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Idaho Congressman Introduces Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Overtime Pay 1 week ago

Idaho Congressman Introduces Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Overtime Pay

A Republican congressman is reintroducing legislation Wednesday that would eliminate taxes on overtime pay, an idea that has gained momentum among some lawmakers after President-elect Trump touted it on the campaign trail. Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) is set to...

GM's Cruise Robotaxis Investigation Closed, No Further Action Taken 1 week ago

GM's Cruise Robotaxis Investigation Closed, No Further Action Taken

GM's Cruise robotaxi probe closes, no further action. NHTSA investigated 2,759 incidents, including 5 pedestrian collisions. GM to integrate tech into driver-assist systems. Stock up 2.5%

Meta to Cut 5% of Staff, Focusing on Performance-Based Layoffs 1 week ago

Meta to Cut 5% of Staff, Focusing on Performance-Based Layoffs

Meta lays off 3,600 employees (5% of workforce) to boost efficiency. Stricter performance reviews & hiring planned. US notifications Feb 10th. #Meta #Layoffs #Tech

Job Market Shifts in 2025:  Finding Success Amidst Increased Competition 1 week ago

Job Market Shifts in 2025: Finding Success Amidst Increased Competition

Job hunting in 2025 is tough. High competition & ineffective mass applications hurt job seekers. LinkedIn AI tools & strategic approaches are key to success. Upskill, tailor applications, & prioritize roles matching your skills. #jobs #jobsearch #career

AI-Powered Research Aims to Decipher Animal Communication, Boost Conservation Efforts 1 week ago

AI-Powered Research Aims to Decipher Animal Communication, Boost Conservation Efforts

AI decodes animal vocalizations, revolutionizing conservation! Earth Species Project uses AI to understand animal communication, creating "rudimentary dictionaries" for better conservation strategies. Learn how AI helps protect endangered species. #AI #Conservation #Animals

US Inflation Holds Steady in December,  Setting Stage for Fed Decisions 1 week ago

US Inflation Holds Steady in December, Setting Stage for Fed Decisions

US inflation ticks up to 2.9% in December, slightly exceeding forecasts. Fed faces potential challenges with Trump's policies. Learn how rising inflation & job market impact the Fed's 2024-2025 rate-cutting strategy. #Inflation #Fed #Trump

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Report Strong Q4 Earnings, Despite Geopolitical Concerns 1 week ago

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Report Strong Q4 Earnings, Despite Geopolitical Concerns

JPMorgan Chase & Wells Fargo smash Q4 earnings! Massive 50%+ net income gains, exceeding Wall Street expectations. Robust US economy fuels record profits. Learn how these US bank giants defied market forecasts.

UK Inflation Falls, Sparking Interest Rate Cut Speculation 1 week ago

UK Inflation Falls, Sparking Interest Rate Cut Speculation

UK inflation drops to 2.5%, raising hopes of Bank of England rate cuts. Economists predict an 80% chance of a February cut. However, rising costs & oil prices cast doubt. Tomorrow's growth figures will be key. #inflation #UKeconomy #interestRates

CES 2025: Automakers Showcase Advanced Tech for a Connected and Sustainable Future 1 week ago

CES 2025: Automakers Showcase Advanced Tech for a Connected and Sustainable Future

CES 2025: BMW, Honda, & Toyota unveil innovative automotive tech, focusing on EVs, enhanced connectivity, and driver-assist features. Learn about the Panoramic iDrive, all-new Honda EVs, and Woven City. #CES2025 #AutomotiveTech

Lobbying Firms Secure Contracts for 2026 World Cup, Aviation, and Other Sectors 1 week ago

Lobbying Firms Secure Contracts for 2026 World Cup, Aviation, and Other Sectors

Major companies lobby for crucial policies. World Cup host cities, Walmart, Intel, and more are hiring firms like Hogan Lovells to secure funding and influence legislation. Learn how these powerful players are shaping the future.

Russia Launches Major Missile Attack on Ukraine, Targeting Energy Infrastructure 1 week ago

Russia Launches Major Missile Attack on Ukraine, Targeting Energy Infrastructure

Russia intensifies missile strikes on Ukraine's energy grid, causing widespread power outages amid winter. Crippling infrastructure, escalating the conflict. Ukraine urges further international aid. #Ukraine #Russia #war

Germany's Economy Shrinks Again Ahead of Election 1 week ago

Germany's Economy Shrinks Again Ahead of Election

Germany's economy shrinks again, sparking election worries. Preliminary GDP data shows a 0.2% contraction in 2024, just before a crucial election. External pressures and domestic challenges are blamed. #GermanEconomy #Election2024 #GDP

UK Employers Reimagine Talent Acquisition to Boost Inclusivity and Retention 1 week ago

UK Employers Reimagine Talent Acquisition to Boost Inclusivity and Retention

UK employers are evolving talent acquisition. 72% are updating recruitment. Skills-based hiring (Molson Coors) & inclusive initiatives (Primark) boost diversity & retention. Learn how to attract top talent in today's market.

Life Sciences Supply Chains Embrace Advanced Analytics for Resilience 1 week ago

Life Sciences Supply Chains Embrace Advanced Analytics for Resilience

Revolutionize your life sciences supply chain with advanced analytics. Boost efficiency, reduce costs (up to 15%), and improve regulatory compliance. Learn how predictive & prescriptive analytics drive agility & resilience. #lifesciences #supplychain #analytics

AI and Real-Time Data Reshape European Energy Trading 1 week ago

AI and Real-Time Data Reshape European Energy Trading

AI & real-time data revolutionize European energy trading, boosting resilience & competitiveness. Adapt or be left behind. Learn how advanced ETRM technologies optimize operations, predict price movements, & ensure secure energy supplies.

IT Financial Management Evolves: Beyond Cloud Costs to Unit Economics 1 week ago

IT Financial Management Evolves: Beyond Cloud Costs to Unit Economics

Unlock IT cost transparency. FinOps + ITFM = smarter, data-driven decisions. Optimize tech spending, boost profitability. Learn how. #ITFM #FinOps #CloudCostManagement

Retailers Reveal Mixed Festive Performance; Consumers Show Resilience, But Concerns Remain 1 week ago

Retailers Reveal Mixed Festive Performance; Consumers Show Resilience, But Concerns Remain

Christmas retail figures mixed: Next, Tesco, and Lidl shine, while others struggle with rising costs and cautious consumers. See which brands thrived and which faced challenges. #ChristmasRetail #RetailSales #Inflation

Retailers Face Price Hikes, Reduced Investments, and Job Losses Due to Budgetary Changes 1 week ago

Retailers Face Price Hikes, Reduced Investments, and Job Losses Due to Budgetary Changes

UK retailers face £7B+ cost hikes, 67% planning price rises. National Insurance, inflation, & falling demand hit hard. Store closures, job losses, & reduced hours loom. #RetailCrisis #UKEconomy #PriceHikes

UK Inflation Eases, but Economic Challenges Remain 1 week ago

UK Inflation Eases, but Economic Challenges Remain

UK inflation dips to 2.5%, easing pressure on Chancellor Reeves. But economic headwinds remain. Will interest rate cuts be delayed? Analysis & expert opinions. #inflation #UKeconomy #ChancellorReeves

UK Inflation Falls Unexpectedly, Pressuring Bank of England 1 week ago

UK Inflation Falls Unexpectedly, Pressuring Bank of England

UK inflation drops to 2.5%, surprising economists. Could this signal a Bank of England interest rate cut? Bond market volatility adds to the pressure. #inflation #UKeconomy #BOE

Senate Banking Committee to Craft Disaster Relief Legislation 1 week ago

Senate Banking Committee to Craft Disaster Relief Legislation

Senate Republicans propose disaster relief bill beyond flood insurance, addressing wildfires, wind, & hail. Focus on expanding aid w/o taxpayer subsidies. Learn more about this crucial initiative. #disasterrelief #congress #fire #flood

Elon Musk Sued by SEC for Alleged Twitter Stock Fraud 1 week ago

Elon Musk Sued by SEC for Alleged Twitter Stock Fraud

Elon Musk faces SEC lawsuit alleging securities fraud in Twitter (X) stock purchase. Allegations include undisclosed ownership, potentially defrauding investors. #ElonMusk #SEC #Twitter #SecuritiesFraud

Retailers Warn of Price Hikes Following Chancellor Reeves' Budget 1 week ago

Retailers Warn of Price Hikes Following Chancellor Reeves' Budget

UK retailers brace for price hikes! Chancellor Reeves' budget triggers widespread concern, with 2/3 anticipating increased costs due to higher National Insurance. Expect higher prices for everyday goods. #UKRetail #Budget2024 #PriceHikes

FTC Report: PBMs Inflate Specialty Drug Prices 1 week ago

FTC Report: PBMs Inflate Specialty Drug Prices

FTC report slams PBMs: Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx accused of massive specialty drug price gouging, generating billions in profit. Massive markups, exceeding NADAC, detailed. Patient & healthcare costs soar. #PBMs #SpecialtyDrugs #FTC

Capital One Sued by CFPB for Allegedly Misleading Savings Account Customers 1 week ago

Capital One Sued by CFPB for Allegedly Misleading Savings Account Customers

A U.S. watchdog is suing Capital One for allegedly misleading consumers about its offerings for high-interest savings accounts — and “cheating” customers out of more than $2 billion in lost interest payments as a result

Boar's Head Deli Plants Show Repeated Sanitation Failures, Raising Food Safety Concerns 1 week ago

Boar's Head Deli Plants Show Repeated Sanitation Failures, Raising Food Safety Concerns

U.S. food inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar's Head deli meat plants, not just the Jarratt, Virginia, factory that was shut down last year

Appeals Court Asks SEC to Justify Crypto Regulation Stance 1 week ago

Appeals Court Asks SEC to Justify Crypto Regulation Stance

A federal appeals court says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission needs to better explain why it turned down a request from Coinbase to develop regulations to cover the booming crypto asset sector

Brown-Forman Cuts Workforce, Closes Louisville Plant Amid Industry Headwinds 1 week ago

Brown-Forman Cuts Workforce, Closes Louisville Plant Amid Industry Headwinds

Brown-Forman cuts 12% of global workforce, closes Louisville cooperage. $70-80M savings planned. Whiskey industry faces tariffs, changing consumer trends. Executive changes announced. #BrownForman #Whiskey #Distillery

Nebraska lawmakers propose bill requiring parental consent for minors' social media accounts. 1 week ago

Nebraska lawmakers propose bill requiring parental consent for minors' social media accounts.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R ) urged state lawmakers to support a new bill that would require parental consent for children looking to create social media accounts during a Monday news conference. “These bills will address the addictive nature...

Trump Announces Creation of External Revenue Service to Collect Foreign Tariffs 1 week ago

Trump Announces Creation of External Revenue Service to Collect Foreign Tariffs

Trump's new ERS: A January 2025 Revenue Service for foreign tariffs. 25% on Canada/Mexico, 10% on China. Will it work? #Trump #Tariffs #Economy

Trump Transition Activities at Mar-a-Lago, Says O'Leary 1 week ago

Trump Transition Activities at Mar-a-Lago, Says O'Leary

"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary said in a new interview conversations and other activities at President-elect Trump’s Florida resort Mar-a-Lago are covered by an “off-the-record social media policy.”  "So much activity has happened there," O'Leary, who vocally backed Trump...

Capital One Sued by CFPB Over Alleged Savings Account Interest Practices 1 week ago

Capital One Sued by CFPB Over Alleged Savings Account Interest Practices

Capital One sued over alleged interest rate fraud on its 360 Savings account. CFPB claims the bank misled customers, costing them billions. Learn how low rates compared to a higher-yielding alternative might impact your savings. #CapitalOne #CFPB #savings

Canada Offers to Increase US Imports Amid Trump's Tariff Threats 1 week ago

Canada Offers to Increase US Imports Amid Trump's Tariff Threats

Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. affirmed that the country is willing to boost American imports in the wake of President-elect Trump’s threats to increase tariffs. “We are happy to source what we can from the United States. And we...

IRS Reminds Small Businesses of Extended Tax Deadlines for 2023 Returns 1 week ago

IRS Reminds Small Businesses of Extended Tax Deadlines for 2023 Returns

2024 Weather Disasters Extend 2023 US Tax Deadlines! FEMA-designated disaster areas in 14 states & 2 territories get extended filing deadlines. Check your location: Louisiana, Vermont, & more. #taxes #IRS #weather

Spain Implements Measures to Combat Housing Crisis 1 week ago

Spain Implements Measures to Combat Housing Crisis

Spain's housing crisis intensifies! New taxes on non-EU property purchases, up to 100%, aim to curb rising rents and affordability. Barcelona, Madrid see massive impact. Learn how this affects tourists, landlords, & the future of Spain's real estate market.

Interpol Operation Targets Illegal Gold Mining in West Africa, Yields 200 Arrests 1 week ago

Interpol Operation Targets Illegal Gold Mining in West Africa, Yields 200 Arrests

Interpol's Operation Sanu busts illegal West African gold mining, targeting 200+ arrests, hazardous materials seizures, & environmental damage. South Africa's Buffelsfontein tragedy highlights the dangers of illegal mining. Learn more about international efforts to combat this crisis.

US Wholesale Inflation Rises Slightly in December 1 week ago

US Wholesale Inflation Rises Slightly in December

U.S. wholesale inflation rose last month on higher energy prices

BrewDog Founder Says "Work-Life Integration" Trumps Balance 1 week ago

BrewDog Founder Says "Work-Life Integration" Trumps Balance

BrewDog co-founder James Watt's controversial "work-life integration" comments spark debate. He ditches "balance" for career focus, sparking criticism & raising questions about BrewDog's future. #BrewDog #WorkLifeIntegration #JamesWatt

Trump's Greenland Gambit: Potential Ozempic Price Hike Looms 1 week ago

Trump's Greenland Gambit: Potential Ozempic Price Hike Looms

Trump's tariffs on Denmark threaten Ozempic supply, potentially hiking drug prices. Denmark's role in Ozempic production and Novo Nordisk's significant contribution to the Danish economy are at risk. #Ozempic #Tariffs #Pharmaceuticals

TikTok Faces US Ban, Potential Sale to Musk Under Discussion 1 week ago

TikTok Faces US Ban, Potential Sale to Musk Under Discussion

TikTok US sale to Elon Musk? China reportedly exploring option to avert January 19th ban. National security concerns escalate, ByteDance loses control. #TikTok #ElonMusk #China

US Credit Card Defaults Hit 14-Year High, Underscoring Financial Strain 1 week ago

US Credit Card Defaults Hit 14-Year High, Underscoring Financial Strain

Credit card defaults surge to 14-year high! $46B in debt. Learn how high inflation & missed payments damage credit scores, trigger late fees, & lead to account closure. Find proactive solutions & avoid default. #creditcarddebt #defaults #financialsolutions

Mike Lindell Ordered to Pay $56,369 in Election Fraud Lawsuit Sanctions 1 week ago

Mike Lindell Ordered to Pay $56,369 in Election Fraud Lawsuit Sanctions

Mike Lindell ordered to pay $56,369 for frivolous 2020 election fraud claims against Smartmatic. MyPillow faces another $777,729 debt. Judge rules Lindell's allegations baseless.

Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, Ordered to Pay $56,369 for "Frivolous" Election Claims 1 week ago

Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, Ordered to Pay $56,369 for "Frivolous" Election Claims

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to pay $56,369 for frivolous 2020 election fraud lawsuit. Judge rules Lindell's claims against Smartmatic baseless. Ongoing legal battles highlight consequences of false claims.

Canada Prepared to Increase US Purchases, Warns of Tariff Impact 1 week ago

Canada Prepared to Increase US Purchases, Warns of Tariff Impact

Canada offers to buy more US goods, including subs, to avert Trump tariffs, potentially raising US consumer prices. Hillman stresses mutual benefits of USMCA & shared challenges with China. #Canada #USA #Trade #Tariffs #Trump

US Debt Ceiling: Republicans Ponder Strategies Amidst Partisan Gridlock 1 week ago

US Debt Ceiling: Republicans Ponder Strategies Amidst Partisan Gridlock

US debt ceiling crisis: Trump & GOP grapple with options, including reconciliation, separate legislation, & even abolishing the ceiling. March deadline looms, potentially impacting California wildfire relief. Will a default be avoided?

US Businesses Brace for Trump Tariffs, Shifting Supply Chains 1 week ago

US Businesses Brace for Trump Tariffs, Shifting Supply Chains

Trump tariffs: US & European businesses rapidly adjusting supply chains (71% US, 77% EU CEOs). Higher prices, increased container traffic, and potential impact on retailers loom. Learn the details & implications.

AFP Launches $20 Million Campaign to Defend Trump Tax Cuts 1 week ago

AFP Launches $20 Million Campaign to Defend Trump Tax Cuts

AFP launches $20M ad campaign to save Trump's Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. Will renewed push to protect prosperity succeed? Learn how temporary tax cuts face political hurdles. #TCJA #taxes #politics

Donald Trump Jr. joins Kalshi as strategic advisor, focusing on political prediction markets. 1 week ago

Donald Trump Jr. joins Kalshi as strategic advisor, focusing on political prediction markets.

Donald Trump Jr. joins Kalshi, a prediction market platform, as advisor. He'll use the platform to analyze political developments, including potential pardons. Controversy surrounds the platform's use in election prediction.

J&J Acquires Intra-Cellular Therapies for $14.6 Billion 1 week ago

J&J Acquires Intra-Cellular Therapies for $14.6 Billion

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to move deeper into treating central nervous system disorders by purchasing Intra-Cellular Therapies

Moderna Shares Plunge on Drastic Revenue Forecast 1 week ago

Moderna Shares Plunge on Drastic Revenue Forecast

Moderna stock plunges 20% on 2025 revenue projections well below analyst estimates. Waning COVID-19 vaccine demand & minimal RSV vaccine sales are cited. Cost-cutting measures underway. #Moderna #stockmarket #healthcare