Donald J. Trump
Trump Media gifts DJT shares to FBI pick Kash Patel, Linda McMahon and president’s son
Kash Patel, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the FBI, looks on as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Trump Media this week gifted thousands of shares of company stock to President Donald Trump’s nominee for […]
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Google offers ‘voluntary’ buyouts to hardware and platform teams
Google’s Senior Vice President Hardware, Rick Osterloh, speaks during a launch event in San Francisco, October 4, 2017. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google is offering buyouts to employees in its “Platforms and Devices” unit ahead of expected cuts. That unit includes more than 25,000 full-time employees who work on Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Google Photos, Google […]
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to meet with Trump at White House
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is in Washington, D.C., and will be meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon, CNBC has confirmed. The main topic Huang and Trump are expected to discuss is U.S. artificial intelligence policy, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to […]
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Here’s what Trump’s tariff threat looks like on the ground in China
As President Donald Trump threatens to impose his first tranche of tariffs on the world Saturday, Chinese manufacturers are bracing for impact. Though Trump is pledging to take his biggest initial swing at Canada and Mexico with a proposed 25% tariff, the U.S. president has suggested China is still on his radar. Earlier this month, […]
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TikTok’s traffic bounces back despite being pulled off app stores, fears of shutdown
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters TikTok has nearly bounced back to its original traffic levels after usage fell 85% when the app temporarily shut down earlier this month, according to Cloudflare Radar. “DNS traffic for […]
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Implemented or not, Trump’s 25% tariff threat is challenging the auto industry
A car carrier trailer waits in line next to the border wall before crossing to the United States at Otay commercial port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2025. Guillermo Arias | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — As President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and […]
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Nasdaq 100 celebrates 40 years: Is crypto the next big driver for gains?
ETF Edge Nasdaq 100 celebrates 40 years: Is crypto the next big driver for gains? Published Thu, Jan 30 20257:00 PM ESTUpdated Thu, Jan 30 20257:18 PM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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OpenAI in talks to raise funding that would value AI startup at up to $340 billion
Key Points OpenAI is in talks to raise new capital at a valuation of up to $340 billion valuation, CNBC has confirmed SoftBank would contribute $15 billion to $25 billion of the roughly $40 billion being invested. OpenAI faces growing competition in the generative artificial intelligence market, including from China’s DeepSeek. Source
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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
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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