Year: 2025
Judge denies Trump admin bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts in Florida
Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Rick Friedman | Corbis News | Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by the Trump administration to unseal the transcripts of grand jury proceedings related to a criminal investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Florida in the mid-2000s. The ruling does not affect two other pending […]
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French President Macron, wife Brigitte sue Candace Owens for defamation from transgender claim
Emmanuel Macron, President of France, arrives in Downing Street with his wife Brigitte Macron during his first inward State Visit to the United Kingdom on 9th July 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Mark Kerrison | In Pictures | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, on Wednesday sued right-wing provocateur podcaster Candace […]
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Alphabet to report Q2 earnings after the bell
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet is set to report its second-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG are expecting: Revenue: $94 billion Earnings per share: $2.18 […]
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Trump administration ramps up its campaign against colleges
A glimpse into the Harvard University campus on May 24, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The Trump administration continued building its multi-pronged case against American universities Wednesday, with the announcement of new investigations by the departments of state and education. The new probes are the latest in a […]
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35-year-old American left the U.S. for China, spends $568/month: ‘I’m living large’
In 2019, just after her 30th birthday, Aleese Lightyear left a career in reality TV production behind to teach English as a second language in China. At the time, Lightyear was earning around $100,000 a year, working eight months out of the year. “I was living check to check, which sucked. My last few years […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GE Vernova, Texas Instruments, Krispy Kreme and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: GE Vernova — Shares jumped 14% as strong power demand outweighed the effect of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. GE Vernova has raised its full-year guidance after a strong first half and said the tariff impact will likely come in at the low end of $300 million […]
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Texas Instruments stock falls 12% as CEO warns of tariff concerns
The Texas Instruments headquarters in Dallas, Texas, US, on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. N. Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Instruments shares plunged 12% after the automotive and industrial semiconductor supplier warned of ongoing tariff aftershocks. The company said it expects third-quarter earnings between $1.36 and $1.60 per share, a midpoint of $1.48 per […]
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Tesla set to report second-quarter earnings after the bell
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla will report second-quarter results after the close of regular trading on Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects, according to an average of estimates compiled […]
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Healthy Returns: Researchers move closer to a universal cancer vaccine
Wildpixel | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. A universal cancer vaccine – what once seemed like a pipe dream – may be inching closer to becoming reality. On […]
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Why cutting capital gains tax on home sales wouldn’t solve the country’s housing issues
A Sold sign in front of a home under construction at the Waterways subdivision in Gulf Shores, Alabama, US, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Micah Green | Bloomberg | Getty Images Real estate experts are weighing in on a potential end to capital gains tax on home sales — as floated by President Donald Trump […]
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