US News

Announcements by the Trump Administration in its first official week are creating new opportunities for the crypto industry. Following acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mark Uyeda’s launch of a crypto task force on Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting the advancement of cryptocurrencies in the U.S. Now, industry experts are considering

“CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain plausible.” Read original source here.

A passenger arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 21, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Alex Wong | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is offering early retirement packages to some of its pilots, their labor union told members on Friday. The carrier has been working to cut costs and raise up revenue with initiatives such

Thilina Kaluthotage | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta will begin testing ads on its Threads microblogging service with a few companies in the U.S. and Japan, the company said in a blog post Friday. The experiment marks Meta’s first run at generating revenue from Threads. Meta launched the app in July 2023 to rival X,

Tesla will start deliveries of a revamped version of its Model Y SUV in the U.S. in March, according to new listings on the company’s website. The Model Y Juniper has a price tag of $59,990, not including a federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric vehicle purchases. It features a redesigned fascia, front

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) health insurance company signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona on July 19, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images UnitedHealthcare on Thursday tapped company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO following the targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December.  Noel

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) looks at U.S. President Donald Trump during the welcoming ceremony prior to the G20 Summit’s Plenary Meeting on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose “high levels” of sanctions on Russia and tariffs on imports from there

In this photo illustration the Visa, Mastercard and American Express logo on various credit cards and debit cards are seen beside US one dollar bills on January 4, 2025 in Somerset, England.  Anna Barclay | Getty Images Consumer stress has intensified, with an escalating share of credit card holders making only minimum payments on their

From left, President Donald Trump, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appear in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025. Trump announced a joint venture to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure. Aaron Schwartz | Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft, the

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Reddit shares rose over

New Tesla cars are displayed at a Tesla dealership on December 20, 2024 in Corte Madera, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The value of Tesla’s brand fell by 26% in 2024, a second straight annual decline, with factors including an aging lineup of vehicles, and CEO Elon Musk’s “antagonism,” according to research and consulting

The Rio Tinto Group logo atop Central Park tower, which houses the company’s offices, in Perth, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The mining sector appears poised for a frantic year of dealmaking, following market speculation over a potential tie-up between industry giants Rio Tinto and Glencore. It comes

People pass in front of big screen during the speech of US President Donald Trump on January 26, 2018 at the Davos Congress Centre (C), the venue of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in the town of Davos, eastern Switzerland. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty

TikTok was available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would sign an executive order on Monday following his inauguration to delay a federal ban of the app. In a statement on X, the company wrote that it would bring back access to its American users. “In agreement with

Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S.  The Apple App Store and the Google Play store’s removal of TikTok means people in the U.S. can no longer download the

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Perplexity AI officially made a play for TikTok on Saturday, submitting a bid to its parent company, ByteDance, to create a new merged entity combining Perplexity, TikTok U.S. and new capital partners, CNBC has learned. The new structure would allow for most of ByteDance’s existing investors to retain

A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating Type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters The Biden administration on Friday unveiled the next 15 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023.  SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. senators on Friday expressed concern to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that he’s attempting to “cozy up to the incoming Trump administration” with

In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Major ice loss from Greenland is exposing the island’s natural resources, inadvertently making some of the world’s largest untapped critical mineral reserves more accessible. Greenland, a vast but sparsely