The Cultural Landscape Foundation has hit President Donald Trump’s administration with a lawsuit over its painting of the reflecting pool. As part of his ongoing efforts to prepare for America’s 250th birthday festivities, the administration has taken to resurfacing the reflecting pool. The facelift includes a new coat of paint in “American Flag Blue,” a…

Online seller eBay is rejecting an unsolicited $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop, calling the proposal “neither credible or attractive.”

‘Could Resonate Globally’: Korea Sparks Market Chaos With ‘AI Tax’ Threat Korean markets were under pressure overnight after politicians floated the idea of tapping AI profits.  Bloomberg reports that a top South Korean policymaker said the nation should pay citizens a ‘dividend’ using taxes on AI profits, with the obvious read through to Samsung and…

Kuwait’s Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that four men arrested this month for attempting to enter the country illegally by sea have admitted during interrogation to being members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Futures Flat, Oil Jumps After Iran Peace Talks Break Down US equity futures are off a touch as the US/IranIran failed to consummate a deal, which is boosting Energy commodities and bond yields. Still, stocks have withstood the resulting increase in oil prices and higher bond yields as the market remains focused on the memory/semi…

An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives of the Philippines voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday over alleged unexplained wealth and threats to have the president assassinated, as the rift between the camps of the country’s top two officials escalated.

With the media stoking fears over a potential sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC’s acting director dropped a reality check on the hantavirus outbreak. Passengers aboard an infected cruise ship disembarked on Sunday, and 17 Americans on board are expected to be returning to the States, raising fears about the spread of the virus…