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Trump administration releases billions in frozen education grant money
The Trump administration has released more than $6 billion in federal funding for school programs after pausing the grants at the…
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Trump’s budget cuts may hand Spain a scientific prize worth billions
As the U.S. backs away from key climate, aid, and scientific investments, Europe is stepping in to pick up the slack. Europe’s latest…
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Zuckerberg says Meta will invest hundreds of billions in superintelligence
Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday (Jul 14) that Meta Platforms would spend hundreds of billions of US dollars on computing power to build…
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Trump bullish on tariffs as billions in revenue pour in and inflation remains in check
President Trump has escalated his global trade offensive this week, armed with confidence that the import levies will deliver…
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EPA says Trump's big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds
The sprawling tax and policy bill that passed Congress repeals a multibillion-dollar green bank for financing climate-friendly projects,…
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Council tax: Households owe billions ahead of bill rise
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Struggling households owe billions of pounds in unpaid council tax, but bills are expected to…
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Private credit funds target billions in retail demand from Asia
From Singapore to Japan and Australia, fund managers in Asia are looking to unlock billions of US dollars for private credit from the last…
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U.S. air traffic control system that relies on floppy disks will cost ‘lots of billions’ to overhaul
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of a U.S. air traffic control system that it said still…
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From Apple to GM, tariffs to cost companies tens of billions
From Apple to General Motors (GM), corporate America is bracing for tens of billions of US dollars in damages from Trump’s trade war – and…
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Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions
The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online…
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GM Cuts Profit Forecast by 20% and Says Auto Tariffs Will Cost It Billions
General Motors cut its profit forecast for 2025 on Thursday by more than 20 percent and said that the Trump administration’s tariffs would…
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Inside a single day on TikTok: 117 million videos, billions of views
Getting a sense of the scale of social media platforms can be tricky. While tech companies often share self-serving metrics—like monthly…
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Feds left billions in tainted pandemic loans in the hands of potential fraudsters
The Small Business Administration forgave $4.6 billion in pandemic loans to people on its naughty list, the agency's inspector general…
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M&A and IPOs worth billions stalled in 24 hours by trade war
Billions of US dollars worth of acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs) are on hold as Donald Trump’s trade war upends the global…
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Blind Spot: Johns Hopkins Surgeon's New Book Reveals Billions Wasted on Unnecessary Surgeries, Medical Errors
A new book by Marty Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, focusing on rising concerns over medical overtreatment and inefficiencies…
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Commodity traders still rake in billions as profit bonanza wanes
The world’s largest commodity traders are still making historically elevated profits, even as less-volatile markets mean their earnings…
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Rice price drop brings relief to billions, risk for farmers
[DELHI, KUALA LUMPUR] From the Philippines to Senegal, billions of people are finding it easier to feed their families now that rice…
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Nvidia to invest billions in US chip production over four years: FT
Nvidia plans to invest hundreds of billions of US dollars in US-made chips and electronics over the next four years, the Financial Times…
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The treasure trove of art worth billions 'hidden' in Tehran
Armen Nersessian BBC World Service It has been dubbed one of the world's rarest treasure troves of art but few people outside its host…
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Trump's Super Bowl Interview: Elon Musk Tasked with Uncovering 'Billions' in Pentagon Fraud
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed his ambitious plan to reform federal agencies by enlisting billionaire Elon Musk to…
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Billions risked on 'unproven' green tech, MPs warn
The government is committing billions of pounds to an "unproven" green technology for reducing planet-warming gases without considering…
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Chagos Islands deal: UK denies it faces paying billions more to Mauritus
The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal…
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Banks want in on Tether’s billions in stablecoin profits
UNTIL recently, banks watched from the sidelines with envy as stablecoin market leader Tether Holdings boasted of billions in profits. Now…
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Mega Millions jackpot: How to watch draw for winning numbers
The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $1.22 billon—the fifth-largest in the lottery game's history—as the drawing is set for 11 p.m. ET…