LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has asked the country’s regulators, including the financial and competition watchdogs, to remove barriers to growth in an effort to revive a…
Investing.com — Citi analysts have unveiled their Q1 2025 equity strategy, emphasizing a more balanced approach amid evolving macroeconomic conditions and policy uncertainties. Their “SIGN (Sector & Industry Group Navigator)”…
A Starbucks barista strike is expanding to 5,000 workers at what organizers said was more than 300 stores in 45 states, just as the company’s busy holiday stretch begins. Though…
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Digital health companies pummeled by Wall Street in 2024 as industry adapts to post-Covid slowdown
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If the Covid era marked a boom time for digital health companies, 2024 was the reckoning. In a year that saw the Nasdaq jump 32%, surpassing 20,000 for the first…
President-elect Trump got the attention of Panama and the entire international community when he said this week that the United States would demand that Panamanian officials return control of the Panama Canal to the United States…
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‘Squad’ Dems demand end to US investigation into anti-Israel weapons embargo
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A trio of House Democrats in the progressive ‘Squad’ is demanding an end to the U.S.-led investigation into a key ally’s anti-Israel arms embargo. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Cori Bush,…
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JONATHAN TURLEY: Biden’s veto of Judges Act makes him a craven partisan, not a Framer
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In an age of advocacy journalism, April Ryan has long been a standout. Ryan routinely engaged in diatribes in White House press conferences during the Trump Administration and has openly opposed…
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State Department’s ‘Global Engagement Center’ accused of censoring Americans shuts its doors
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The State Department’s foreign disinformation center, accused by conservatives of censoring U.S. citizens, shut its doors due to lack of funding this week. Elon Musk had deemed the Global Engagement…
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New bill would mandate gyms to carry equipment for Americans with disabilities
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Congressional Democrats are pushing for federal policies mandating that gyms and fitness centers in the U.S. be accessible for Americans with disabilities. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., introduced a bill ‘to…
The problem has been percolating for a while. It’s been subterranean. Lurking underneath the surface. Not necessarily perceptible. Except to those who follow Congress closely. But the issue has gurgled…