Thursday, June 4, 2026

Uncategorized

Truck drivers say ‘racism’ behind Trump administration’s license restrictions on immigrants

Nearly 200,000 US truck drivers are at risk of losing their commercial driver’s licenses after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new rule that disqualifies many foreign-born truck drivers from getting or renewing their licenses. Tens of thousands...

Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel on hopes of Iran peace deal

Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel on Monday and stock markets rose on hopes that the US and Iran are inching closer to a peace deal. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were down 6% to $97.43 a...

Amtrak is smashing ridership records. Is it ready to handle the World Cup?

Sebastian Caillat didn’t know how fascinating the dental industry could be until he sat next to a dentist on an Amtrak ride from college in New York City to his childhood home in Washington DC in 2023. They spent...

A college degree once ensured prosperity – but gen Z is finding ‘just not much out there’

Jes Vesconte graduated from one of California’s most prestigious art schools, did a Fulbright in Germany and got a master’s from Columbia University. Yet Vesconte, 29, is struggling to afford everyday life. Amid freelancing and working service-industry jobs, they are...

Even if the Iran war ended today, US fuel prices aren’t likely to normalize this year

Sorry, US drivers, but don’t expect pump prices to return to prewar levels any time soon, even if the US and Iran agree to a lasting peace deal tomorrow. As the war with Iran enters its third month, drivers have...

Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair as Trump faces backlash over economy

Kevin Warsh has been sworn in as chair of the US Federal Reserve, tasked with steering the world’s largest economy as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over Americans’ financial wellbeing. Warsh, hand-picked by Donald Trump, takes charge of the...

SpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaire

SpaceX unveiled its plans to list publicly on the US stock market Wednesday, disclosing its investor prospectus and revealing details about its financials for the first time. Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite operations company will go publicon the Nasdaq...

Nvidia’s revenue blows past Wall Street expectations as AI boom accelerates

Nvidia continued its years-long streak of beating Wall Street’s expectations for growth on Wednesday, reassuring most investors that the AI boom, particularly the global explosion of datacenters, will continue apace. “The buildout of AI factories – the largest infrastructure expansion...

Starbucks does not recycle plastic cups it claims are ‘widely recyclable’, report says

If you attach a GPS tracker to a “widely recyclable” plastic Starbucks cup and drop it in an in-store recycling bin, you might expect it to end up in a recycling plant, but environmental watchdog organization Beyond Plastics says...

James Murdoch to acquire half of Vox Media in deal reportedly worth $300m

James Murdoch, second son of publishing giant Rupert Murdoch, has agreed to acquire some of Vox Media’s assets, including New York Magazine, in a deal believed to be worth about $300m. The 53-year-old publishing scion is acquiring the assets through...
- Advertisement -spot_img

Latest News

News Wrap: Ukraine strikes oil depot deep inside Russia

In our news wrap on Wednesday, Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia's St. Petersburg with drones...
- Advertisement -spot_img