Day: September 28, 2025
Trump threatens mass firings of federal workers if government shutdown isn’t averted, NBC News reports
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., Sept. 26, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump warned Sunday of widespread layoffs if the federal government shuts down this week, telling NBC News that “we are going to cut a lot of the people that … we’re able […]
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One person dead and 9 injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say
Smoke rises as emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting which took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to police, in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sept. 28, 2025. Rebecca Cook | Reuters A gunman opened fire inside a Mormon church in Michigan during Sunday services before apparently setting […]
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JD Vance ‘confident’ the U.S. has ‘successfully separated’ TikTok from China parent company ByteDance
Vice President JD Vance visits “Fox News Sunday” on January 11, 2025. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said he is optimistic about the future of TikTok in the U.S. “I feel very confident that we have successfully separated this company from TikTok global and actually […]
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GOP leaders say Obamacare tax credit fight can wait until after government shutdown is averted
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to members of the media alongside fellow Republicans during a press conference following Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters As congressional Democrats push to tie extending Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies to the government funding […]
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‘Buffett Indicator’ for stock valuation passes 200%, beyond level he once said is ‘playing with fire’
Warren Buffett’s one-time favorite yardstick for stock market valuations has climbed to an all-time high, reviving fears that investors are once again testing the limits of market exuberance. The gauge, dubbed as the Buffett indicator, measures the total value of publicly traded U.S. stocks (Wilshire 5000 index) against the nation’s gross national product. In a […]
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A Universal-DreamWorks movie is bringing the winning formula of kids content frenzy to the big screen
Laila Lockhart Kraner stars as Gabby in Universal and Dreamworks Animations’ “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie.” Universal | Dreamworks Animation A young girl named Gabby, alongside her menagerie of animated cat friends, is making the leap from streaming to the big screen. Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” is the latest kid’s TV show […]
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A look at OpenAI’s tangled web of dealmaking
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to media following a Q&A at the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is everywhere. His artificial intelligence startup, now valued at $500 billion, has been inking deals valued in the tens to hundreds of billions of dollars […]
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5 takeaways from CNBC’s investigation into ‘nudify’ apps and sites
Jessica Guistolise, Megan Hurley and Molly Kelley talk with CNBC in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 11, 2025, about fake pornographic images and videos depicting their faces made by their mutual friend Ben using AI site DeepSwap. Jordan Wyatt | CNBC In the summer of 2024, a group of women in the Minneapolis area learned that […]
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Top Wall Street analysts favor these 3 stocks for their robust growth outlook
The Nvidia logo is displayed on a building at Nvidia headquarters on Aug. 27, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Despite macroeconomic uncertainties, several companies are well-positioned to deliver strong returns to investors from rapid technological advancements and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. To pick attractive stocks with strong prospects, investors can […]
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Trump is wielding the power of the state to back critical mineral companies. These are the possible next targets
The Trump administration needs to strike multiple deals with U.S. miners to secure the nation’s supply chain against China, said Mark Chalmers, CEO of Energy Fuels, a miner focused on uranium and rare earth minerals. The Pentagon decision to take an equity stake in MP Materials, the largest U.S. rare earth miner, in July and […]
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