AKRON, Ohio — FirstEnergy Corp. is navigating a transition period marked by asset sales, a shifting generation mix and a revenue profile increasingly tied to power delivery rather than production. The investor-owned utility, headquartered in Akron, operates one of the nation’s larger regulated electric systems through 10 subsidiaries, yet maintains a comparatively modest regulated generation […]
The current Japanese prime minister has given former U.S. President Donald Trump a golf putter that once belonged to the late Shinzo Abe, according to video footage circulated on Monday. The clip shows the two men standing together as the club is handed over, highlighting a symbolic gesture that links three leaders who cultivated personal […]
Trading on Wall Street moved higher late Tuesday after multiple corporate announcements and a report suggesting potential progress on U.S.–China trade tensions. The upbeat sentiment followed news that presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may discuss halving a 20 percent tariff on chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, a step that would trim the average levy on […]
Washington, D.C. — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he does not believe there is a viable way for former President Donald Trump to pursue a third term in the White House, citing the explicit restrictions contained in the U.S. Constitution. During a press briefing on Capitol Hill, Johnson, a lawyer with a background in […]
Global patterns in financial-technology funding are undergoing a marked shift, with capital moving away from consumer-facing applications toward the underlying systems that support digital finance. Research released on 28 October 2025 by GlobalData indicates that investors worldwide are recalibrating priorities, emphasizing scalable and interoperable infrastructure over front-end platforms that dominated the previous decade. Over roughly […]
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have formally asked New York’s intermediate appellate court to vacate his hush-money conviction, arguing that the 2024 trial was irreparably compromised by inadmissible evidence and a judge who should have stepped aside. The 49-page brief, filed late Monday with the Appellate Division, First Department, comes 17 months after a Manhattan […]
Private-sector hiring turned positive in early October, according to new preliminary estimates from payroll processor ADP. The company’s inaugural four-week average shows that employers added roughly 14,250 jobs per week during the period that ended on Oct. 11, reversing the decline reported for September. The release marks the first in a planned series of weekly […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a civil lawsuit on Oct. 28, 2025, against Johnson & Johnson and its consumer-health spinoff Kenvue Inc., alleging the companies marketed Tylenol to pregnant women while concealing studies that suggest a possible link between prenatal exposure to acetaminophen and autism spectrum disorder or other developmental conditions. The complaint, submitted […]
Houston, Texas – ENGIE has finalized a long-term power purchase agreement with Meta for the entire electricity output of the planned 600 MW Swenson Ranch Solar Project in Stonewall County, Texas. The facility, scheduled for commissioning in 2027, will become ENGIE’s largest renewable asset in the United States. The agreement deepens the relationship between the […]
Amazon said Tuesday it will eliminate approximately 14,000 corporate roles, equal to about 4% of its global corporate staff, as part of a broad restructuring aimed at streamlining decision-making and reallocating resources to higher-priority projects. Beth Galetti, senior vice president for people, experience and technology, outlined the cutbacks in an internal note distributed on 28 […]
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is asking political and business leaders to recalibrate their climate strategies, arguing that current efforts devote excessive attention and funding to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions while neglecting poverty, disease and other factors that directly affect global living standards. The billionaire philanthropist laid out his position in a letter released Tuesday, one week […]
A home equity line of credit (HELOC) lets homeowners tap the value of their property for large expenses such as renovations or debt consolidation. The exact amount available depends on several lending criteria, beginning with the combined loan-to-value ratio (CLTV) that a bank or credit union is willing to accept. Key limit: up to 85 […]