Donald J. Trump

RFK Jr. stumbles over basics of Medicare, Medicaid during Senate confirmation hearings
Business

RFK Jr. stumbles over basics of Medicare, Medicaid during Senate confirmation hearings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Jan. 30, 2025.  Nathan Howard | Reuters Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of […]

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Big investors strike a cautious tone on markets for 2025 with Trump policies, inflation posing risks
Finance

Big investors strike a cautious tone on markets for 2025 with Trump policies, inflation posing risks

The backdrop should be reassuring for many investors: A lively bull market, pro-business policies promised by the Trump administration and a Federal Reserve close to pulling off a soft landing. However, Wall Street’s biggest names aren’t sounding so bullish for the year ahead. Convening at an alternative investments conference in Miami this week, hedge-fund titans and […]

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Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash
Politics

Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about Wednesday’s deadly midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Eagle flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., Jan. 30, 2025.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday […]

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OpenAI partners with U.S. National Laboratories on scientific research, nuclear weapons security
Technology

OpenAI partners with U.S. National Laboratories on scientific research, nuclear weapons security

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks next to SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son after U.S. President Donald Trump delivered remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.  Carlos Barria | Reuters OpenAI on Thursday said the U.S. National Laboratories will be using its latest artificial intelligence models for […]

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Former Tesla board member says stock ‘might be a sell’ unless it meets 2 key targets
World

Former Tesla board member says stock ‘might be a sell’ unless it meets 2 key targets

Tesla urgently needs to meet two key targets to justify its valuation or investors should sell the stock, the company’s former board member Steve Westly told CNBC on Thursday. Westly, founder of venture fund The Westly Group, said Tesla’s fourth-quarter results published Wednesday were a “lackluster end to a challenging year.” Tesla reported a 2% […]

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SoftBank in talks to invest up to  billion in OpenAI
World

SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, Oracle CTO Larry Ellison (R), and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (2nd-R), speaks during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 […]

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Tesla’s CFO says tariffs would ‘have an impact’ on company’s profitability
Technology

Tesla’s CFO says tariffs would ‘have an impact’ on company’s profitability

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to slap tariffs on goods from many top trading partners. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company may […]

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Mark Zuckerberg starts Meta earnings call by praising Trump administration
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg starts Meta earnings call by praising Trump administration

(L-R) Priscilla Chan, CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.  Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised the Trump administration […]

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Trump and Musk called for former Starliner astronauts to return ‘as soon as possible.’ Here’s what NASA planned.
Business

Trump and Musk called for former Starliner astronauts to return ‘as soon as possible.’ Here’s what NASA planned.

Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and guests at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters Elon Musk and President Donald Trump took to social media this week declaring that astronauts left at the […]

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Trump says he will send migrants to Guantanamo Bay
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Trump says he will send migrants to Guantanamo Bay

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign the Laken Riley Act, at the White House in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will order his administration to prepare Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. military base in Cuba where terrorism suspects have been held […]

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