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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made at least $82 million in bond acquisitions from late August to early October, according to newly released federal ethics filings that outline a surge in investment activity across corporate and municipal markets. The documents, published Saturday by the US Office of Government Ethics, show more than 175 individual transactions … Read more
WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department on Friday issued licenses that permit potential buyers to negotiate the purchase of Russia’s Lukoil foreign assets, even as the company remains under sweeping sanctions. The decision comes amid growing international concern over the impact of Russian oil sanctions on global energy markets. The US imposed sanctions on Lukoil … Read more
A single ticket sold in Georgia matched all six Mega Millions winning numbers in the Friday, Nov. 14 drawing, bringing an end to the game’s longest streak without a jackpot winner since its launch in 2002. The winning ticket claimed an estimated $980 million prize, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers were 1, 8, … Read more
WASHINGTON — The US South Korea shipbuilding investment and subs trade deal was unveiled Friday as the two governments released detailed terms of a sweeping economic and security agreement that includes a South Korean pledge to invest $150 billion in American shipbuilding and another $200 billion in broader industrial sectors. The announcement followed months of … Read more
US stocks closed lower Thursday as major indexes retreated on renewed Fed rate cut worries, with the Nasdaq Composite posting the sharpest losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all fell throughout the session as investors digested mixed economic data and shifting expectations for central bank policy. Concerns intensified after President Trump … Read more
MONTERREY, Mexico — Nvidia Corp. denied plans to invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, hours after Governor Samuel Garcia announced the technology giant would build a green data center there. The clarification comes amid confusion over the scope of the project and the role of Nvidia in local technological development. … Read more
NEW YORK — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) shares rose nearly five percent in premarket trading Wednesday following the company’s announcement of aggressive long term growth targets aimed at capturing a larger slice of the artificial intelligence chip market from market leader Nvidia. The Santa Clara, California based semiconductor company on Tuesday unveiled plans to … Read more
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 500 points Tuesday to close at a record high, buoyed by growing optimism that Washington is nearing an end to the record breaking government shutdown. But the broader US market showed mixed results, as a sell off in technology shares led by Nvidia dragged … Read more
BERLIN — Google will invest around 5 billion euros $5.8 billion in Germany to expand its data center network and digital infrastructure, according to sources familiar with the matter. The investment, among the company’s largest in Europe, underscores Google’s growing commitment to strengthen its presence in the continent’s largest economy and advance its climate neutral … Read more
LONDON— The United Kingdom’s unemployment rate rose to 5 percent in the three months ending in September, the highest level since early 2021, official figures show, signaling a weakening labor market amid ongoing economic pressures. The Office for National Statistics reported the rise in unemployment came in above the 4.9 percent projected by many analysts … Read more
