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'Gold cards' can help firms hire Ivy League, other US univ grads: Trump

The president, who unveiled the proposed programme on Tuesday alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, predicted that it would be well received by businesses

Alphabet's Google cuts less than 100 employees in its cloud division

The retrenchment comes in the wake of slower growth from Google's cloud business, as well as massive spending aimed at supporting the tech giant's ambitions in AI

Judge extends order halting Trump from firing whistleblower agency head

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Wednesday extended a temporary restraining order to block the firing of Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel

President Trump's team weighs pulling funds for Moderna bird flu vaccine

The bird flu shot contract was awarded to Moderna in the Biden administration's final days, sending the company's stock up 13 per cent in the two days following the Jan 17 announcement

Battle for scraps of China's collapsed developer Evergrande intensifies

Oaktree Capital Management LP, run by billionaire Howard Marks, is maneuvering for advantage by seeking claim to Evergrande assets outside the Hong Kong liquidation process

Trump's tariffs on China risk hurting US economy more than data suggests

There is little doubt that a harsher treatment of Chinese products under the first Trump administration, much of which was continued by the Biden White House, reduced China's share of US imports

US federal workers who ignore Musk risk their jobs, President Trump warns

The president suggested some agencies could see dramatic job reductions, saying Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was considering eliminating 65 per cent of his staff

Equity firm PAG considering sale of $1.2 billion stake in India's Nuvama

Blackstone Inc.-backed PAG is working with financial advisers on a strategic review of its more than 54 per cent stake in the Indian wealth manager

Glance deepens pact with Google to add GenAI content in new apps

Glance will work with Google Cloud and use its tech such as Gemini AI and Imagen, a text-to-image model, to create content for customers who use its smartphone and TV screensavers

Adani Group to invest $18 billion in various projects across Assam, MP

Asia's second-richest person, on Tuesday, pledged spending Rs 50,000 crore in the northeastern state of Assam in areas including airports, city gas, transmission, cement and roads

YouTube top platform for podcasts with over 1 bn viewers a month, says exec

YouTube first identified podcasts as a popular content format during the pandemic. Before then the medium wasn't something YouTube had specifically supported

Trump ramps up pressure on Apple after investors reject proposal to end DEI

The comments come a day after Apple investors rejected an outside shareholder proposal to end its DEI initiatives

President Trump's tariffs threat tests EU's resolve to hurt Apple and Meta

The US President warned last week that he'd strike back with heavy tariffs following any "disproportionate" penalties and said that the EU's Digital Markets Act is in his crosshairs

What makes Pershing Square Capital's Ackman Warren Buffett's true successor

Indeed, the true successor to Buffett's legacy as market oracle may be operating outside of Berkshire

Tesla sales plunge globally as anti-Elon Musk backlash takes hold

In California, Tesla sales fell 12 per cent last year as Musk attacked leaders of a state that played a pivotal role in the carmaker surviving its tumultuous early years

Here's a list of tech giants that have pledged over $1 trn in US investment

Below are the major tech investments announced since Trump took office for a second time

Trump to sign order to reinforce rules for healthcare cost transparency

The order directs regulators to update their enforcement policies to make sure health care providers and insurers are complying with the rules, first issued in 2019

El Nino, La Nina forecast: Agencies grapple with prediction challenges

The contrasting styles underscore the challenge for agencies seeking to balance demands for certainty against the volatility of weather

USAID contractors warn of shutdowns and lawsuits with millions owed

On Tuesday afternoon, a judge ordered the US government to pay what it owes by midnight Wednesday, a decision the US government appealed a few hours later

President Trump to force migrants to join registry or face fines, prison

Under the new requirement, any foreigner 14 years old or above who hasn't previously been fingerprinted or registered by the US government must join the registry and update