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 The White House confirmed to FOX Business that President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).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…
Shares of latin American e-commerce and fintech company MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) fell 7% in the afternoon session after investors locked in some profits amid broader macroeconomic concerns following a significant run since the start of the year. Given the absence of any company-specific update, this move was likely amplified by a general “risk-off” sentiment in the…
Though many, including this writer, would argue that we are living in a post-trend world, where nearly any style inclination can be satisfied, fresh ideas, colors, and shapes still manage to trickle off the runways and into our shopping carts each season. One such proposal is the slim-fit pant, which has been gaining traction in…
Chinese courts are systematically weaponizing vague national security and public order laws to silence human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today in a new report exposing the judiciary’s central role in sustaining the Beijing authorities’ crackdown on fundamental freedoms. The research briefing, How could this verdict be ‘legal’?, published on China’s National Day, analyses more…
The heavy dividend payer has already done well for investors so far in 2025. Investors are bulled up on hypergrowth technology stocks right now, especially anything related to artificial intelligence (AI). I would guess that many readers have large exposure to these AI stocks that have been massive winners in the last few years. There…
A British explorer has made history by becoming the first person to reach seven of the planet’s most inaccessible places. Chris Brown, 63, is on a mission to visit all eight Poles of Inaccessibility – the exact spot on a continental land mass or ocean that is furthest from the sea or coast in any…
Half of UK adults are now regularly paying for things by tapping their phone, new banking data suggests. A surge in the use of mobile payments via services such as Apple Pay or Google Pay has been recorded across different age groups, figures from trade body UK Finance show. “People are more comfortable leaving their…
Five unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean on Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic, the National Park Service said, marking the latest private beachfront structures to fall into the surf there in recent years. The homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed in the afternoon in…