Taking Investment Gm’s

Senate Democrats hold leadership elections with GOP set to take control

Senate Democrats are meeting Tuesday morning to elect their leadership for the next two years, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.

CBS News - Dec. 3

NFL Week 13: Five things we liked and didn't like, including Russell Wilson taking what's given to him

Wilson threw for 414 yards but didn't rely on deep shots

CBS Sports - Dec. 3

Smilegate invests in GTA leader Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures

Smilegate has made a strategic investment in Absurd Ventures, a game studio founded by Rockstar Games cofounder Dan Houser.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Trump demands hostages be released from Gaza before he takes office

Hamas recently released a propaganda video featuring U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who has been held since the Oct. 7 massacre. It comes as President-elect Donald Trump demands the release ...

CBS News - Dec. 3

BlackRock expanding in private credit, buys HPS Investment Partners for $12 billion

The deal, which is expected to close in mid-2025, comes during a boom for the private credit space.

CNBC - Dec. 3

Nomura CEO to take pay cut after ex-staffer charged with attempted murder

Nomura’s CEO Kentaro Okuda offered his “deepest apologies” in the wake of the incident that saw one of the bank’s former employees charged with attempted murder, robbery, and arson of an inhabited ...

MarketWatch - Dec. 3

Japan’s Nomura bank boss takes 30% voluntary pay cut after worker tries to kill customer

Wealth management employee charged with robbery, attempted murder and arson after home visit to elderly clients. Business live – latest updates The boss of the Japanese bank Nomura has ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Restoring Nomura’s credibility will take more than pay cuts

Taint of latest scandal overshadows bank’s growing earnings and could have long-lasting consequences

Financial Times - Dec. 3

‘When the tie goes on Brent takes over’: life as a comedy character lookalike

Is the pay really that good? Do you get bored? What was your worst gig? We ask ‘David Brent’, ‘Nessa’ and ‘Ali G’ what it’s actually like to make your money by being the spit of someone else’s ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum

Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and to see a slavery museum where he’ll acknowledge the ...

ABC News - Dec. 3

Sanofi to Invest $1 Billion in New Insulin Manufacturing Base in China

The new base, which will be located in Yizhuang, Beijing, marks Sanofi’s second production site in the capital and its fourth in the country.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3

Investors call for reform of Scotland’s ‘stamp duty’ to boost investment

Asset managers call for removal of ‘disincentive’ to property spending north of the border

Financial Times - Dec. 3

Ewan McGregor takes on first theatre role in 17 years

The star will appear in My Master Builder in London's West End next year.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Trump picks investment banker Warren Stephens as UK ambassador

The billionaire donated millions to President-elect Donald Trump’s re-election campaign this year.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador

Warren Stephens, an investment banker, gave $2 million in 2016 to a group aiming to block Donald J. Trump’s political rise. More recently, he backed Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and ...

The New York Times - Dec. 3

2025 Pro Bowl: Ravens' Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry lead fan voting; Saquon Barkley takes third spot

Here's a complete look at who is leading the voting so far

CBS Sports - Dec. 3

For Iranian Women, Can a Revolution Take Place at Home?

Inspired by the movement for women’s rights in Iran, Elahe Esmaili returns to her hometown to start her own resistance.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

GM to sell stake in battery cell plant to joint venture partner for roughly $1 billion

General Motors plans to sell its stake in a $2.6 billion electric vehicle battery cell plant in Michigan to its joint venture partner LG Energy Solution.

CNBC - Dec. 2

Trump taps investment banker Warren Stephens for UK ambassador

President-elect Trump announced on Monday that investment banker Warren Stephens would serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. “Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full ...

The Hill - Dec. 2

Bears sticking with GM; will lead coaching search

The Bears are sticking with general manager Ryan Poles, who will serve as the "point person" for the team's search for a new head coach.

ESPN - Dec. 2

President Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Weeks Before Trump Takes Office

The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

The New York Times - Dec. 2

Dillon Gabriel, an extra year in his pocket, takes aim at Case Keenum's career passing record: 'Is he mad?'

Count Keenum as a fan of Gabriel, and of the times he's lived through

CBS Sports - Dec. 2

Bears president says there will be no changes at GM, Ryan Poles will be point person in coaching search

Chicago fired coach Matt Eberflus after Thanksgiving