ECONOMY
New York Stock Exchange Polls People On Views Of Round-The-Clock Trading
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is officially surveying opinions from market participants about shifting the U.S. stock market to a 24/7 operating schedule.
2024
Melania Trump Introduces Dr. Oz, Caitlyn Jenner, And More To GOP Fundraiser At Mar-a-Lago
On Saturday night in Mar-a-Lago, the classy Melania Trump returned to the campaign trail by presiding over a small-scale, high-profile fundraising event for the Log Cabin Republicans.
Big Apple
N.Y. Legislators Approve $237B Budget Addressing Surge Of Migrants, Plans To Jump-Start Housing Market
A $237 billion state budget that includes measures to encourage home construction and combat unauthorized marijuana stores was approved by New York lawmakers over the weekend.
Daniel Baldwin
Can Trump Get a Fair Trial in New York City?
All 12 jurors have been selected in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
ambulance
Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside Trump Trial Courthouse
An unidentified man outside of the Manhattan Criminal Court building appears to have poured gasoline on himself and abruptly set himself on fire alongside onlookers and pedestrians.
114th Street
NYPD Begins Detaining Columbia’s Anti-Israel Protesters After School President Calls To Clear Campus
The New York Police Department (NYPD) flooded Columbia University in riot gear on Thursday afternoon and began arresting anti-Israel protesters after the president of the IVY League school called for the campus to be cleared.
administrative leave
Google Terminates 28 Staffers Involved In Protest Over $1.2B Israel Contract
Tech giant Google has fired 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in protest at the companies offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, over the ties Google has with the Israeli government.
Business
Tesla to lay off more than 10% of staff globally as sales fall
Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for EVs.