US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling, report finds
(Reuters) – One in five Americans have said they are purchasing more items than usual primarily due to concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a [more…]
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Brazil targets illegal logging in major Amazon raids
By Ueslei Marcelino PORTO VELHO, Brazil – Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one [more…]
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Microsoft to invest $700 million to boost Poland’s cybersecurity
WARSAW (Reuters) -Microsoft plans to invest an additional 700 million dollars in Poland to improve Polish cybersecurity in cooperation with the country’s armed forces, the [more…]
Trump administration warns of funding cuts to universities over DEI
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s administration has warned of cuts in federal funding for academic institutions and universities if they continue with [more…]
Boeing’s Air Force One program could be delayed until 2029, or later, senior official says
By Andrea Shalal WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – The Air Force One program may be further delayed until 2029 or years later, a senior [more…]
US Treasury watchdog begins audit of DOGE access to federal payment system, AP reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Treasury Department’s inspector general said on Friday it began an audit of security controls for the U.S. government’s payment system, the [more…]
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Crypto scams likely set new record in 2024 helped by AI, Chainalysis says
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The rise of “pig butchering” scams and the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence likely lifted revenues from crypto [more…]
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Silver catches a lift from gold’s bull run to eye 10-year peak
By Brijesh Patel and Daksh Grover (Reuters) – Silver prices hit their highest since late October on Friday, latching on to factors that drove gold [more…]
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Banks sell down more X debt; just $1.3 billion now left on their books
By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) -Banks led by Morgan Stanley have sold to investors another chunky portion of loans that formed the $13 billion debt supporting [more…]
Explainer-Are Trump’s mass firings of federal workers legal?
By Jack Queen and Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has moved to dramatically shrink the size of the federal workforce and mass terminations [more…]
