Day: January 19, 2025
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 15, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. […]
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Trump vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office — here’s how he might do it
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office Monday, months after promising voters that he would cut their electric and gasoline prices in half in the first year of his administration. “To achieve this rapid reduction in energy costs, I will declare a national emergency to […]
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The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ revolution has begun. Buy these food stocks to ride out the risk
Bye, bye Red No. 3. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Wednesday to ban the cherry-red synthetic dye could be the first of many announcements that will send food manufacturers scrambling to revamp products in the months to come, adding pressure to stocks in an already beaten up sector. “Whether justified or not, we believe […]
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LA wildfires thrust insurance startup into spotlight as property owners scramble for protection
An aerial view of repair vehicles at sunset passing near beachfront homes that burned in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 15, 2025 in Malibu, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Midway through December, tech entrepreneur Dan Preston debuted insurance startup Stand’s first product focused on […]
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Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy. It’s a disquieting contrast for some civil rights advocates who wish to fulfill the late reverend’s dream […]
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Commerzbank explores thousands of job cuts after approach from UniCredit, FT reports
The logo of German bank Commerzbank seen on a branch office near the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images Commerzbank is exploring cutting thousands of jobs as it seeks to fend off an unwanted approach from Italy’s UniCredit, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. […]
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Israeli forces attack Gaza after ceasefire deadline missed
A view over the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on Jan. 16, 2025. Amir Levy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas […]
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Santander considers UK exit amid frustrations with high street banking, FT reports
A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Banco Santander is reconsidering its presence in Britain two decades after its acquisition of Abbey National made it a major player on UK high streets, the Financial Times newspaper reported on […]
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Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.
Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S. The Apple App Store and the Google Play store’s removal of TikTok means people in the U.S. can no longer download the […]
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