House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday that he and House Republicans want “maximum transparency” on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and called for more information to be made public. “Everybody wants the Epstein files, which is the real documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and anybody associated with that. We want the American people … Read more
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is demanding a minimum of 15%-20% tariffs on imports from the European Union, … Read more
Sleepless in Kyiv: how Ukraine's capital copes with Russia's nighttime attacks
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta Platforms declined to sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice because it is an overreach that will “stunt” companies, according to global affairs chief Joel Kaplan. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Kaplan wrote in a post Friday on LinkedIn. “This code … Read more
Image source: Getty Images Could these dirt-cheap FTSE 100 shares be too cheap to miss? Let’s take a look. British American Tobacco Tobacco stocks like British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) are famed for their robust dividends. The company’s highly addictive products provide a reliable flow of cash over time typically distributed through a generous passive income. … Read more
S&P, Nasdaq end on subdued note after brief dip on latest Trump tariff rumbling
Ahead of the next Federal Reserve meeting later this month, tensions between the White House and the central bank have reached a fever pitch. On Wednesday, a senior White House official told CNBC and other news outlets that President Donald Trump was likely to soon fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump later denied those reports, although he said he … Read more
Image source: Getty Images High street bank Lloyds (LSE:LLOY) remains one of the FTSE 100‘s strongest performing shares so far in 2025. Up 42% in the year to date, the Black Horse Bank has swept higher on hopes for interest rate cuts and the subsequent boost this would give the UK economy. The lower the … Read more
The higher yields found in the bond market provide a bigger buffer against volatility compared with a few years ago — and greater potential for upside than downside as interest rates change, according to Vanguard.
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