Trump, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announce $100bn US investment | Donald Trump News
Son had made a similar pledge in 2016 to spend $50bn over Trump’s four-year term. It’s unclear how SoftBank will fund the new investment.President-elect Donald…
Canada finance minister resigns as PM Trudeau grapples with new Trump term | Politics News
Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned in a blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is facing declining approval ratings and opposition from within…
The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’ | Fossil Fuels
Whitehaven, Cumbria, northern England – “We were five miles (8km) out from here, 2,000 feet (609 metres) underground.” David Cradduck, 77, used to be one…
Mango clothing chain founder Isak Andic dies in mountain accident | Business and Economy News
The 71-year-old businessman slipped and fell from a cliff while hiking with relatives near Barcelona, Spain.Isak Andic, the founder and owner of Mango, Spanish clothing…
Charting the Global Economy: Assad’s Fall Adds to Middle East Instability
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessThe toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s government has added a new source of instability in the Middle East, with Turkey asserting itself as…
Elon Musk’s election talk sparked concern in swing state, emails reveal | US Election 2024 News
Elon Musk’s claims of voting fraud in the United States presidential election prompted a flurry of concerned correspondence to election officials in a key swing…
McKinsey to pay $650m to settle US opioid consulting probe | Drugs News
Prosecutors say McKinsey provided Purdue advice on measures it could take to ‘turbocharge’ OxyContin sales.Consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to pay $650m to…
UK economy shrinks for the second month in October
Getty ImagesThe UK economy shrank for the second month in a row in October after official figures showed a 0.1% drop.The economy had been expected…
Trump backs dockworkers in fight over automation | Labour Rights
US president-elect says savings from automation are not worth the ‘distress, hurt, and harm’ caused to workers.United States President-elect Donald Trump has thrown his support…
Fingerprints, shell casings link Luigi Mangione to murder scene, police say | Crime News
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says crime lab analysis shows matches to gun, snack wrapper and water bottle.Fingerprints and shell casings connect murder suspect…
Asia’s frustrated young men celebrate the return of Donald Trump | Economy News
Taipei, Seoul, and Manila – Donald Trump’s popularity among young men who frequent the “manosphere” online has been widely cited as a factor in his…
Trump will throw US clean power into question | Donald Trump News
The recent re-election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States has dented clean energy prospects in the country. A climate sceptic,…
France and Germany in turmoil; how would that affect EU economy? | Trade War
Paris and Berlin that make up almost half of the eurozone economy face political and economic woes.France and Germany have long been deemed the main…
Trump teases speedy environmental permitting for $1bn investments in US | Donald Trump News
The president-elect’s proposal came with scant details, but environmental groups likened it to a corporate ‘bribe’.President-elect Donald Trump has teased the prospect of faster environmental…
US trade office initiates investigation into Nicaragua human rights abuses | Human Rights News
A federal office in the United States charged with shaping foreign trade policies has announced it would launch an investigation into Nicaragua’s government for “persistent…
Metropolitan Water District to spend $141 million on water tunnel
The board of California’s largest urban water supplier voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for a large share of preliminary planning work for the…
US sanctions China cyber firm for potentially deadly ransomware attack | Cybercrime News
Some firewalls targeted in the US were protecting critical infrastructure companies, the US Treasury Department says.A Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its researchers have…
Two presidents, two sons, different standards of outrage | US Election 2024 News
Republicans have long accused Hunter Biden — the son of President Joe Biden — of taking a board seat on a Ukrainian gas company called…
India replaces central bank governor in a surprise move | Business and Economy News
With India’s economic growth slowing down and inflation rising, the new governor will have challenges to deal with.India has appointed career civil servant Sanjay Malhotra…
Who is Luigi Mangione, the suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder? | Crime News
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead by a masked gunman outside a New York City hotel last week in an apparent assassination that has…