Economy & Finance

Trump Urges Extending Foreign Surveillance Program As Some Lawmakers Push For US Privacy Protections Via Headline USA, Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails, with supporters like President Donald Trump saying it has saved lives while critics point […]

LIV Golf CEO Denies “Speculation” That Saudi Arabia On Cusp Of Severing Ties Update (1130ET): Amid reports that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund might be on the verge of pulling its funding for the league, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil told staff in an email overnight that its season will go on “as planned, uninterrupted and

Google In Talks With Department Of War To Deploy Gemini AI In Classified Settings The Information, citing multiple people familiar with the discussions, reports that Google is now negotiating with the Department of War on an agreement that would allow Gemini AI models to be deployed in classified settings. This development suggests the DoW is

Jeep-Maker Stellantis Signs AI Deal With Microsoft Stellantis and Microsoft are teaming up in a five‑year strategic deal to accelerate the deployment of AI across the automotive company’s large portfolio of brands, including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Jeep, Maserati, Peugeot, and others. The companies plan to develop more than 100 AI initiatives across customer care, product

“It’s Really Illiquid”: Goldman COO Warns Retail About Private Credit And The “Perception Of Liquidity” Speaking at Semafor’s World Economy event in Washington, D.C., President and COO of Goldman Sachs John Waldron warned that some managers have oversold how easy it is to get money out—especially to retail investors, who’ve helped balloon the market into

Trump Signs Pipeline Permits To Boost US–Canada Oil Flow Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump issued several pipeline permits on April 15, including one for the construction of a new pipeline to facilitate the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products between the United States and Canada, according to documents

Can You Price In No Longer Pricing Things In? By Michael Every of Rabobank At this point it isn’t a random walk but a determined march: markets have decided the Iran war and the Hormuz blockades are over, and everything is going to be better than normal imminently: the Nasdaq and S&P are at all-time

Defiant Iran Reasserts Toll System, Paid Through Iranian Banks After US Vows Hormuz Blockade Stays “As Long As It Takes” Summary Iran seeks to boost rial through toll payment scheme; vessels pay Hormuz passage through Iranian banks. US Navy: vessels seeking entry into Hormuz Strait now fair game for boarding, search, and outright seizure –

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax And Wife Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Justin Fairfax, the former lieutenant governor of Virginia, and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, a dentist, were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at their home shortly after midnight on Thursday, according to Fairfax County police. Justin Fairfax in 2019. He served as

DOJ Petitions Court To Toss Convictions Of Unpardoned Jan. 6 Defendants Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times, The Justice Department is petitioning an appeals court to throw out the convictions of unpardoned defendants who were charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. “The United States has determined …