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1 week ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
Elon Musk is not entirely happy with the tax and spending bill backed by President Donald Trump, Politico reports. In a CBS interview excerpt, the billionaire, who has been overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency, says spending in the bill contradicts DOGE.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
Since the launch of the $TRUMP token in January, trading activity has netted President Donald Trump and his allies $324.5 million in trading fees — with $900,000 of that coming in during the last two days on the allure of having dinner with the president, CNBC reports.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 22:42 PM Speaking before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, Chair Rand Paul, R-Ky., called for "rep . . . Tuesday, 20 May 2025 22:19 PM The Department of Justice last month opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid allegat . . .
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2 weeks ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
Capital One Financial Corporation’s $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services is now official. The deal, first announced in February of last year and finalized on Sunday, combines two of the world's largest credit card companies, Business Insider reports. The merger “brings together two innovative, mission-driven companies,” Richard D. Fairbank, Capital One's founder and CEO, said in a statement.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
Credit ratings agency Moody's downgraded the United States rating to “Aa1” from “Aaa” Friday and changed the outlook to stable from negative due to the nation’s $36.2 trillion debt. The United States’ rising debt and interest “are significantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns,” Moody’s said. “Successive U.S. administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to reverse the trend of large annual fiscal deficits and growing interest costs,” Moody’s said in a statement.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
Nvidia climbed above a $3 trillion market capitalization for the first time since Feb. 28, pushing its valuation to nearly $3.2 trillion, according to Dow Jones Market Data, Barron’s reports. The stock (NVDA) rose 5.6% Tuesday to $129.93 a share, adding to a gain of more than 5% Monday on news of a U.S.-China trade deal.
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3 weeks ago | 
medium.com | Lee Barney
Ok, so I know this is going to be a contentious one, and this continues the series on writing board papers. My experience tells me that English is an evolving language, and most people don’t speak the mother tongue but a variant of it. So for the purpose of this article, we’re going to talk about vernacular British English. First, a quick lesson in grammar structure. Stick with me — it’ll be worth it. English, Italian, German, French, Hindi, Mandarin — these are vocabularies.
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4 weeks ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
As U.S.-China trade talks kick off, trillions of dollars hang in the balance in market valuations and consumer sales for Apple, Nvidia, Nike and scores of other iconic American companies. The average firm in the S&P 500 derived 6.1% of its revenue in 2024 from selling goods in China, according to an analysis by Bloomberg.
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4 weeks ago | 
medium.com | Lee Barney
Let’s face it — cyber security is sexy. What other industry lets you say you’re holding back the tide of hackers and spies trying to take down your tech? Outside of government, only cyber gets to wear that badge. So yes, it’s sexy — but not always. Sometimes, it’s spreadsheets. Performance reviews. One-to-ones. And, yes… reports. In this first article of a series on reporting, I’m laying it out clearly — what you should and shouldn’t do when writing cyber security reports.
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1 month ago | 
newsmax.com | Lee Barney
During the extreme market volatility in April, the “smart money” sold stocks, while the “dumb money” bought on the dip. It remains to be seen who will wind up the winner in this flip of the typical hedge fund and retail investor script, but one thing is for certain, The Wall Street Journal reports. Retail investors have remained calm and are riding the turbulence out.
