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Wall Street opens wallets wide for ‘Trump alternative’ Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley raised over $500,000 at a massive fundraising event in New York…

Job data suggests ‘soft landing’ is increasingly likely, economists say

The U.S. economy inched closer to a so-called “soft landing” after a new batch of labor data, economists said. A…

Supply chains, trade top agenda for Yellen Mexico trip

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Mexico City this week to strengthen economic ties with America’s top…

Former U.S. ambassador spied for Cuba for decades, Justice Department says

A retired American diplomat made his first court appearance Monday in Miami in a potentially explosive espionage case. Prosecutors say…

Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding $5.6 billion of Americans’ money from IRS

A major Swiss bank admitted to conspiring with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide over $5.6 billion from the Internal…

Pentagon reports U.S. warship, commercial ships encounter Houthi drones in Red Sea

A U.S. naval ship shot down several Houthi drones after commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea, the Pentagon…

Stock trading platform Robinhood to launch in UK after two failed attempts

Online investments app Robinhood said Thursday that it’s set to launch its platform in the U.K. in early 2024, marking…

Henry Kissinger, the towering American diplomat, dies at age 100

Henry Kissinger, the Holocaust survivor and Harvard professor who became a towering U.S. diplomat, master political manipulator and pop culture…

Man charged in alleged plot by Indian government official to assassinate U.S. citizen

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced murder-for-hire charges against a man in an alleged plot by an Indian government official to…

U.S. passport delays have eased — but aren’t yet back to normal

Long delays to get a new U.S. passport have eased from earlier in 2023 but haven’t yet returned to their…