US action on short-sellers likely in 'next few months' -DOJ official
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON Short-selling, the practice of seeking to profit off bets that a stock will fall,
1970-01-01 08:00
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis files to run for president in 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose clashes with Disney and aggressive pursuit of conservative victories has made him a leading Republican Party figure, has filed to run for president in 2024.
1970-01-01 08:00
'Jeopardy!' star Ben Chan's winning streak ends with a misspelling
Chan, who won nine games in a row this season, lost after he misspelled the name of the Shakespeare character "Benedick."
1970-01-01 08:00
Don't expect markets to rejoice if a deal is reached on the debt ceiling
Markets will want to breathe a sigh of relief if lawmakers can reach a deal on the debt ceiling to avoid a default. But markets can't always get what they want.
1970-01-01 08:00
What is permitting reform? The critical energy provision buried in debt-ceiling negotiations
Energy permitting reform, which aims to cut down the time it takes for new projects to get approved, could be one of the few bipartisan measures to emerge from a debt limit deal.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bastille's Dan Smith songs rejected for Barbie film
Dan Smith has revealed he penned a couple of songs for consideration for the 'Barbie' movie.
1970-01-01 08:00
Target removes some LGBTQ products after threats
The company says the move is to protect its employees amid "confrontational behaviour" in some stores.
1970-01-01 08:00
South Africa load-shedding: The roots of Eskom's power problem
How corruption backed by a criminal network have led to South Africa's worst-ever power cuts.
1970-01-01 08:00
'Huge backlash': Parties ramp up pressure on Biden and McCarthy to hold the line in debt talks
Last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus posed a formal ask to its members: were there any proposals they could accept included in the list of GOP demands in exchange for raising the debt ceiling?
1970-01-01 08:00
The debt ceiling is an awkward place to talk about spending
The debt ceiling snafu, which has the potential to wreck the US economy, is a civics lesson in the bizarrely inefficient way the American government spends your money.
1970-01-01 08:00
America's borrowing is its superpower. A default would tarnish that
Call it American financial exceptionalism: The full faith and credit of the US government goes far, but a default because of the debt ceiling would change that.
1970-01-01 08:00
South Africa could become failed state, says ANC's Fikile Mbalula
Fikile Mbalula says that incessant power cuts in South Africa have "made a mess of our country".
1970-01-01 08:00