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House Speaker Johnson sticks with $1.6T government funding deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced Friday that he would stick with the $1.66 trillion spending deal to avert a government shutdown next week, leading conservative Republicans to say they would vote against it. received immediate backlash. “Our top-line agreement remains in place. We are finalizing our next steps and working toward a robust spending […]

Conservative calls for Johnson to rip up deal frustrate other Republicans

Hardline conservatives in the House of Representatives are belatedly putting pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to withdraw from a big spending deal with Democrats, frustrating Republicans on both sides of the aisle. “That's pretty bad. It's ridiculous,” said Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., noting that his fellow lawmakers continued to complain about last year's spending […]

Pete Alonso, Mets avoid arbitration with one-year, $20.5M deal

Pete Alonso's big year at the plate ahead of his final year of arbitration eligibility earned him a significant pay increase from last season. The Mets first baseman avoided arbitration with the club on Thursday by agreeing to a 2024 contract that will pay him $20.5 million, according to the Post's Jon Heyman. Alonso earned […]

Morgan Stanley nears deal to pay $200M-$300M to settle trading probe

Morgan Stanley is nearing an agreement to pay between $200 million and $300 million to resolve a U.S. investigation into its handling of a major employee stock sale. Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The report is expected to be released in the coming days, and the fine will be split between the Justice Department and […]

Marcus Stroman agrees to Yankees deal to bolster rotation

The Yankees have added an arm to their rotation, agreeing to a two-year contract with right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman worth an average of $18.5 million per year, pending a medical exam, the Post's Joel Sherman reported. Strowman broke the ice by posting two photos on Instagram. One was an old photo and the other had […]

Video game voice actors protest union’s AI licensing deal

Kevin Mahn, president and chief information officer (CIO) of Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, discusses the tech market amid the artificial intelligence stock boom, the Fed's interest rate cut and his outlook for the market. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) this week announced a deal with an artificial intelligence […]