Dems again Rubio for State, however criticize Trump-picks Hegseth, Gabbard

A handful of Democrats are sounding their approval of Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State but others continue to doubt some cabinet picks made by President-elect Donald Trump. “I think Marco Rubio is enormously well-qualified for the job for which he’s been nominated,” Democratic Senator-elect from California Adam Schiff said on NBC’s …

Russia-U.S. tensions hit international markets as Putin lowers the brink for a nuclear strike

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the Valdai Club on Nov. 7, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.  Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global stocks fell and investors fled to safe-haven assets on Tuesday, as global markets reacted to escalating tensions between the world’s two largest nuclear powers: Russia and …

Trump says Musk and Ramaswamy will lead authorities effectivity group

Elon Musk embraces Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Oct. 5, 2024. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk and former Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy will lead an efficiency group when his second term begins in January. Trump wrote in a post that the …

Wall Road expects Trump presidency will unlock deal-making

Attendees cheer as a broadcast of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trum speaking at his Florida election party is shown on a screen at the Nevada GOP election watch party in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 6, 2024.  Ronda Churchill | Afp | Getty Images Wall Street dealmakers and corporate leaders expect …

Elon Musk $1 million voter lottery go well with despatched again to state court docket

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 17, 2024. Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday returned to state court a lawsuit against billionaire Elon …

Liberal Democratic Social gathering to fall wanting majority

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters following the lower house election, at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority, with public broadcaster NHK projecting that the Liberal …

2025 tax brackets and federal earnings charges

Rockaa | E+ | Getty Images Federal tax brackets for 2025 Federal income tax brackets show how much you owe on each part of your “taxable income,” which you calculate by subtracting the greater of the standard or itemized deductions from your adjusted gross income. 37% for individual single taxpayers with incomes greater than $626,350 …

Revenue beats expectations as AI growth drives 54% hike

An image of a semiconductor wafer at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Jan. 11, 2022. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a 54% hike in net profit, as global chipmakers continue to benefit from demand boosted by AI applications. The company’s …

Boeing to chop 17,000 jobs as losses deepen throughout manufacturing unit strike

Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Renton, Wash. Stephen Brashear | AP Boeing will cut 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 people, as the company’s losses mount and a machinist strike that has idled its aircraft factories enters its fifth week. It will also …

China-linked safety breach focused U.S. wiretap programs, WSJ stories

People observe the scenery near Chinese national flags displayed for National Day celebrations on October 3, 2024 in Chongqing, China. National Day Golden Week is a holiday in China commemorates the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.  Cheng Xin | Getty Images U.S. broadband providers had their networks breached in a cyberattack …