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Tokyo — Japan’s cabinet approved a stimulus package worth ¥21.3 trillion (about $135.5 billion) on Friday, aiming to ease the burden of rising prices on households, revive a slowing economy, and reinforce national defense over the next several years. Package Centers on Three Pillars According to government officials, the program is built on three core […]
Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis will establish a major manufacturing hub in North Carolina as part of a broader strategy to invest $23 billion in U.S. infrastructure over the next five years. The company said the project will expand its presence in the state and strengthen domestic production of key medicines sold in the United States. The […]
The Department of Justice on Thursday reversed its position on how the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey was handled, informing the court that the complete grand jury—not just two individual jurors—approved the two-count indictment that is now at the center of the case. The new stance contradicts testimony given one day earlier. During […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine held a private meeting Thursday evening, 20 November 2025, with Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s national security adviser, at the Pentagon. The session was not listed on either official’s public agenda, and media access was barred. The encounter came less than three weeks […]
Japan’s core consumer price index (CPI) rose 3% year on year in October, the fastest pace in three months and exactly in line with the median forecast compiled by Reuters. The data, released on Friday by the Internal Affairs Ministry, underline persistent price pressures and intensify scrutiny of the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) path toward […]
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. remains one of the largest specialty retailers focused on merchandise for the home, supported by a combination of brick-and-mortar locations and a substantial digital operation. The San Francisco–based company ended fiscal 2025 with 509 retail stores operating under five principal nameplates—Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm and Rejuvenation—along with a network […]
Grammy-winning artist Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, best known as a founding member of the hip-hop group the Fugees, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on Thursday after being convicted of directing millions of dollars in illicit foreign funds to the 2012 reelection effort of former President Barack Obama. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly handed […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are examining whether two senior Trump administration officials disrupted ongoing criminal cases targeting prominent critics of the former president, according to sources familiar with the matter. Investigators are focusing on U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. […]
Joby Aviation has taken legal action against fellow electric air-taxi developer Archer Aviation, claiming a former Joby executive carried confidential files to Archer in an effort to secure a more favorable partnership with a real-estate firm. The complaint, filed Wednesday in California Superior Court in Santa Cruz County, portrays the incident as a deliberate act […]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company continues to command attention in both the industrial and investment arenas as analysts assess the outlook for one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, the company designs, produces, and markets tires for passenger cars, commercial trucks, aviation, and heavy‐duty machinery. Goodyear […]
A state funeral for former Vice President Dick Cheney began Thursday morning at Washington National Cathedral, drawing a bipartisan roster of current and former officials who came to pay their respects to one of the most consequential figures in recent U.S. politics. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden led the delegation of mourners, […]
Sales of previously owned homes improved slightly in October, aided by a brief retreat in mortgage rates during late summer, but the market continued to grapple with limited inventory and rising prices. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home transactions rose 1.2% from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.1 million […]