Trump Considers Naming Mulvaney Interim CFPB Director Trump Considers Naming Mulvaney Interim CFPB Director: Mick Mulvaney once called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “a sad, sick joke.” Now, he may get to oversee Elizabeth Warren’s favorite regulator. Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget director, is being considered […]
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Mark Cuban says tax rates have almost no impact on investment Mark Cuban says tax rates have almost no impact on investment: Billionaire entrepreneur and potential presidential candidate Mark Cuban said on Wednesday that a cut in the U.S. corporate tax rate would have little to no effect on his […]
Sessions declines to say if White House asked about AT&T Time Warner merger Sessions declines to say if White House asked about AT&T Time Warner merger: “I am not able to comment on conversations or communications the Department of Justice top people have with top people at the White House,” […]
Billion Dollar Bumble How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built Americas Fastest Billion Dollar Bumble How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built Americas Fastest: When Whitney Wolfe Herd started planning an October launch party for a new product at Bumble, America’s fastest-growing dating-app company, she was deliberate in her choice of venue: the Manhattan […]
Silicon Valley blasts Senate proposal to tax startup options Silicon Valley blasts Senate proposal to tax startup options: A proposal by the U.S. Senate to change the way shares in startup companies are taxed incited panic and dread in Silicon Valley on Monday, with startup founders and investors warning of […]
Jury Awards $7.5M to Man For Walmart Watermelon Injury Jury Awards $7.5M to Man For Walmart Watermelon Injury: An Alabama jury has awarded $7.5 million to a man who says he broke his hip buying a watermelon at WalMart. Henry Walker, 61, says his foot became trapped in a pallet […]
TPP countries to discuss agreement in principle on trade deal TPP countries to discuss agreement in principle on trade deal: The remaining 11 countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal will discuss a proposal for an agreement in principle to proceed after the withdrawal of the United States, […]
Sky says it could shut Sky News if Fox takeover blocked Sky says it could shut Sky News if Fox takeover blocked: Fox’s 10.75 pound-a-share bid to acquire the 61 percent of Sky that it does not already own is being investigated by Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which […]
Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash: Amid a growing backlash, the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday reversed its decision to bar The Los Angeles Times from press screenings of its movies following an investigation by the […]
In South Korea anxiety over US alliance as Trump makes state visit In South Korea anxiety over US alliance as Trump makes state visit: Worries that Washington may resort to unilateral military action on the Korean Peninsula are generating angst in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, according to analysts. South Korean media […]
