Walgreens in talks to sell itself to Sycamore Partners: report
Walgreens shares soared 20% on Tuesday after reports the pharmacy giant was in talks to go private, but at a fraction of the price the company's stock cost less than a decade ago. It was. Walgreens Boots Alliance and Sycamore Partners, the buyout firm that previously acquired Staples, Talbots and Aeropostale, are in talks on […]
Government Funneled Unprecedented Amount Of Money To Criminal Gangs Through COVID Relief, Oversight Report Finds
The U.S. federal government sent an unprecedented amount of money to fraudsters and international criminal organizations through COVID-19 relief programs, according to a Friday report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The government has provided an estimated $872 billion in assistance through programs such as the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection […]
Sniper’s nest at second Trump assassination attempt was near known vulnerability, House report reveals
The infamous sniper's nest at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach — the site of the second major assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump — is due to known vulnerabilities on the property. The bipartisan House task force found out in its final report that it was located near the city. Tuesday. The report […]
Biden to formally kill Nippon Steel’s $15B takeover of US Steel on national security grounds: report
President Biden plans to formally block Nippon Steel's proposed takeover of U.S. Steel on national security grounds once the $15 billion deal is returned later this month. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Asked about Biden's plans for the deal, which is being considered by the National Security Council, White House […]
FBI Director Wray planning to call it quits before Trump can kick him to the curb: Report
President-elect Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to send FBI Director Christopher Wray packing, just as President Bill Clinton did with William Sessions in 1993. The FBI director has read the writing on the wall and is far from a 10-year term. from over — reportedly preparing to save President Trump some […]
AI-fuelled cloud storage boom threatens Irish climate targets, report warns | Ireland
Ireland has allowed itself to become a “data dumping ground” for big tech companies such as Amazon and Meta, who have a monopoly on clean energy generation for their data centres, activists claim. . They argue that Ireland's cloud storage sector is growing so rapidly that it threatens the country's legally binding decarbonization efforts. A […]
Israeli national run down by angry Palestinian outside California club in brutal hate attack: report
An Israeli-American man was mowed down by an enraged Palestinian man in a horrific act of hatred in a California suburb, police said. Roy Gross, 28, was partying with three friends in Laguna Beach when he got into a loud argument with two men who identified themselves as Palestinian-Iranian, according to reports. hebrew newsHe said, […]
Stock Market Today: Dow futures pause near record levels ahead of looming CPI report – MarketWatch
Citigroup strategists say in a report on the outlook for commodity markets in 2025 that the backdrop for “at-risk” commodities such as oil and base metals is relatively bearish, but the outlook for gold is said the company is “relatively bullish” due in part to the deteriorating economy. US job market. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump […]
Biden admin has been using banking institutions to spy on Americans without warrants: House report
Congressional investigators on Friday revealed one of the ingenious ways the Biden administration has apparently circumvented legal process to spy on and track Americans, especially those who have expressed opinions or political views unfavorable to those in power. An interim report was published detailing the division. The report alleges that Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen has […]
Prince William told Donald Trump Kate Middleton is ‘doing well,’ King Charles is ‘fighting very hard’: report
Prince William and President-elect Trump had a “great meeting” during a meeting in Paris on Saturday. The two were in France for the reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral, and later met one-on-one at the British ambassador's residence. President Trump said, “I had a great conversation with the prince.'' New York Post. After the reopening […]