Month: October 2025
Meta removes Facebook page allegedly used to target ICE agents after pressure from DOJ
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Meta removed a Facebook group page on Tuesday that was allegedly used to “dox and […]
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Airports refuse to show DHS Sec. Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for government shutdown
Multiple major U.S. airports are refusing to air a video showing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats in Congress for the ongoing federal government shutdown. The Transportation Security Administration sent requests to airports to air the video on screens near security lines. Noem in the video says, “It is TSA’s top priority to make […]
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Higher education CEO on AI’s growing role in health-care degree market
AI is quickly transforming the way companies and CEOs are approaching their businesses and the strategies that take them forward. Amid that rapid transformation, Adtalem Global Education CEO Steve Beard said there is a “threshold question” that he keeps coming back to. “That question is, is AI a complement for what you do, or is […]
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OpenAI forms expert council to bolster safety measures after FTC inquiry
OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI on Tuesday announced a council of eight experts who will advise the company and provide insight into how artificial intelligence could affect users’ mental health, emotions and motivation. The group, which is called […]
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Not just ‘Democrat Agencies’: Trump shutdown firings touch bipartisan priorities
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, following his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump has vowed to target only “Democrat Agencies” for permanent staffing cuts amid the government shutdown — but the administration’s layoffs […]
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Fed’s Powell suggests tightening program could end soon, offers no guidance on rates
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday suggested the central bank is nearing a point where it will stop […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Albertsons, Nova Minerals, Wells Fargo, Polaris & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Nova Minerals — The miner soared 83%, on pace for its best day ever, after it said the Australian ambassador to the U.S. approached the company regarding its Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project in Alaska. “This briefing is in preparation for the upcoming meeting between […]
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‘The job is stressful enough’: Air traffic controllers get partial paychecks as government shutdown heads for third week
An airplane takes off the control tower at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 8, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. air traffic controllers have received partial paychecks, their union said Tuesday, and they could miss their next paychecks altogether if the government shutdown lasts another two weeks. “The job […]
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Trump trade rep says new 100% tariff on China depends on Beijing’s next move
President Donald Trump could still slap China with 100% tariffs on Nov. 1 or sooner depending on Beijing’s next move in a dispute over rare earths, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC Tuesday. “A lot depends on what the Chinese do,” Greer told CNBC in an interview. “They are the ones who have chosen […]
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live on policy at the NABE conference in Philadelphia
[The stream is slated to start at 12:20 a.m. ET. CNBC Television will start the stream when the event begins. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers the keynote speech Tuesday at the National Association for Business Economics conference in Philadelphia. Markets are looking […]
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