Trump fumes over Fed interest-rate decision, calls Jerome Powell a 'moron'
President Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, dubbing the central banker a "moron" for keeping interest rates steady. Source link
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MAGA Claims New Video of Alex Pretti Is Proof He Deserved to Die
“The coalition launches amid growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents, and it’s intended to ensure that…
Trump’s deployments of the National Guard are costing American taxpayers nearly $500 million so far
The Trump administration’s high-profile deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers roughly $496 million through the end of December, and continued deployment could…
Kash Patel Sets Off Diplomatic Incident With FBI Operation in Mexico
“The coalition launches amid growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents, and it’s intended to ensure that…
Why gold and the Swiss franc suddenly look more attractive than the dollar
It’s been a dramatic week in foreign exchange markets as a six-word comment on Tuesday by President Donald Trump intensified a selloff for the U.S. dollar, sending it to its lowest level…
The Download: inside the Vitalism movement, and why AI’s “memory” is a privacy problem
Last April, an excited crowd gathered at a compound in Berkeley, California, for a three-day event called the Vitalist Bay Summit. It was part of a longer, two-month residency that hosted…
Starhill Global Reit H1 DPU flat at S$0.018
The manager of Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Jan 29) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.018 for the first half ended Dec 31, flat compared to…
CapitaLand Ascott Trust H2 DPS inches up 1% to S$0.0358
The rise in H2 FY2025 DPS follows a 4 per cent increase in revenue to S$439.1 million for the half year CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) on Thursday (Jan 29) posted a marginal 1 per cent…
CapitaLand Ascott Trust H2 DPS inches up 0.8% to S$0.0358
The rise in H2 FY2025 DPS follows a 4% growth in revenue to S$439.1 million for the half year CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) on Thursday (Jan 29) posted a marginal 0.8 per cent rise in…
‘Overqualified’ isn’t a compliment. It’s a hiring risk label
The more qualified you are today, the harder it is to get hired. This is not a guess. It’s a documented, scientific reality. A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and…
Transcript: Trump Erupts at GOPers over Noem as Support for Her Slips
Heffernan: Yeah, I’m glad we’re aligned on this because there is a numbers game that you see in fascism generally, which is, like, it’s clicking through his brain, you know: what the…
As one Chinese billionaire family builds its S-Reit empire, what does it mean for minority investors?
The consolidation of power under the Tang family comes with some potential for growth, but also a fair share of uncertainty When Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) last week…
Renoir Drawings Raises a Question: Did Even Renoir Think His Drawings Were Important?
Plus, a great Caravaggio and Bellini as special guests. Source link
Can the Feds Really Prosecute the Minnesota Church Protesters?
Conservatives should be wary of supporting a federal prosecution like this. Source link
What States Can Do When Sacred Spaces Are Violated
Ohio’s experience shows that states can successfully enact legislation to increase penalties for church disrupters. Source link
Trump’s Greenland Pursuit Has Left NATO Damaged
All true partnerships must be built on trust. Source link
This Way to the Socialists’ Ball
The administration’s stances are enough to make even Bernie Sanders blush. Source link
Inside DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s long history of bizarre PSAs
As governor of South Dakota, one of the least populated states in the U.S., Kristi Noem still made an outsize name for herself nationally using public service announcement campaigns…
Temasek-backed Eastroc Beverage to price Hong Kong listing at top of range: sources
[SINGAPORE/SYDNEY] Energy drink maker Eastroc Beverage is set to price its Hong Kong listing at the top of its offer range, two people with knowledge of the matter said, raising…
Temasek-backed Eastroc Beverage to price HK IPO at top of range; targeting HK$10.14 billion raise
The firm has offered 40.9 million H shares for the listing, putting the offer price at HK$248 apiece — Energy drink maker Eastroc Beverage…
Mark Carney Took the Stand the Rest of the World Must Now Take
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Carney’s speech was a pointed, stinging rebuke of Donald Trump and his jingoistic foreign policy. He referred to Trump as…
How Minneapolis Is Making Social Media More Political
This is by no means new. Since the 2024 elections, I’ve noticed the social media accounts that I follow across Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms that aren’t explicitly…
How the grid can ride out winter storms
Texas fared much better this time around. After 2021, the state shored up its grid, adding winter weatherization for power plants and transmission systems. Texas has also seen a huge flood…
The New Night Manager Is Missing That Le Carré Magic
John le Carré, who died in 2020, apparently had an idea for the second season of The Night Manager. According to Simon Cornwell, le Carré’s son, after the first season’s success, the…