NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia, the world’s leading chipmaker, last week announced that it’s investing $5 billion in Intel and will collaborate with the semiconductor company. The two companies will team up to work on custom data centers that form the backbone of artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as personal computer products, Nvidia said in [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — A proposed Caesars Palace casino in Times Square that’s backed by Jay-Z lost its bid for a gambling license last week after running into opposition from Broadway theater owners and producers who were worried about its potential impact on the theater district. A state-commissioned community advisory committee brought the curtain down [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s nearly unanimous decision last week to reduce its key interest rate was seen by many observers as a show of unity and independence amid President Donald Trump’s desire for steeper cuts. Many Fed-watchers expected a contentious two-day meeting last week, with the economy’s future uncertain and a Trump appointee [...]
Federal regulators are proposing to remove another artificial dye from the nation’s food supply — Orange B, a synthetic color that hasn’t been used in the United States for decades. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week said that it would seek to repeal the regulation allowing use of the dye approved in 1966 [...]
A recent study shows that investment in Ohio’s shale-energy section continues to increase with $2.9 billion worth of new investments in the industry through the first six months of 2025. Last year was a record-setting year in Ohio for oil production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. A study published today by Cleveland State [...]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is following through on his threat to force Delta and Aeromexico to dissolve their longtime partnership because of his concerns that Mexico isn’t being fair to United States airlines. Duffy earlier this week announced that the Transportation Department is revoking the antitrust immunity the airlines have had since 2016 that allowed [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say they are planning to force two Senate votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the coming weeks, keeping pressure on Senate Republicans as many of them have voiced frustration with the policies. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says he will soon introduce two separate bipartisan resolutions that would terminate the national [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of Iranian financiers and more than a dozen people and firms across Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates were sanctioned by the federal government this week for allegedly coordinating $100 million worth of cryptocurrency transfers from the sale of Iranian oil for the benefit of Iran’s government and military. [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16, giving time to complete the framework of the deal announced earlier this week after talks between American and Chinese government officials. The executive order signed by Trump was the fourth [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should get kicked out of the service. While commanders are still able to issue service members exemptions from shaving — a policy that has existed for decades — they will [...]