Trump repeats vow to ‘block’ Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel
Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to block Japanese company Nippon Steel’s planned purchase of U.S. Steel. “I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by…
Kash Patel: Trump’s FBI nominee’s qualifications face criticism
Since leaving office, Patel has promised in interviews that, if Trump returns to office, he and others will use the government to go after political opponents – including politicians and members of the media who he alleges without evidence helped…
Investors are filled with the holiday spirit
A Christmas tree, with NYSE branded ornaments, stands in front of The New York Stock Exchange on December 20, 2021 in New York City. Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily…
Nigeria air strikes: Kaduna’s Tudunbiri village mourns deaths a year on
Kaduna state governor Uba Sani told the BBC that he would look into the plight of villagers like Ms Buhari. “Thank you BBC for this information. I will personally go back to Tudunbiri, and if I find people that still…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated
Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allison Robbert | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday…
Giulia Cecchettin’s family awaits killer’s sentence in Italy
A verdict is expected on Tuesday in a murder case that gripped Italy and sparked a heated debate on the issue of violence against women. Prosecutors have asked that Filippo Turetta, 22, be sentenced to life in jail for stabbing…
South Korea’s inflation climbs in November, but misses expectations
Pedestrians walk past food stalls and shops in the Myeongdong shopping district of Seoul on March 26, 2024. Anthony Wallace | AFP | Getty Images South Korea’s inflation rate climbed in November to 1.5% year on year, from a 45-month…
French government teeters after PM Michel Barnier forces through budget
Barnier has warned of the financial and political effects of unseating him, but Mathilde Panot, president of the LFI, said on Monday that “there will not be chaos once Mr Barnier and his government have gone”. “We are now experiencing…
4 tips for handling the holidays as a newly single person
A few Christmas Eves ago, Nicola Slawson got very, very drunk. The United Kingdom-based writer had spent the previous Christmas with her ex and was attempting to bury those memories. “I was going through a heartbreak and I think I…
What has Joe Biden said about pardoning his son Hunter Biden?
Biden has been outspoken in attacking some of the pardons his predecessor issued during his first term in office. In 2019, Biden attacked Trump for pardoning two US army officers – one of whom had been convicted and one who…
