Advertisers with ‘hair on fire’ brace for US TikTok ban
By Katie Paul NEW YORK – Advertisers reliant on TikTok as a major digital marketing tool rushed to prepare contingency plans this week, as the realization dawned on many that…
Yen set for best week in over a month on BOJ rate hike bets
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen was poised for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations grow that the Bank of Japan will raise rates…
China’s new home prices steady for the first time in 1-1/2 years after stimulus push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new homes prices were flat month-on-month in December, official data showed on Friday, after the government rolled out multiple rounds of stimulus measures to lift the…
Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent says US must keep oversight of Treasuries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States should keep oversight of potential problems in the U.S. bond market, President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent told Congress on Thursday,…
Advertisers with ‘hair on fire’ brace for US TikTok ban
By Katie Paul NEW YORK – Advertisers reliant on TikTok as a major digital marketing tool rushed to prepare contingency plans this week, as the realization dawned on many that…
President-elect Trump taps slew of administration picks days before inauguration
President-elect Trump on Thursday announced multiple nominations just days before his inauguration on Jan. 20. In a series of posts on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon, Trump congratulated his picks.…
While Trump, Biden claim credit for Israel-Hamas cease-fire, some Republicans call it a ‘bad deal’
While President-elect Trump and President Biden are jockeying for credit for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, some Republicans are wary of the deal and whether it will stick. ‘There’s…
Biden’s Meta ‘censorship’ revelations ‘vindicated’ Alito dissent in RFK Jr case
The announcement by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram would end their work with third-party fact-checkers and ease certain content restrictions was praised by some conservative activists, who…
China expected to hit 2024 GDP target, but tariffs loom
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy likely rebounded in the fourth quarter as several rounds of policy stimulus kicked in, enabling the government to largely meet its 2024…
SEC settles charges against US hedge fund over investment model vulnerabilities
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday settled charges against hedge fund Two Sigma over failure to address known vulnerabilities in its investment…