On December 21, the Saudi "Middle East News" quoted Egyptian sources as saying on December 20 local time that the indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Doha, the capital of Qatar, have reached an agreement on the framework for the settlement of four main issues, including the release of detainees by Hamas, the release of Palestinians detained by Israel, and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the "Philadelphia Corridor" on the b...
According to sources, TSMC and NVIDIA are in talks about manufacturing Blackwell artificial intelligence chips at TSMC's Arizona plant.
According to sources, TSMC is preparing to start manufacturing Blackwell chips in Arizona early next year.
The US FTC has opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft (MSFT. O) that ranges from the company's cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cyber security products and artificial intelligence products, sources said. After more than a year of informal interviews with Microsoft's rivals and business partners, law enforcement officials have drawn up a hundreds of pages-long request for...
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate former Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler, a businesswoman and politician who served as U.S. senator from Georgia from 2020 to 2021, to be agriculture secretary, according to people familiar with the matter.
According to sources, the Trump team is considering Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at law firm Baker Hostetler and co-head of its blockchain team, as one of several candidates to be the next SEC chair. Goody Guillén is a seasoned securities lawyer with experience serving the SEC and representing blockchain companies and traditional businesses against the agency. According to sources, Trump is seeking a pro-cryptocurrency investor.
According to sources, JPMorgan Chase CEO Dimon has no plans to serve in the Trump administration and will remain at the bank.
According to sources, Harrison, the chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, will hold an all-staff meeting later on Wednesday to discuss the disappointing election results. Harrison will not seek re-election as Democratic chairperson next year.
On November 4, an Israeli official revealed that Israel could reach a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon within 10 to 14 days to end the conflict with Hezbollah.
Vice President Harris will appear on Saturday Night Live and risk appearing on a live comedy sketch show in the final days before the election in an attempt to appeal to voters on a national platform with wide cultural reach, according to people familiar with the matter. Going live on television is a gamble for presidential candidates or any celebrity with no acting experience, but it has also been played by previous contenders, including Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2015.
On October 31st, the reporter learned on October 30th local time that on the evening of the 29th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials reached a consensus at the security consultation that Israel's military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon has "basically achieved the stated goals". Now, this needs to be translated into a ceasefire agreement to end the Israeli-Lebanese conflict. It is reported that Netanyahu has accepted the opinion of security officials that...
According to sources, the Trump family crypto project "World Liberty Finance" (WLF: The World Liberty) plans to issue a stablecoin. WLF, which recently raised $14 million in an initial coin sale, plans to create and issue its own stablecoin, which is still in development and may take some time to launch. One source said the team is still determining how to ensure the security of the financial product before bringing it to market. Another source said the team is working on World Liberty Financ co...
WTI crude oil fell by 4% on news that Israel will strike Iranian military targets rather than energy targets.
BlackRock is preparing to launch a more than $30 billion artificial intelligence investment fund with tech giant Microsoft to build data centres and energy projects to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence, according to people familiar with the matter. BlackRock will launch the fund with its new infrastructure investment arm, Global Infrastructure Partners, which will become...
According to sources, Venezuela's largest oil refinery has been paralyzed by a power failure since September 12.