Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tour of European capitals could bring Ukraine closer to getting fighter jets. That would provide wings to freedom – and a useful updraft for defense companies. They have benefited from Ukraine-related orders: Saab, maker of the Gripen fighter…
WASHINGTON – The US military shot down a second “high-altitude object” in American airspace, this time off the coast of Alaska on Friday, the White House announced. The mission comes less than a week after a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon…
Digital payments giant PayPal is reportedly taking a break on stablecoins following news that its venture partner is being investigated by New York regulatory agencies. PayPal, which just released its fourth-quarter earnings for 2022 on Thursday, is set to debut…
It used to be Sweden. People love Sweden. Here is a land of good public service and great welfare. Here is a culture without Anglo-American neurosis about sex. Mention a statistic – female labor force participation – and Sweden scores…
Jakub Porzycki Nurphoto Getty Images MicrosoftOpenAI-backed ChatGPT has prevented users from using it in China, but the app has attracted huge interest in the country, with companies rushing to integrate the technology into their products and launch competing solutions. While…
At the end of the action taken by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the crypto exchange Kraken agreed to pay $ 30 million to settle allegations that it violated the agency’s rules by offering a service that allows investors…
A man and a woman contemplate a scene in the town of Kahramanmaraş, southern Turkey © Bradley Secker/Panos Pictures An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria overnight. Its epicenter is close to Gaziantep —…
With the majority of S&P 500 companies having posted quarterly results, investors’ focus will turn to inflation and consumer price index readings in the coming weeks. The three major indexes are on pace to end the week down, with the…
In the hours after an Air Force F-22 shot down a giant Chinese balloon that had crossed the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reached out to his Chinese counterpart through a special crisis line, leading a public discussion that…
The US military shot down a “high-altitude object” off the coast of Alaska on Friday, White House spokesman John Kirby said, a week after releasing a Chinese spy balloon that floated in American airspace. The object, which Kirby said was…