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‘Woke’ global left is starting to crumble, Argentina’s Milei says
President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks to lawmakers during the opening session of the Argentine Congress for the period 2024 on March 01, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty Images A “global hegemony” of left-wing politics and ideology is “starting to crumble,” Argentina’s firebrand President Javier Milei told […]
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China says it hopes to ‘properly manage differences’ with the U.S. on trade
Key Points China is emphasizing its willingness to negotiate as increased tariffs on exports to the United States may soon become a reality. China’s Ministry of Commerce has always maintained communication with “relevant” U.S. authorities on economy and trade, ministry spokesperson He Yadong said in response on Thursday. “The Chinese side hopes that under the […]
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Billionaire Frank McCourt is open to a 50% share of TikTok after Trump comments
Frank McCourt, civic entrepreneur, executive chairman of McCourt Global and founder of Project Liberty, speaks at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York City on May 22, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Frank McCourt said his Project Liberty consortium, which has bid to buy TikTok, would be comfortable sharing ownership of […]
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Here’s why you’re suddenly following President Trump on Instagram
(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 Instagram users are complaining this week that they’re […]
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Trump had phone call with OpenAI’s Sam Altman last week about AI infrastructure
US President Trump gestures as CEO of Open AI Sam Altman speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on January 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Prior to officially becoming president, Donald Trump held a lengthy conversation with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday to discuss the […]
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UK ‘not part of the problem’ when it comes to U.S. trade, Britain’s finance minister says
Rachel Reeves, UK Finance Minister, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC The U.K. is “not part of the problem” when it comes to “persistent” trade deficits that President Donald Trump wants to tackle, the country’s finance minister told CNBC Wednesday. […]
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How Bluesky, Twitter’s one-time side project, is challenging Elon Musk’s X
Billionaire Mark Cuban, New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and author Stephen King are all now on Bluesky. The social media platform is the brainchild of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who conceived Bluesky as a side project inside Twitter in 2019. Bluesky, which is no longer affiliated with Dorsey, is now its own company, and […]
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Reddit shares rise 7%, hit record as Raymond James raises price target
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Reddit shares rose over […]
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Bank of Israel governor expects higher short-term inflation but rate cuts ‘feasible’ this year
Israel’s central bank governor on Tuesday said he sees one to two potential interest rate cuts in the second half of this year, suggesting confidence that domestic inflation will ease in the coming months. Inflation, which hit 3.2% in December, is “still above our target, which is between 1% and 3%,” Bank of Israel Governor […]
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Trump inauguration live updates: TikTok, energy and immigration top targets for ‘day one’ executive actions
Trump to call for a ‘revolution of common sense’ U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Trump’s inaugural address will feature a memorable line calling for […]
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