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Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’ | Barack Obama

Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’ | Barack Obama

Barack Obama took aim at institutions and businesses who made deals or worked out settlements with the Trump administration, noting on a new podcast episode: “We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand.” In a talk with Marc Maron on the comedian’s last edition of his long-running WTF With Marc Maron, the former US president said institutions …

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JPMorgan to invest up to $10 billion in US companies critical to national security – Reuters

JPMorgan to invest up to $10 billion in US companies critical to national security  Reuters JPMorgan Chase says it will invest $10 billion into industries critical for national security  CNBC JPMorgan Chase launches $1.5 trillion plan to bolster US economic and national security  Fox Business JPMorgan announces $1.5 trillion U.S. investment initiative  Axios JPMorgan backs ‘America First’ push with up to $10bn investment  Financial Times …

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New York City Sues Social Media Companies Over ‘Youth Mental Health Crisis’

New York City Sues Social Media Companies Over ‘Youth Mental Health Crisis’

Here’s a new element of the East Coast vs. West Coast beef: The City of New York is reaching across the country to sue tech giants headquartered in California over allegations that their platforms have created a youth mental health crisis. The city, along with its school districts and health department, alleges that “gross negligence” on the part of Meta, …

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New York City sues social media companies for allegedly addicting children – Reuters

New York City sues social media companies for allegedly addicting children  Reuters NYC sues social media giants for allegedly addicting children  Al Jazeera New York City sues social media companies, alleging they ‘created a youth mental health crisis’  Business Insider New Palestine schools join legal fight against social media influences  The Daily Reporter – Greenfield Indiana New York City sues tech giants for fueling …

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Swiss companies target alternative export markets

Swiss companies target alternative export markets

Imogen FoulkesBern, Switzerland AFP via Getty Images So far President Karin Keller-Sutter has failed to reduce US tariffs on Swiss goods President Trump’s tariffs have caused shock worldwide, with governments scrambling to find a deal to placate him. Some have managed: the UK got in first, with a sweet deal of just 10%, the European Union crept in behind with …

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Pharma companies scramble to strike deals with Trump after Pfizer

Pharma companies scramble to strike deals with Trump after Pfizer

WASHINGTON — The agreement between Pfizer and the Trump administration to lower drug prices has sent other companies scrambling to make a deal. Several major pharmaceutical firms that received letters from President Trump demanding lower prices have been hustling to show progress, with some hoping to announce a deal with the White House as soon as this week, according to …

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Trump Sacrifices Alaska Wilderness to Help AI Companies

Trump Sacrifices Alaska Wilderness to Help AI Companies

President Donald Trump approved on Monday the construction of a 211-mile road right through the Brooks Range Foothills and across the Northwestern Alaskan Arctic, including 26 miles of Gates of the Arctic National Park. The administration justified its decision to allow a mining company to carve through the arctic foothills with a simple explanation: Building the road will benefit the …

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New Investigation Reveals American and Allied Companies Boosted the CCP’s Semiconductor Industry, Fueled the PRC’s Military Ambitions and Human Rights Abuses

New Investigation Reveals American and Allied Companies Boosted the CCP’s Semiconductor Industry, Fueled the PRC’s Military Ambitions and Human Rights Abuses

Today, following a months-long investigation, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) uncovered alarming new information revealing that companies in America and allied nations —including ASML in the Netherlands, Tokyo Electron (TEL) in Japan, and Applied Materials, KLA, and Lam Research in the United States—fueled semiconductor manufacturing in China and made sizeable returns selling equipment to Chinese …

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Gold prices keep rising, and jewelry companies are sounding the alarm

Gold prices keep rising, and jewelry companies are sounding the alarm

Gold prices held steady on Thursday, hovering near the record high hit the day before, helped by expectations of further U.S. rate cuts and political uncertainty. David Gray | Afp | Getty Images Amid global economic turbulence, the prices of precious metals have been climbing higher and higher. The price of gold in particular has skyrocketed over the past year, …

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Telehealth companies shifting from access to care to selling drugs

Telehealth companies shifting from access to care to selling drugs

The cacti started sprouting up in subway stations. On the walls of New York City’s MTA stations and street corners in San Francisco, ads for the telehealth company Hims displayed a menagerie of spiky succulents. One had a familiar bulbous tip and a slight Tower of Pisa lean. Another drooped sadly over its terracotta pot, sharing a message: “Hard, made …

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