The Trump administration is pulling a federal watchdog off the beat in Washington, effective Wednesday, stripping funding from the Council of Inspectors General. Removing the council’s funding will mean a further hollowing out of the work of federal inspectors general and internal government investigators who are supposed to root out waste, fraud, abuse and misconduct…
Estonia’s prime minister, Kristen Michal, has warned that Russia’s recent air incursions were an attempt to distract Europe from helping Ukraine, ahead of a summit with EU leaders. “Putin wants to have us talking about ourselves, not about Ukraine, not about helping Ukraine, not to push back Russia in Ukraine,” Michal told AFP in an…
With Democrats and Republicans unable to reach a funding deal, the US government is on the brink of a shutdown (Alex WROBLEWSKI) Asian markets stuttered, US futures fell and gold hovered near record highs Wednesday after lawmakers in Washington failed to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown. The prospect of federal services being…
Hong Kong has once again displayed its resilience. The city retained its No 3 ranking in the Global Financial Centres Index, just behind New York and London, while initial public offerings surged eightfold in the first half of 2025. For the first time since 2019, Hong Kong held the top spot in global IPO fundraising….
42m agoWed 1 Oct 2025 at 2:22am Market snapshot at midday ASX 200: -0.4% to 8,812 points Australian dollar: -0.2% to 66.0 US cents Nikkei: -1.1% to 44,430 points S&P 500: +0.4% to 6,688 points Nasdaq: +0.3% to 22,660 points FTSE: +0.5% to 9,350 points EuroStoxx: +0.5% to 558 points Spot gold: +0.2% to $US3,866/ounce…
Getty Images After an eventful 4-4 draw against Borussia Dortmund in the opening Champions League game, Juventus are back in European action and will face Villarreal on Wednesday for the second matchday of the most anticipated club competition in the world. Igor Tudor’s side had a strong start of the season and are only one…
The US government is headed towards a formal shutdown, with last ditch efforts to pass a bill crafted by Republicans as a short-term measure to fund the government through November 21 failed. The Senate vote was 55 to 45 on Tuesday evening, while the Republicans need at least 60 votes to ensure the passage of…
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines, collapsing buildings and killing at least 26 people on the island of Cebu, authorities said early Wednesday, with fears the toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors. The shallow quake struck at 9:59 pm Tuesday off the island’s northern end near Bogo, a city of 90,000…
The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a White House Official confirmed to CBS News. The official did not provide a reason for the withdrawal on Tuesday, but said Antoni was a “brilliant economist” and that President Trump would announce a new nominee in the…
U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer explains how the jobs report and Labor Department would be affected if the government shuts down on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ The White House confirmed to FOX Business that President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). CNN first reported the…