Sarah Jackson, who works at coffee and pizza shop Red House, said she was hopeful the change could help people spend money at businesses. She said “anything that can help bring money into the island is always important” and “having credit cards gives us another option for payment here”. “I think it depends how obvious…
Investing.com – Freedom Broker downgraded Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) to Hold from Buy on Thursday, maintaining a price target of $71. The stock currently trades at $60.73, suggesting potential upside of 17% to the analyst’s target. The firm cited rising cocoa prices as a key factor behind the rating change. Cocoa prices reached their highest level…
OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of close partners because the Trump administration told it to, reports The Information. At a meeting this week, CEO Sam Altman reportedly…
Reporting Highlights Strings Attached: U.S. officials are demanding access to the health data of millions of Africans as a condition of giving billions of dollars in lifesaving aid to African countries. Privacy Concerns: Experts said the deals are vague and lack standard language to guard personal data from being exposed, misused or commercialized without people’s…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world A former Citigroup executive says she was sacked after raising concerns about the Wall Street bank’s courting of Donald Trump as a client and expressing broader worries about its risk-management practices. The former…
Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk appears on a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle shares tumbled 8% after the software maker told investors to expect an additional $20 billion capital raise, while reporting negative free cash flow for the…
Some congressional Democrats voiced a fresh round of concern on Sunday about Graham Platner, the party’s presumptive Senate nominee in Maine, while others reiterated their support for his candidacy after several women described volatile and “toxic” relationships with him. The reactions this weekend — on Sunday morning news shows, social media and elsewhere — reflected…
No state has taken over as many local public school districts as Texas. Just since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts. Four of those came this spring. At least another 10 are at risk of takeover, including, as of last week, the Austin Independent School District. And…
Mbanza Kongo — President João Lourenço listened to the concerns of religious leaders, traditional authorities, youth representatives and local businesspeople from Mbanza Kongo city, northern Zaire province, as part of the president’s 48-hour working visit to the region that started on Thursday. During the meetings, participants presented concerns related to education, road rehabilitation, access to…
Shindig Festival, which has Bob Vylan headlining this year, is to have its licence reviewed over “disorder and public safety” concerns. The event is scheduled to take place at Charlton Park in Wiltshire from May 21 to 24, but its licence to operate on the premises will be reconsidered just three days before it starts after…
