President Donald Trump has said he believes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s days are numbered, and that land strikes inside Venezuela are possible. Experts say that the US doesn’t currently have the military assets in place to launch a largescale operation to remove Maduro from power, though Trump has approved covert action within Venezuela, CNN has…
In Oct. 2025, Elon Musk broke records by becoming the first person ever to reach a net worth of $500 billion. The world’s richest person has amassed his great wealth through several sources, primarily Tesla and SpaceX, and it seems possible that he could become the first person ever to hit the $1 trillion mark….
Buffett is stepping down as CEO at year-end. At the end of 2025, Warren Buffett will step down as chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.82%)(BRK.B 0.80%). Buffett has been the leader of Berkshire for more than 50 years, and his departure could have important long-term consequences for the business. For now, Buffett remains…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now predicted that solar electricity will become ‘by far the biggest source of power for civilization,” as the tech industry is struggling with an energy crisis fueled by artificial intelligence. Musk took to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) about the growing energy crises. In a post shared…
President Donald Trump has confirmed plans to sue the BBC for as much as $5 billion, accusing the British broadcaster of “cheating” by editing his words in a Panorama documentary. Why It Matters The controversy centers on a Panorama episode that featured an edited version of Trump’s January 6, 2021, speech, delivered hours before rioters…
Americans could soon see some goods get cheaper after President Donald Trump exempted certain agricultural imports from a set of tariffs on Friday. But any price drops likely won’t be enough to make life feel more affordable any time soon. The executive order exempted products like coffee, beef and some fruit from Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs,…
PHILADELPHIA — Steel: 50%. Copper: 50%. Cars: up to 25%. But an even bigger Trump-era levy looms: 107 % on Italian pasta. Mamma mia. It started with the U.S. Commerce Department launching what it says was a routine antidumping review, based on allegations Italian pasta makers sold product into the US at below-market prices and…
Back in the dog days of summer I asked Simon Usborne, one of the best features journalists in the country, to write the definitive inside story of Winter Wonderland — the sprawling event that takes over Hyde Park at this time of year. After a few months’ reporting, and as Christmas gets closer, we’re ready…
Washington, DC Reuters — President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when US flight disruptions are caused by carriers. In December 2024, the US Transportation Department under then-President Joe Biden sought public comment on writing rules to require…
“The assertions and innuendos in the article are completely false,” an Alibaba representative said. “We question the motivation behind the anonymous leak, which the FT admits that they cannot verify.” The Alibaba representative called the article a “malicious PR operation” that appears to “undermine President Trump’s recent trade deal with China”. Hangzhou-based Alibaba owns the…