Read: < 1 min Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday a new bridge connecting Canada and the United States that President Donald Trump had threatened to block will open this week. Work on the $4.7-billion Gordie Howe Bridge that links the Canadian province of Ontario with the U.S. state of Michigan started in 2018, and…
Bill Pulte, Federal Housing Finance Agency director, speaks on CNBC, Jan. 8, 2026. CNBC President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, despite bipartisan pushback on the pick that could result in the lapse this week of a foreign surveillance program with major national…
Topline Billionaire Bill Gates told House lawmakers Wednesday he was “deeply sorry” for giving Jeffrey Epstein credibility and denies any wrongdoing in connection with him, according to prepared remarks, as the Microsoft cofounder testifies to Congress amid increasing scrutiny over his relationship with the late financier. Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates arrives to testify before the…
It will take more than being immensely smart to land a coveted job at Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX). The insight: “The most important characteristic to be a successful employee at SpaceX is you have to have raw innate intelligence. You don’t have to necessarily be skilled in an area because smart people will learn. And…
Move over icy platinum and ash brunette – ‘gold rush’ hair is the youthful new colour trend that’s striking it rich right now. Loved by celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker, Davina McCall and Amanda Holden, it’s all about embracing warmer, golden shades that catch the light and make hair look luxe and naturally healthy. It’s…
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The U.S. conducted strikes on Iran last night after an American helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. President…
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Chinese President Xi Jinping (center left) shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center right) during a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang on Monday. 朝鮮通信社/KCNA via KNS via AP hide caption toggle caption 朝鮮通信社/KCNA via KNS via AP SEOUL/SHANGHAI — The leaders of China and…
June 10, 2026, 5:08 a.m. ET WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance has always wrestled with his character. The siren song of power and prestige. An impulse to “rise above others.” A question that lingers: Am I doing this for myself? There are, of course, good reasons to seek any higher office: a desire to…
SpaceX’s June 12 initial public offering (IPO) will be one for the history books. The company is set to sell 555,555,555 shares at a price of $135 per share in an offering that will raise $75 billion and value the company at approximately $1.77 trillion. In terms of market capitalization, the SpaceX IPO is poised…
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, enters the lecture hall of the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea with Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in Pyongyang, the…