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Trump joins tech and energy executives amid AI push – Reuters

Trump joins tech and energy executives amid AI push  Reuters Live updates: Trump speaks at CMU summit in front of energy leaders and tech titans  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette President Trump Solidifies U.S. Position as Leader in AI  The White House (.gov) Tech and energy giants pour billions to turn Pennsylvania into an AI hub as part of Trump’s tech push  CNN Hundreds march in protest …

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Trump says Fed renovations issue might be fireable for Powell – Axios

Trump says Fed renovations issue might be fireable for Powell  Axios Trump suggests Fed renovations could be fireable offense for Powell  CNN Trump compares talking to Powell to ‘talking to a chair’ while touting his own economic predictions  Fox Business Jerome Powell has more housing problems now, including the Fed’s  Yahoo Finance Powell asks inspector general to review $2.5 billion renovation after Trump blasts …

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Donald Trump touts $90bn in energy and AI investments at Pennsylvania event – Financial Times

Donald Trump touts bn in energy and AI investments at Pennsylvania event – Financial Times

Donald Trump touts $90bn in energy and AI investments at Pennsylvania event  Financial Times Live updates: Trump speaks at CMU summit in front of energy leaders and tech titans  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hundreds march in protest of Trump visit and energy summit at CMU  WTAE Trump rolls out AI and energy-related investments during Carnegie Mellon University summit  90.5 WESA Tech and energy giants pour billions …

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Trump suggests Fed renovations could be fireable offense for Powell

Trump suggests Fed renovations could be fireable offense for Powell

CNN CNN  —  President Donald Trump suggested that a $2.5 billion renovation plan at the Federal Reserve might be sufficient cause to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, an escalation of his recent attacks against the central banker. “I think he’s terrible… But the one thing I didn’t see him as a guy that needed a palace to live in,” Trump …

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Westinghouse plans to build 10 large nuclear reactors in U.S., interim CEO tells Trump

Westinghouse plans to build 10 large nuclear reactors in U.S., interim CEO tells Trump

Plant Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant in Waynesboro, GA, August 15, 2024. Van Applegate | CNBC Westinghouse plans to build 10 large nuclear reactors in the U.S. with construction to begin by 2030, interim CEO Dan Sumner told President Donald Trump at a roundtable in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Westinghouse’s big AP1000 reactor generates enough electricity to power more than 750,000 homes, …

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Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons

Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive. Trump offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with steep tariffs if President Vladimir …

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Exclusive | Trump Executive Order to Help Open Up 401(k)s to Private Markets – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | Trump Executive Order to Help Open Up 401(k)s to Private Markets – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Trump order to help open up retirement plans to private markets, WSJ reports  Reuters White House Readies Order to Bring Private Equity to 401(k)s  Bloomberg.com Elizabeth Warren pushes back on plan to get private equity into 401(k)s  CNN Coming to a 401(k) near you: Private …

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Trump suggests Jerome Powell’s handling of Fed renovations could be fireable offense – The Hill

Trump suggests Jerome Powell’s handling of Fed renovations could be fireable offense  The Hill Trump suggests Fed renovations could be fireable offense for Powell  CNN Jerome Powell has more housing problems now, including the Fed’s  Yahoo Finance Federal Reserve quietly responds to Trump administration attacks over renovation  CNBC If Trump fires the Fed’s Powell ‘both the currency and the bond market can collapse,’ according …

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Trump officials to send home 2,000 National Guard troops in L.A.

Trump officials to send home 2,000 National Guard troops in L.A.

Nearly six weeks into a controversial military deployment, the Pentagon on Tuesday announced that half of the almost 4,000 National Guard soldiers who had been deployed to the Los Angeles area would be released from duty. The move comes after a prolonged legal battle over whether the Trump administration had the right to deploy the troops and scathing criticism from …

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Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices

Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices

The Trump administration says it has launched an investigation into Brazil’s “unfair” trading practices. It will include the Brazilian government’s policies “related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, preferential tariffs; anti-corruption interference”, a statement from the US Trade Representative said. The investigation seeks to determine whether they are “unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict US commerce.” Last …

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