Day: March 1, 2025
Zelenskyy seeks support at emergency European summit after bruising Trump encounter
LONDON — Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday as European leaders grapple with the fallout from an extraordinary on-air exchange in which the Ukrainian president was loudly berated by Donald Trump. Ahead of the meeting, Starmer told Zelenskyy, “We stand with you, with Ukraine, for as long as it may take. And I hope you’ve heard […]
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U.S. federal workers hit with second wave of emails demanding job details
Elon Musk speaks during the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 26, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Trump administration sent out a second round of emails on Friday evening demanding all federal employees summarize their work over the past week after the […]
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Reported global Microsoft outage leaves tens of thousands unable to access email and other apps
A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tens of thousands of users were unable to access various Microsoft programs on Saturday afternoon. “We’re investigating an issue in which users may be unable to access Outlook features and services,” Microsoft 365 Status, the official […]
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches campaign for NYC mayor in bid to oust Eric Adams
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Coronavirus Pandemic about New York’s response to COVID-19, at O’Neill building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Andrew Cuomo officially launched his bid to be the […]
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Trump objected to Zelenskyy’s tone and body language in Oval Office clash, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump found the tone and body language of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy objectionable during an Oval Office meeting that exploded into a loud argument on Friday, the White […]
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Another ‘near miss’: Citigroup mistakenly credited a customer account with $81 trillion
Jim Dyson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Citigroup mistakenly credit a customer’s account with $81 trillion last year when it meant to send just $280. The payment, which took place last April, was missed by two employees but caught 90 minutes after it was posted, the Financial Times first reported Friday night. It […]
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Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth
President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked on a long-term basis under a federal judge’s ruling in Seattle late Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King previously granted a two-week restraining order after the Democratic attorneys general of Washington, Oregon and Minnesota […]
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People who are truly content with life do these 10 little things every day: Ivy League-trained happiness expert
When life gets complicated, our instincts often lead us down the wrong path. We isolate ourselves when community could heal us, or we dream of endless free time when a new challenge could fulfill us. I’ve spent 15 years studying happiness, and I’ve had the opportunity to speak with thousands of people across all walks […]
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Power stock at the center of the AI trade is fading as impatient investors await a data center deal
Investors are questioning the artificial intelligence trade that sent power stocks soaring last year, as the company viewed as best positioned to strike a data center deal still has not signed an agreement. Vistra Corp. was a darling of the S & P 500 in 2024, more than tripling in value to become one of […]
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These S&P 500 stocks are deeply oversold and may be due for a rebound
The S & P 500 may have just notched its second down week in a row, but there’s good news for investors: plenty of companies are oversold and due for a rally on a technical basis. The 500-stock benchmark slipped 1% this week, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plunged 3.5%. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial […]
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