for markets following President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The October personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index set to release Wednesday could dent already-dimming…
Zoom Video Communications (ZM) , a Covid darling and post-Covid dog, is judged to be an excellent opportunity on the long side going into earnings next week. The darling part: ZM advanced from $60.97 in October of 2019 before the pandemic hit to $588.84 in October of 2020 ( +$527.87… +865% ) The dog part: ZM declined from $588.84 in October of 2020 to $55.06 in August of…
While SpaceX founder Elon Musk may be dead set on one day living on another planet, the firm’s chief operating officer says she plans to keep things terrestrial, for now. “I think Elon wants to retire on Mars. I’m not interested in Mars,” Gwynne Shotwell, the SpaceX president and COO told Baron Capital founder Ron…
Gold is on track for its best week in more than a year, and UBS thinks the precious metal has even further to go. On Friday, spot gold rose about 1% amid increasing tensions between Russia and Ukraine . That helped drive gold’s week-to-date gain above 5%, on pace for the largest weekly percentage increase…
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