Donald Trump
Trump urged Zelenskyy to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction, FT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine in a White House meeting on Friday, warning that President […]
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Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Oct. 17, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump said Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to stop” drug production, in what […]
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As Anthropic tries to keep pace with OpenAI, it’s also taking on the U.S. government
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is doing all it can to keep pace with larger rival OpenAI, which is spending money at a historic pace with backing from Microsoft and Nvidia. Of late, […]
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Close to half of Kalshi user base experience glitches, delays during Saturday college football games
The Kalshi logo arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Close to half of Kalshi’s user base experienced glitches and delays on Saturday during college football games, a major source of trades, as some said they were temporarily unable to process orders. […]
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U.S. will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (not pictured) over lunch in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and […]
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‘No Kings’ protests against Trump planned nationwide, in what the GOP calls ‘hate America’ rallies
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies. This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and it is expected […]
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Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk stocks fall as Trump says he wants $150 price for GLP-1s
Shares of Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk dropped Friday, after President Donald Trump said his administration aims to cut the cost of brand name GLP-1 weight loss drugs to $150 per month, a fraction of their current list price. “In London, you’d buy a certain drug for $130 and even less than that … $88 […]
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow Illinois troop deployment
The Justice Department filed an emergency request asking the court to block a judge’s ruling halting the deployment of hundreds of troops in the Chicago area. Source
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Army Corps of Engineers pausing $11 billion in projects over shutdown, Trump budget chief says
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will immediately pause, and consider canceling, over $11 billion in projects due to the government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought said Friday. “The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers’ ability to manage billions of dollars in projects,” Vought, the director of the White House […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Oracle, AST SpaceMobile, Revolution Medicines and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: AppFolio — The cloud-based business software provider climbed 7% after an upgrade to overweight from equal weight at KeyBanc, with a 12-month price target of $285, according to FactSet’s StreetAccount service. AST SpaceMobile — Shares in the space-based broadband cellular network dropped 6% after more than […]
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