After losing her job, a boomer is ‘walking a tightrope’ between retiring early and searching for work

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI Andrea, 64, faces a tough choice after a layoff: find a job or start collecting Social Security. Many older Americans rely on Social Security in retirement and struggle to pay their bills. About 13% of baby boomers on LinkedIn “unretired” in 2023, a five-year high. When Andrea, 64, was laid off in … Read more

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes Trump will help US be global leader in AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sits down with Shannon Bream to discuss the positives and potential negatives of artificial intelligence and the importance of maintaining a lead in the A.I. industry over China.  Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, on Sunday said he is looking forward to working with the incoming Trump administration, … Read more

Romanian police investigate 1930s fascist leader commemoration By Reuters

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian police said on Sunday they were investigating several people including a far-right leader of a party running in a parliamentary election for promoting a 1930s violent fascist leader on the anniversary of his death. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu was the pre-World War Two leader of the Iron Guard, one of Europe’s most … Read more

Trump selects Lebanese billionaire Massad Boulos as Middle East adviser

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world President-elect Donald Trump has tapped his daughter’s father-in-law Massad Boulos as a senior adviser on the Middle East, thrusting the Lebanese auto tycoon into the fragile effort to uphold a US-brokered ceasefire between … Read more

Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion

Elon Musk has again asked a US court to stop ChatGPT-maker OpenAI from converting into a for-profit enterprise, CNBC reported Saturday. Attorneys representing the billionaire and his AI startup, xAI, filed the injunction Friday, the financial news site reported. The injunction also requests that OpenAI be stopped from allegedly barring its investors from funding competing … Read more

Stock market’s record run sets stage for December gains, pros say

The market’s record year may have more room to run, with sentiment buoyed by recent outperformance and historical trends. Stocks have notched all-time highs following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory earlier this month, as Wall Street remains optimistic over the incoming administration’s economic agenda despite looming tariff risks. “Tariff threats may trigger near-term market volatility, but … Read more

Exclusive-Bangladesh wants to renegotiate Adani power deal unless court cancels By Reuters

By Krishna N. Das DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh wants to sharply lower prices under a power purchase deal with India’s embattled Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court, which has called for an investigation into the 25-year deal, its de facto energy minister told Reuters on Sunday. Adani Group founder Gautam Adani is … Read more

Syrian regime loses Aleppo for first time since civil war began

Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country’s conflict began more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Sunday, after a surprise advance by rebels. An Islamist-dominated rebel alliance has pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed Syrian government since Wednesday, the … Read more