Rohan Mehta – not his real name – spent over $8,000 (£5,900) on flights in his scramble to get back to the US ahead of a deadline that would dramatically increase visa fees for some. He had been in Nagpur, India for the anniversary of his father’s death before he cut his trip short. On Friday, President Donald Trump signed …
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That meant a sizable gain for Ellison’s net worth, which is heavily tied to the company. The 81-year-old entrepreneur co-founder, who currently owns more than 40% of Oracle, subsequently enjoyed a $101 billion surge in wealth overnight, to $393 billion—placing him ahead of Musk’s $385 billion fortune. He joined the likes of Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos and LVMH’s Bernard …
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The 10-year Treasury yield is up by 5 bps after initial jobless claims fell by 33,000 for the week ended September 13, the largest weekly fall in almost four years. In addition, continuing jobless claims of 1.92 million were below the consensus estimate of 1.95 million, easing fears of a labor market slowdown. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of …
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Politicians, media figures and free speech organisations expressed anger and alarm at the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, warning that critics of Donald Trump were being systematically silenced. ABC announced it was suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after comments Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk’s killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say it would not air the …
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Senate leadership US shutdown Congressional news Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made a major calculation in March: He voted to keep the government open and convinced enough Democrats to go along with him – and endured furious blowback from the left. This time, he says, things have changed. “The situation is …
Read More »Nvidia Stock Falls. Reasons to Look Past China Fears. Barron’s China says Nvidia violated anti-monopoly laws, significantly escalating trade tensions with US CNN China’s Message on Nvidia: We Have Leverage Too The Wall Street Journal Nvidia Broke Antitrust Law, China Says, as Tensions With U.S. Mount The New York Times Bessent Says US Expressed Dismay to Chinese Over Nvidia Ruling Bloomberg.com Source link
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Experts on Staten Island and nationwide are warning that drug traffickers are mixing potentially lethal fentanyl with veterinary sedatives — including one powerful enough to immobilize elephants. Illicit fentanyl, an opioid that, by itself, is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin, remains a factor in the majority of accidental drug overdoses on Staten Island, in …
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