Dramatic surveillance video released Thursday shows alleged would-be assassin Cole Tomas Allen casing a hallway at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24, and then the next evening, storming through a Secret Service checkpoint at that hotel outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where President Donald Trump was set to give a speech. The…
Investing.com — said on Friday that underlying group sales rose 4% in the first quarter, and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. The British education company said all of its business units performed in line with expectations. Pearson highlighted strong performance in Virtual Learning, where underlying sales jumped 21%, driven by strong enrolment momentum in the current academic year,…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Can anything combat political polarisation in America — or anywhere else? That is a burning question, as partisan hatred keeps rising, poisoning civic life and creating gridlock in Washington. Some “solutions” have been…
For oil and gas companies, it has been a profitable war. The energy shock caused by the conflict in Iran, missile attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Persian Gulf and, most crucially, the halt on shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz have produced a spectacular bonanza as energy prices have soared. The…
Pedestrians at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Markets in Australia and Japan mostly rose Friday, mirroring gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reach new highs. This comes as investors took in strong earnings from Apple…
Rivian Automotive on Thursday said it has renegotiated a $6.57 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy down to $4.5 billion and is adjusting its production expectations at an under-construction plant in Georgia. The DOE loan was previously set to support two phases of production for a total of 400,000 units annually. The amended…
A “For Lease” sign in the Financial District of San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Blue Owl Capital said investors committed $9bn to its funds in the first quarter, its lowest capital haul in a year, as fatigue around private credit cooled interest for some of its flagship vehicles. The…
Over the past year, Jerome H. Powell has frequently said that the Federal Reserve faced “no risk-free paths” as it confronted a series of economic shocks that simultaneously lifted inflation while denting growth. The same could be said for his momentous decision to stay on at the Fed as a governor after his term as…
Shares of Blue Owl, the private credit firm at the center of recent jitters over exposure to software companies, jumped 10% in trading Thursday after executives disclosed sizable gains tied to SpaceX. “We made about 10 times our money on that investment,” an executive said on the firm’s first-quarter earnings call. Blue Owl has already…
