Author: Justin M. Larson

Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu (C) delivers a speech as he attends a demonstration ahead of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) session tasked with issuing the first Advisory Opinion (AO) on States’ legal obligations to address climate change, in The Hague on July 23, 2025. John Thys | Afp | Getty ImagesGripped by corporate earnings season and U.S. President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth tariff policy, investors largely shrugged off a historic climate ruling from the world’s top court.But for some, the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion on state’s legal obligations in the face of climate change…

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is looking to redefine Germany’s voice in Europe and build a relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump — who many of Merz’s European colleagues do not see eye to eye with. The historically EU-friendly Merz, a former member of the European Parliament, now has a long list of complaints about the bloc. This has included objections to an increase in the EU’s new long-term budget that was proposed last month, as well as calling the bloc out for sluggishness and complex bureaucracy. Germany was also among the louder critics of the EU-U.S. trade agreement. Merz’s sharp…

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 Counselor to the Treasury Secretary Joe Lavorgna discusses the increase in wholesale prices in July and the Federal Reserve’s rate moves on ‘Kudlow.’ Dollar General issued a voluntary recall of instant coffee sold in its stores across the country over reports of potential glass contamination. The company announced the recall on Monday after a customer alerted employees about the presence of glass pieces in their coffee grounds. The recall was conducted with the knowledge of the Food & Drug Administration.The recalled products include 8-ounce Clover Valley Instant Coffee packages with certain lot numbers and best-by dates. HAND SOAPS RECALLED OVER BACTERIA…

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Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney discusses the latest stock market projections for Amazon, Meta and other tech companies on ‘Varney & Co.’ Jeff Bezos’ mother, Jacklyn “Jackie” Gise Bezos, died on Thursday at the age of 78 after a long fight with Lewy body dementia, a brain disorder that can affect thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. The Amazon founder announced the death of his mother on social media, saying that he and his family “were all so lucky to be in her life.””Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age…

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SHANGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 14, 2025 – Tourists are visiting the Bund in Shanghai, China on August 14, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChina’s economy lost momentum in July, with growth faltering across the board, as weak domestic demand persisted and Beijing intensified efforts to curb excess capacity.Retail sales last month rose 3.7% from a year earlier, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday, sharply missing analysts’ estimates for a 4.6% growth in a Reuters poll and slowing from June’s 4.8% growth.Industrial output rose 5.7% from a year ago in July, its weakest level since November…

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Michael Lee Strategy founder Mike Lee and Banrion Capital Management CEO Shana Sissel analyze rising investor interest in cryptocurrencies, stocks and bond futures and California’s real estate market. Richard Kim, formerly a top banker at JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, was indicted on securities and wire fraud charges for allegedly diverting nearly $4 million in investor funds from his casino startup to finance his personal gambling and cryptocurrency trades. Kim, a 39-year-old New York resident who founded cryptocurrency gaming startup Zero Edge in March 2024 and served as its chief executive, allegedly told investors their money would be used to…

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Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., reacts to President Donald Trump’s call for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign over alleged China ties and Biden aide Anita Dunn’s defense of the former president during a heated hearing on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to inject federal capital into the company, according to people familiar with the discussions. The aim is to expedite U.S. semiconductor production and reinvigorate Intel’s long-delayed Ohio factory, Bloomberg reported. “We look forward to continuing our work with the Trump administration to advance these shared priorities, but we are not going to comment…

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“We want to beat Disney in family animation,” then Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in an interview in September 2020. At the time, anyone would say that was a tall order. Disney has almost a century of experience of producing animated films, dating back to 1937’s “Snow White.” Since then, the studio has produced hits that many kids would be familiar with. Think “Cinderella,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Sleeping Beauty.” Add to that Pixar’s “Toy Story,” “The Incredibles” and “Inside Out” and it’s not hard to see that Hastings had his work cut out for him. And then came the…

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators “thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids.” The lawsuit, filed in state court by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, alleges that Roblox has failed to implement effective safety measures to protect child users from adult predators. “Due to Roblox’s lack of safety protocols, it endangers the safety of the children of Louisiana,” Murrill said in a news release. “Roblox is overrun with harmful content and child predators because it prioritizes user growth, revenue, and profits over…

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The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan’s economy expanded 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025, compared to the first three months of the year, as the country grappled with the volatile tariff policy out of the United States.This was compared to the revised 0.1% growth seen in the first quarter, and was higher than the 0.1% increase expected by economists polled by Reuters.On a year-over-year basis, Japan’s GDP expanded 1.2% in the second quarter, falling short of the first quarter’s 1.8% growth.The GDP reading comes as Japan struggled to cope…

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