Donald Trump says Apple boss Tim Cook called him with EU concerns

Donald Trump has claimed he received a phone call on Thursday from Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook, in which the tech boss shared concerns about the European Union. He says Mr Cook told him he was concerned about recent financial penalties issued by the EU, which ordered Apple to pay Ireland €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in…

Wall Street set for bonus bonanza for first time in three years: study

New York bankers are expected to pocket bonuses as high as 35% as Wall Street deal-making roared back to life after the economic malaise after the COVID pandemic. Johnson Associates, a firm that specializes in banking compensation issues, said chunkier profits, a surging stock market and low interest rates will lead to the first bump…

Every Container Garden needs a little Muhlenbeckia – Here’s Why

Muhlenbeckia vine trails down the side of a cone shapes wicke planter. The stems of the wirey vine are dark red and compliment the dark petunia and pink flowers in the arrangement. As a container gardener who doesn’t typically partake of the thriller fillwer spiller mantra I neverhte less LOVE THIS COMBO.  Muehlenbeckia, Dark Burgundy Petunias…

Independent Fed is critical & Powell should be allowed to finish term

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Robert Kaplan, Goldman Sachs vice chairman and former Dallas Fed president, joins CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss whether president-elect Donald Trump will fire Fed chair Jerome Powell, whether there’s a possibility the Fed will take a “wait and see” approach to the…

Amazon rivers fall to lowest levels in 121 years amid a severe drought

Reuters  —  Rivers in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to their lowest levels in over a century on Monday as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the jungle ecosystem. The port of Manaus, the region’s most populous city, at the meeting of the…

USC football placed on 1 year of probation, fined $50,000 by NCAA for violating coaching staff rules

LOS ANGELES – Southern California’s football program has been fined $50,000 and placed on probation for one year by the NCAA because of multiple violations of coaching staff rules over two seasons. The NCAA and USC announced Tuesday that they reached a settlement in the case. An NCAA investigation found that USC exceeded the allowed…

Musk’s Tesla probed by US over safety of self-driving software

The US agency in charge of regulating road safety revealed Friday that they are probing Tesla’s self-driving software systems. The evaluation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) covers 2.4 million Tesla vehicles across multiple models manufactured between 2016 and 2024. NHTSA’s action is the first step toward any potential recall that the agency…