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Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem
The Police Department has already blown through its overtime budget halfway through the fiscal year as departures rise and the agency struggles to recruit.The New York Times - 6h -
Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans
Banks are hoping to sell the X debt at around 90 to 95 cents on the dollar.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24 -
Hope Solo to lead team in million-dollar TST
Former United States goalkeeper Hope Solo announced on Monday that she will be leading Solo FC into play at The Soccer Tournament from June 4-9 in Cary, North Carolina.ESPN - 1d -
Vanguard announces fee cuts for nearly 100 funds, including ETFs with billions of dollars in assets
The asset manager said this is its biggest fee cut ever and will save investors about $350 million this year.CNBC - 1d -
FBI pick Kash Patel confronted over alleged enemies list, Jan. 6 and loyalty to Trump
Three of President Donald Trump's most vulnerable Cabinet nominees will appear before Senate committees today. Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, Trump's pick ...NBC News - 5d -
Maine’s Billion-Dollar Lobster Economy Is in Trouble. Kelp Could Help
As the gulf of Maine heats up, lobsters are migrating north.Inc. - 5d -
The promise and peril of an offshore digital (government) dollar
Trump’s recent executive order is shortsightedFinancial Times - Jan. 28 -
Iran rethinks confrontation with Trump
US president’s return comes as conflict with Israel leaves Islamic republic at its most vulnerable in yearsFinancial Times - Jan. 28 -
DeepSeek and the dollar are spoiling ‘Trump trades’
If it turns out the moat around US tech stocks is not as deep as investors had hoped, the AI fairytale will unravelFinancial Times - Jan. 28 -
Strong Dollar vs. Weak Dollar
President Trump is of two minds when it comes to America’s currency.The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
Russia and Iran’s defense pact is a challenge Trump must confront
The Moscow-Tehran partnership needs quick attention before it leads to threats, bloodshed and more war.The Hill - Jan. 26 -
Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans
Banks are hoping to sell the X debt at around 90 to 95 cents on the dollar.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24 -
Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza's 'ghost towns'
Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and HamasABC News - Jan. 21 -
With Trump digital coins, billions of dollars — and crypto's credibility — are at stake
The creation of billions of dollars of digital wealth for the Trump Organization started with a social media post Friday.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
The Dodgers Won the World Series. Then They Spent Nearly Half a Billion Dollars.
It’s been 25 years since an M.L.B. team won back-to-back titles, but Los Angeles is unfazed.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Trump's crypto-frenzied inauguration weekend makes first family billions of dollars richer
Donald Trump launched a meme coin Friday night, while many of his backers were partying at the Crypto Ball in Washington, D.C.CNBC - Jan. 20 -
The strong dollar conundrum facing the Trump administration
The U.S. dollar is expected to strengthen in 2025 due to the Trump administration's preference for a weaker dollar, but this could lead to high inflation and global economic turmoil.The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Speaker Johnson: No better ‘dollar-for-dollar investment’ than Trump’s mass deportation plan
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to voice support for President-elect Trump’s immigration plans despite concern over the cost.NBC News - Jan. 19 -
The consensus on a strong dollar may be too complacent
There are at least three reasons why the greenback might not follow the script currently signalled by marketsFinancial Times - Jan. 19 -
Merab Dvalishvili carries confrontational attitude like a badge of honor before UFC 311: 'Don't disrespect me'
The reigning bantamweight champ continues to get into disputes with his opponent and others during fight weekCBS Sports - Jan. 17 -
Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat
The government is preparing for the possibility that the incoming U.S. administration will impose high tariffs on Canadian goods, setting the close allies up for a showdown.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Billion-dollar video game: is this the most expensive piece of entertainment ever made?
How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions – and costs – in Star Citizen. How much does it cost to make a video game? The development expenses of blockbuster ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
The alarming contradictions awaiting Donald Trump’s dollar
Big tax cuts and tariff hikes will prevent any new Plaza Accord to manage currenciesFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
After a weeks-long confrontation, South Korea’s impeached president Yoon is detained
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.ABC News - Jan. 14 -
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Recruitment of a College Football Star
Miami wasn’t excited about any quarterback in the transfer portal. Then Carson Beck entered.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
The Los Angeles wildfires: Confronting the pain of loss
Sparks rode the hot breath of the Santa Ana Winds all across Los Angeles County this week, as wildfires destroyed thousands of structures, from the mountains to the ocean. Correspondent Lee Cowan ...CBS News - Jan. 12 -
Dollar dominance means tariffs are not the only game in town
America’s grip on global financial services could provide Trump with another source of leverageFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer ...The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
‘To confront the anti-gay law is to trouble waters’: the young Nigerian novelist refusing to go by the book
Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s first novel, Blessings, about love in a hostile climate, was written after a life-changing encounter with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Shortly after his 18th birthday, Chukwuebuka ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
‘What are you going to do?’: Distressed fire victim confronts Gov. Newsom
Governor Newsom was challenged during a visit to Palisades by a distressed mother who demanded to know what action he was taking, and asked to join the phone call to President Biden that the ...NBC News - Jan. 9 -
I Quit Drinking Four Years Ago. I’m Still Confronting Drinking Culture.
Yes, you can become sober and remain social.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
AI Startup Anthropic Plans to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation
The new funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, sees the company at more than triple its 2024 valuation of $18 million.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
UK watchdog bans adverts featuring burning dollars
Posters from Islamic finance start-up Wahed Invest likely to cause ‘serious offence’, rules ASAFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Trump confronts high trade deficits again as he weighs tariffs. But there’s no quick fix.
The U.S. trade deficit rose 6% to nearly $80 billion near the end of 2024, leaving Donald Trump with a gap that’s almost twice as high as when he first took office as president eight years ago.MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
Nvidia chief calls robots ‘multitrillion-dollar’ opportunity
Jensen Huang unveils AI models for humanoids and self-driving car partnership with Toyota at CES keynoteFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Dollar drops on reports Trump will scale back tariff plans
Shares in European carmakers rally on hopes new US administration targets only critical importsFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
‘A not so subtle misogyny’: Sargent portraits of ‘dollar princesses’ come to London
Portraits of wealthy American heiresses who married into British society will be shown at Kenwood in London. Margaret “Daisy” Leiter was just 19 when in 1898 she was painted by the most celebrated ...The Guardian - Jan. 6
