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The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission has launched an informal inquiry into Amazon‘s recently announced deal with AI startup Adept, CNBC has confirmed. The FTC is seeking more information about the agreement announced last month, which involved Amazon … Read more
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The motive of the 20-year-old gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump remained unknown three days after the shooting … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by the Secret Service as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The United States obtained intelligence about an Iranian plot to assassinate … Read more
US President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2024. Samuel Corum | Afp | Getty Images House Democrats are circulating a letter for signatures that urges the Democratic National Committee to slow down its nomination process … Read more
Combination showing Former President Republican nominee Donald Trump (L), and Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy. Reuters Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeated false conspiracy theories about childhood vaccinations during a recent call with the third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a video of the call leaked Tuesday. Trump can be heard saying … Read more
Craig Wright, self-declared inventor of Bitcoin, arrives at federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., on Friday, June 28, 2019. Saul Martinez | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Craig Wright, an Australian man who claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin, was on Tuesday referred to British prosecutors for committing alleged perjury. On … Read more
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (Photo By Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) San Francisco Chronicle/hearst Newspapers Via Getty Images | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have told employees of their venture firm, Andreessen … Read more
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Bonnie Cash | Getty Images Traders are now 100% certain the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by September. There are now … Read more
An employee handles one kilogram gold bullions at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Chalinee Thirasupa | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold prices advanced Tuesday, on track for a record close as rising expectations of a September interest rate cut bolstered demand for bullion. Spot gold gained … Read more
America is embroiled in a housing crisis. The supply of homes is tight. The supply of affordable homes is even tighter, and persistently high mortgage rates make things even worse. But the extent of the problem varies from state to state. That is why companies take the local residential real estate market into account when … Read more