Trump gives allies Devin Nunes, Richard Grenell key roles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named his social media platform CEO Devin Nunes to lead an intelligence advisory panel and said his former...
New French PM Bayrou will meet far-right leader Le Pen on Monday
PARIS (Reuters) - New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will meet with the heads of parliamentary groups on Monday and Tuesday, starting with Marine Le Pen of the far-right...
Musk's xAI offers free access to Grok-2 AI chatbot
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, said on Saturday that its new version of the Grok-2 chatbot will be available for free to all users of the social...
Trump considers privatizing U.S. Postal Service, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in privatizing the U.S. Postal Service in recent weeks, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing...
Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama has said he will not abandon the country's $3 billion rescue package with the...
What Bob Lighthizer's absence could mean for US trade policy
-- Reports last week suggested that Robert Lighthizer might not be taking on a role in the upcoming Trump administration. This development was unexpected, given that...
UBS analyzes the timeline for a new trade war and its key implications
-- The timeline for a potential new trade war, as discussed by analysts at UBS, appears to hinge on a multi-phased process reflecting both political maneuvering and...
BCA shares its 3 geopolitical views for 2025
-- BCA Research has outlined three geopolitical trends it expects to emerge in 2025, driven by several major factors such as expected policies under Donald Trump’s...
China has room to cut RRR further, PBOC official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has room to further cut the reserve requirement ratio, with the average RRR now at 6.6%, a central bank official said on Saturday, according to state...
Emerging economies remain the key to global energy demand
-- Emerging economies are poised to remain the pivotal drivers of global energy demand, underscoring their critical role in shaping energy markets for the foreseeable...