Donald Trump issued an executive order rescinding two orders that Biden signed on his first day in office four years ago, one advancing racial equity for under-served communities and another combating discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. One executive order, called “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the…
Doug Gurr, a former country manager for Amazon U.K., has been selected by the government as interim chair of the Competition and Markets Authority. Max Mumby/indigo | Getty Images LONDON — The British competition regulator tapped a top former Amazon executive as its new chair after facing accusations from Prime Minister Keir Starmer of stifling…
Actor Neha Sharma is going to have a cracker of a Diwali. And, why not? She’s just launched a restaurant in Delhi, and while she would have loved to celebrate its success along with Diwali in India, she is heading to Europe for an event. “Wherever I am, I will definitely light a diya and…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore building in Singapore. Wei Leng Tay | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore on Friday loosened its monetary policy for the first time since 2020, citing a faster than expected decline in inflation and warning about a growth slowdown. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it would slightly reduce the slope…
TLC will be ringing in the new year with brand new episodes of a long-running reality show. The cable network announced late last week The network announced that My 600-Lb. Life will return with Season 13 on January 1… as a new cast of overweight individuals work to shed pounds with the assistance of Dr….
Eric Dailey Jr. had 16 points, Sebastian Mack came off the bench to score 14 and Aday Mara blocked five shots on his way to a double-double as UCLA beat Southern California 82-76 on Monday night. UCLA took the lead three minutes into the game and never trailed again. USC fell behind by double digits…
Twenty big cats – including a Bengal tiger and four cougars – have died of the bird flu over the past several weeks at an animal sanctuary in the state of Washington. “This tragedy has deeply affected our team, and we are all grieving the loss of these incredible animals,” the Wild Felid Advocacy Center…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Stocks tanked Monday as Chinese startup DeepSeek’s lower-cost AI model sent shockwaves through the tech sector. Semiconductor stocks led the decline with Nvidia and Broadcom both dropping 13%. Investors…
Direct Line is to axe about 550 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive at the insurance company. The Kent-based company said that it was consulting on the jobs, which would represent about 6% of its total 9,000-person workforce, as part of drive to save £50m next year. It would not give details on the…
A car with autonomous driving system by Alibaba-backed DeepRoute.ai, drives on a street in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 27, 2022. David Kirton | Reuters BEIJING — Deeproute.ai, a Chinese startup developing autonomous driving systems, announced a $100 million funding round Tuesday from an undisclosed automaker, while emphasizing close ties with chipmaker Nvidia. Pitchbook data…
