U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem holds a press conference, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. Aude Guerrucci | ReutersHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency “remade” rather than dismantled entirely.”I think the president recognizes that FEMA should not exist the way that it always has been. It needs to be redeployed in a new way, and that’s what we did during this response,” Noem said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” referring to the federal government’s response to the Texas floods.Trump has previously slammed…
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Sometimes, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough. Between work, commutes, and a growing to-do list, it’s easy to get through an entire weekday without really connecting with your partner. But staying close doesn’t require extra time — just intention.As a psychologist who studies couples (and as a husband), I’ve seen firsthand how small daily rituals can help people feel more connected, especially when life is busy. Even better news: Intimacy isn’t something that has to wait until the weekend.Here’s what people in the happiest relationship do during the weekdays — that most neglect.1. They build a mini morning routineMost…
A new Senate report on the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last summer has revealed “multiple, unacceptable failures” in the U.S. Secret Service’s planning and response, and called for more severe disciplinary action.Trump, then a presidential candidate, was grazed by a bullet during the rally as 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks fired eight shots. One attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed, and two others were injured.A sniper subsequently killed the gunman, but the attack prompted questions about how Crooks was able to avoid detection by the country’s top protective agency for nearly 45 minutes.”What happened was inexcusable and the…
Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan told attendees at an investor conference last month that the day will soon come when private assets are accessible in Americans’ retirement accounts. “I would expect at some point, in this administration’s history or in the future, to be able to sell private markets into the 401(k) system,” Rowan said on stage at the Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago, Illinois, where the convergence of private and public markets was a major theme. Those comments come as no surprise from the billionaire CEO, who has long stressed the growing importance of private markets in investing.…
Tesla and Moderna are among the stocks JPMorgan advises to sell short heading into the second half of the year. Investors have been largely pushing past the threat of ongoing tariffs placed by the Trump administration on U.S. trading partners. The S & P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite each hit a fresh high on Thursday, illustrating how far the market has come since its significant losses in early April. Still, the S & P 500 ended the week at a loss, a sign of how sentiment remains uneasy amid unpredictable trade policy. As the second half gets underway, the…
For Tesla supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology , selling battery packs to major electric companies is just the start of its ambitions. “We believe the company is not just a hardware manufacturer, but it will also be a software ecosystem provider,” Morgan Stanley analysts led by Jack Lu said in a report Wednesday. They pointed to CATL’s artificial intelligence-powered tools for monitoring batteries on the road and giving early safety warnings. “As AI develops, the ecosystem will likely further evolve and provide more value added soft services to customers,” the Morgan Stanley analysts said, noting that improved safety will also strengthen…
Optimism about the strong growth opportunities presented by the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) boom has been tempered by tariff-related distractions and macroeconomic challenges.Against this uncertain backdrop, investors looking for consistent income can add attractive dividend-paying stocks to their portfolios, and studying top Wall Street analysts can offer useful insights into picking the right dividend payers.Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performanceConocoPhillipsOil and gas exploration and production company ConocoPhillips (COP) is this week’s first dividend pick. The company distributed $2.5 billion to shareholders in the first…
It’s that time again. The second-quarter earnings season kicks off this week with 37 companies that are members of the S & P 500 index set to report. Among the most notable companies outlining how they performed in the quarter ended June 30: big banks, led by JPMorgan Chase , the largest in the land, and streaming giant Netflix. Expectations heading into the season are muted as companies navigate an ever-changing tariff landscape. According to FactSet, second-quarter S & P 500 earnings are expected to have grown 4.8% from the same period a year ago. If that’s the case, it…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a meeting on the sidelines of NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Via ReutersA bipartisan U.S. bill that would hit Russia with sanctions in a bid to pressure Moscow into good-faith peace negotiations with Ukraine has gained momentum this week in Congress, but it still lacks the presidential push it needs to get over the finish line.Now, Ukraine’s supporters in Washington and Kyiv, who have for months hoped for President Donald Trump to throw his weight behind the bill, are anxiously awaiting what…
The Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAn Italian court has scrapped some of the conditions Rome had set to clear UniCredit’s takeover offer for Banco BPM, except a request that it stop operating in Russia – which the Milan-based lender may struggle to comply with.The court’s ruling published on Saturday fails to dispel uncertainty around the bid, which UniCredit first announced in November and formally launched in April, opening up a battlefront with Italy’s conservative government.A representative for UniCredit said the government would…
