The Gates Foundation Trust, co-founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has increased its portfolio value to $47.78 billion as of the end of the second quarter of 2025, boosting its stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (NYSE:BRK) with its holdings remaining highly concentrated in three key stocks. According to its 13F filings, the foundation only…
Wholesale prices rose far more than expected in July, providing a potential sign that inflation is still a threat to the U.S. economy, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday showed. The producer price index, which measures final demand goods and services prices, jumped 0.9% on the month, compared with the Dow Jones estimate for…
Just a year ago, it would perhaps have taken a big leap of faith for PM Narendra Modi to travel to China. The two countries’ relationship was still on ventilator. The border was relatively quiet, but disengagement of troops at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh was still incomplete.Now, as Modi gets ready to…
“What happened to Elon Musk’s America Party? It’s been a month and we’re still waiting.” – Indy100 The America Party was announced in the middle of a public breakup between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. The two parted ways at the end of May. Musk criticized Trump’s signature tax cut and his “Big Beautiful…
PM Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the United States in September for the United Nations General Assembly meeting, which is to take place in New York City.According to the provisional list of speakers for the high-level debate of the 80th session of…
Europe’s plastic consumption rises, generating 13.4 million tonnes of CO2 annually Amid ongoing global negotiations for a treaty to combat plastic pollution, plastic consumption in Europe continues to increase, according to a report in Euronews. The production, use, and disposal of plastics in the European Union now generate approximately 13.4 million tonnes of CO2 emissions…
Federal data shows that inflation held fairly steady in July, defying fears of a sharp tariff-driven spike in consumer prices and good news for President Donald Trump, who is pushing for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates. Markets are widely anticipating a rate cut at the Fed’s September meeting, an assessment unlikely to be…
Amid rising trade tensions, US Vice President JD Vance said that US President Donald Trump is weighing tariffs on China for buying Russian oil. The move would mirror last week’s decision to double tariffs on Indian goods to 50% over its continued imports of Russian crude. Trump’s team says the measure would pressure Beijing to…
With about three months left until the start of the 15th National Games, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui expressed her hope for robust public engagement in the event and widespread support for local athletes. Source link
President Donald Trump issued a warning to courts that might stand in the way of his tariffs policy. Trump said Friday that it would be “impossible to ever recover, or pay back” the “money and honor” brought in by tariffs, if a “Radical Left Court ruled against us at this late date,” warning that it…