Business News
By Nia Williams (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday condemned violence and antisemitism at anti-NATO and pro-Palestinian protests in downtown Montreal on Friday night, where NATO delegates have gathered for the alliance’s annual assembly. Around 300 delegates from NATO members and partner states are meeting in Montreal from Nov. 22-25. Local media … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Meta’s Threads is losing ground to social media start-up Bluesky in capitalising on the exodus of users from Elon Musk’s X following Donald Trump’s election. Since election day, app usage of Bluesky in the US … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a surgeon and author who gained national attention for opposing vaccine mandates and some other public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Makary, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, is the latest in a string of Trump nominees who have declared the … Read more
The stock market has been on a tear for the last two years. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index is up 24% this year and nearly 50% over the last two years (as of Nov. 20). Given this incredible run and the lofty valuations that come with it, many believe the current bull market … Read more
pamela_d_mcadams A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to recalculate UnitedHealth’s (NYSE:UNH) Medicare Star Ratings for the 2025 plan year in a lawsuit filed by the managed care firm’s insurance arm, UnitedHealthcare. In
Jake Auchincloss, representing Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district, has sold his shares in State Street Corporation (NYSE:), according to a recent congressional trade report. The transaction, which took place on November 18, 2024, was part of an RSU distribution. The transaction was valued between $15,001 and $50,000, a significant movement within Auchincloss’s portfolio. The trade report … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Stanford University professor and Covid-19 lockdown sceptic Jay Bhattacharya has emerged as the frontrunner to run the National Institutes of Health, according to two people familiar with the matter. The nomination of Bhattacharya, … Read more
Little has been reported about Bessent’s personal wealth. And unlike hedge fund peers such as Ray Dalio and Ken Griffin, he doesn’t appear on billionaire lists from Bloomberg or Forbes. But some details on his net worth will emerge later as he’s required to divest certain holdings to avoid any conflicts of interest while Treasury … Read more
Millions of Americans facing retirement are worried they won’t be financially prepared — or fear that they’ll have to work forever. Some are already there. Finances and retirement were major themes in the roughly 1,200 responses Business Insider received from Americans between the ages of 48 and 90 who filled out a voluntary survey about … Read more
Drew Angerer/Getty Images News TikTok Chief Executive Shou Chew has contacted Elon Musk in recent weeks for insight on the incoming Trump administration as it faces a possible ban in the US, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. According to the report, Chew, who