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US Steel, Nippon Steel were blindsided by Trump investment talk
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s comments last week that Nippon Steel would invest in United States Steel instead of pursuing a takeover…
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JPMorgan expects criticism over its DEI policy
The bank’s latest annual filing has only one mention of DEI, in contrast with six mentions in the previous year JPMORGAN Chase expects to…
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Family offices bet on Nvidia before US$589 billion DeepSeek rout
INVESTMENT firms for the world’s ultra-rich boosted their Nvidia allocations ahead of the DeepSeek-driven sell-off. Family offices for…
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GM closing plant in China as part of restructuring
GM is restructuring its business in China, where domestic manufacturers backed by government subsidies have taken over the market GENERAL…
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Prominent Cryptocurrency Investor Faces Senate Tax Inquiry
A Senate committee is investigating whether a prominent cryptocurrency investor violated federal tax law to save hundreds of millions of…
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Intel flirts with historic weekly gain on partnership rumours
INTEL shares are on track for their biggest one-week gain on record, as unconfirmed discussions about a partnership with a key rival…
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Blackstone weighs US$2 billion sale of gas explorer Olympus
BLACKSTONE is exploring a sale of Olympus Energy, a natural gas explorer in the Appalachian region that could be valued at up to US$2…
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Meta layoffs hit Singapore as tech giant cuts global workforce
JOB cuts by social media giant Meta have hit Singapore, according to public posts on professional networking platform LinkedIn and sources…
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JD Vance Is in Charge of Getting a TikTok Deal. Can He Find a Buyer?
Last week, an aide for Vice President JD Vance reached out to the billionaire Frank McCourt. The topic at hand was Mr. McCourt’s $20…
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Woman Pleads Guilty in Covid Tax Credit Scheme That Netted $33 Million
Some people binge-watched shows during the Covid pandemic. Others picked up pickleball. But according to federal prosecutors, one Las…
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Lower inflation wouldn’t assure rate cuts, Fed’s Lorie Logan says
US FEDERAL Reserve Bank of Dallas president Lorie Logan urged policymakers to remain cautious in the coming months, reiterating lower…
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Nokia to gain unconditional EU nod for US$2.3 billion Infinera deal: sources
The European Commission is scheduled to finish its preliminary review of the deal by Feb 26 NOKIA is set to secure unconditional EU…
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Italy investigates Amazon over alleged 1.2 billion euro tax evasion
ITALIAN prosecutors are investigating e-commerce giant Amazon and three of its executives over alleged tax evasion worth 1.2 billion euros…
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Oil settles lower, supply worries ease on hopes for Ukraine peace deal
OIL prices settled down on Friday (Feb 14) on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease global supply…
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OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s Bid to Gain Control of the Company
OpenAI’s board of directors on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to gain control of the…
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Europe: Shares log longest weekly streak of advances in a year
EUROPE’S main stock index closed lower on Friday (Feb 14), as investors paused following four successive sessions of gains, while luxury…
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US: Stocks end volatile week on muted note
WALL Street stocks finished mixed on Friday (Feb 14) following lacklustre US retail sales data in a muted finale to a volatile week. US…
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Shares Classified U.S. Intel With Entire World
“This is not a capitulation-this is a coercion,” a source familiar with the meeting told Reuters. “That person, in my mind, is a hero.”…
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RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day
Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the Department of Health and Human Services would not undergo a staff purge, it did. The…
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DOJ Hands Down Ultimatum as Eric Adams Showdown Hits Boiling Point
“This is not a capitulation-this is a coercion,” a source familiar with the meeting told Reuters. “That person, in my mind, is a hero.”…
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Layoffs Begin at Energy Department, Part of Trump Purge
The Energy Department began laying off staff as the Trump administration accelerated sweeping cuts across the government, according to…
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Trump’s White House Ramps up Its Dangerous War on the AP
The employee said they could not access Politico, The New York Times, or Bloomberg, despite having paid subscriptions to all of them, and…
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Read This Powerful Resignation Letter Over Eric Adams’s Charges
The lead prosecutor assigned to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s public corruption case resigned Friday, in a mic-drop statement slamming…
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What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
President Trump on Thursday ordered his advisers to determine new tariff rates on America’s trading partners, a move that he said would…