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Swiss National Bank Stands Firm on Interest Rates and Currency Policy

Mar 01, 2025 08:39 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Governance

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) remains committed to using interest rates and currency interventions to maintain price stability, despite potential U.S. scrutiny. SNB Chairman Martin Schlegel reaffirmed this stance,...

SEC Flags Liquidity Concerns Over Newly Launched Private Credit ETF

Mar 01, 2025 08:38 am UTC| Governance Business

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised concerns about the SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public Private Credit ETF, just hours after it began trading. In a rare move, the SECs Brent Fields, associate director...

U.S. Army General Telita Crosland Forced to Retire Amid Pentagon Shake-Up

Mar 01, 2025 08:38 am UTC| Politics Governance

U.S. Army Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, head of the militarys health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers, was forced to retire, two sources told Reuters. Her retirement follows a series of...

Trump Administration Launches "End DEI" Portal to Report School Diversity Programs

Feb 28, 2025 10:57 am UTC| Politics Governance

The U.S. Education Department has introduced End DEI, a new online portal allowing the public to report diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in publicly-funded K-12 schools. The move aligns with Republican...

USPS Chief Dismisses Rumors Amid Reform Plans

Feb 28, 2025 10:57 am UTC| Politics Governance

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urged U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees to ignore speculation about presidential control, emphasizing that changes to the agency require collaboration between Congress and the president....

Trump Administration Pressures Remote Federal Workers to Relocate or Resign

Feb 28, 2025 10:53 am UTC| Politics Governance

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has ordered at least 200 remote employees to relocate to Washington, D.C., giving them just nine days to decide. The directive, seen by Reuters, warns that declining may lead...

Canada Investigates Elon Musk’s X Over AI Data Privacy Concerns

Feb 28, 2025 10:53 am UTC| Technology Governance

Canadas privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, over its use of Canadians personal data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The Office of the Privacy...

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Economy

Gold Prices Rise as Oil Slump Eases Fed Rate Hike Fears

Gold prices climbed on Tuesday as a sharp decline in oil prices eased inflation concerns and reduced expectations for additional Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. A softer U.S. dollar and renewed hopes for diplomacy...

Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Talks Fuel Diplomacy Hopes

Oil prices moved higher in Asian trading on Tuesday, snapping a four-session losing streak as investors assessed the possibility of renewed U.S.-Iran talks during this weeks United Nations General Assembly in New York....

Vietnam, US Trade Deal Could Be Signed Soon, To Lam Says

Vietnam and the United States have made positive progress in negotiations toward a new trade agreement, with a deal potentially ready to be signed soon, Vietnamese leader To Lam said, according to a government statement...

Canada Unveils Bill to Fast-Track Major Resource Projects

Canada unveiled draft legislation on Monday aimed at accelerating approvals for major natural resource and infrastructure projects, as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to strengthen economic growth and reduce the countrys...

Yen Weakens as Dollar Gains on Widening US-Japan Rate Gap

The Japanese yen remained under pressure against a firm U.S. dollar on Tuesday as traders focused on the widening interest rate gap between Japan and other major economies following a hawkish shift among global central...

Politics

Macron, Trump Discuss Ukraine-Russia Energy Strike Moratorium

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he discussed potential measures with U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at securing a moratorium on energy-related attacks between Ukraine and Russia, as diplomatic efforts...

Burnham Eyes UK Leadership Role in AI Ahead of Trump Meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for the UK to take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence on Tuesday as he makes his first major appearance on the international diplomatic stage at the United...

US Plans Two New Military Bases in Greenland Under Arctic Deal

The United States plans to expand its military presence in Greenland by reopening a Cold War-era base in the south and establishing operations at another site on the islands east coast, according to people familiar with a...

US, Denmark and Greenland Set to Sign Arctic Security Deal

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a new Greenland security agreement on Tuesday that could expand the US military presence while placing broader Arctic security under NATO oversight. The signing is...

UK, Mauritius Seek Diego Garcia Base Deal

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to work with Mauritius and the United States to resolve the dispute surrounding the strategically important Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. Burnham spoke with...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

US Northeast Airports Resume Operations After Telecom Outage Disrupts Thousands of Flights

US airport operations across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after crews repaired telecommunications problems that had disrupted air traffic and contributed to thousands of flight delays and cancellations...

OpenAI Urges US-Led Global Standards for Frontier AI

OpenAI is calling for the United States to lead an international effort to establish technical standards for advanced artificial intelligence, as concerns grow over increasingly capable AI systems and the prospect of...

Meta Partners With Shopify to Bring Shop Pay Checkout to Muse AI

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new partnership with Shopify aimed at bringing agentic shopping and checkout capabilities to Metas recently launched Muse artificial intelligence platform. Zuckerberg said...

SoftBank Launches $11 Billion Bond Sale to Fund OpenAI Investment

SoftBank Group Corp. has launched a major bond offering worth $10 billion and 1 billion to finance its latest investment in OpenAI, according to a term sheet released Monday. The Japanese technology investment group is...

Trump Plans Federal AI Force and AI Czar

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he plans to create a federal AI Force and appoint an artificial intelligence czar, outlining an effort to accelerate U.S. AI development while using existing laws to address...