Blinken grilled over ‘tens of billions’ US dollars sent to Taliban’s Afghanistan
Florida Republican Rep. Brian Mast criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken for claiming that an estimated “tens of billions” of U.S. taxpayers have been sent to the Taliban since U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan. Mr. Mast, who was elected the day before to become the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee next month, […]
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Add Billions Amid Record Week: CoinShares – Decrypt
Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds have seen unprecedented demand from institutional investors this year, with December numbers in particular continuing to impress. CoinShares said a record $3.85 billion flowed into digital asset funds last week, driven by insatiable demand on Wall Street. report on monday. BlackRock's iShares ETF accounted for $3.2 billion of these […]
Vietnamese tycoon faces scramble to raise billions to avoid death sentence | Vietnam
Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan has lost his appeal against the death penalty for masterminding a multibillion-dollar fraud scandal, but his life could still be saved if he repays most of the funds he embezzled. . Mr Lan, who founded property development company Van Tinh Phat, was sentenced to death in April for […]
‘I Was Stunned’: DNC Official Says Harris Took No ‘Responsibility’ For Blowing Billions During Campaign Donor Call
Democratic National Committee National Finance Committee Commissioner Lindy Lee said Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris is not “responsible” for her campaign spending billions of dollars while recruiting donors. . Harris' campaign and the Democratic Party reportedly spent nearly $1.5 billion during her brief presidential campaign, which began on July 21. Mr Lee told NewsNation […]
Auto Execs Beg Trump to Keep Biden’s EV Mandates After Spending Billions on Unprofitable Electric Cars
Executives at Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., and Stellantis are pleading with President-elect Donald Trump to preserve President Joe Biden's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. The plea comes as automakers have invested billions of dollars in EVs but have been unable to turn a profit. In March, Biden issued federal regulations to begin phasing out […]
Hacker sentenced over bitcoin theft worth billions
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman spoke about the attorney general suing the SEC over cryptocurrency regulations, calls for a crackdown on Chinese connected cars, and a lawsuit against TikTok. hackers who helped launder the proceeds of bitcoin theft The former cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the conspiracy. […]
Blinken Assures NATO Biden Will Funnel Billions to Ukraine Prior to Trump Return
Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his farewell visit to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, announcing that President Joe Biden will “push every dollar we have out the door.” he repeatedly insisted. At our disposal' to Ukraine. Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukraine's new […]
Ukraine war briefing: Biden plans military aid surge from billions still available, say reports | Ukraine
President Biden plans to rush billions of dollars in security aid to Ukraine before the outgoing Democratic president leaves office in January, officials told Reuters on Wednesday.. “The administration plans to move forward to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position,” a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity. Biden's transfer plans were first […]
Ford CEO Admits Driving Chinese EV After Receiving Billions From Taxpayers To Make Rival Cars Domestically
Ford CEO Jim Farley on Monday said he would drive a Chinese-made electric vehicle (EV) even though the company received billions of dollars in tax money to make the EV in the United States. admitted that he had done so. Speaking to British actor Robert Llewellyn on Monday's The Fully Charged Podcast, Farley said he […]
Boeing burns billions, now begs for a $15 billion lifeline
Boeing is a company in crisis and plans to return to capital markets to raise up to $15 billion in cash to address liquidity issues. Unfortunately, Boeing has wasted more than $43 billion on stock buybacks over the past decade, cash it could desperately use now. I'm not here to debate the pros and cons […]