Shares of Tesla had been on a tear since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election. Investors were betting that the carmaker would benefit from the more than $250 million that its chief executive, Elon Musk, spent to support the Trump campaign. But an 8 percent decline in Tesla’s stock on Tuesday all but wiped […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves completed a fearless comeback win for the ages Monday night. Minnesota erased a 25-point third-quarter deficit against the Western Conference’s top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder (46-11) to pick up a 131-128 overtime road victory at Paycom Center. With the win the Wolves (32-27) snap a two-game skid and, more importantly, inch closer to […]
BP is expected to announce it will slash its renewable energy investments and instead focus on increasing oil and gas production. The energy giant will outline its strategy later following pressure from some investors unhappy its profits and share price have been much lower than its rivals. Shell and Norwegian company Equinor have already scaled […]
Getty Images US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation of copper imports in what is a first step toward potential tariffs on the metal. Administration officials said the White House wanted to find ways to boost US production of copper, a component used to make electric cars, ships and data centres that they said […]
In news about the Trump administration’s job-slashing effort, one class of federal workers comes up repeatedly: “probationary” employees. At the Internal Revenue Service, 6,700 people with that status are being let go. At the Department of Health and Human Services, reports indicated the total could be 5,200. The Pentagon announced last week it would terminate […]
The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it would start handpicking which media outlets were allowed to participate in the presidential press pool, the small, rotating group of reporters who relay the president’s day-to-day activities to the public. The change breaks decades of precedent. It allows the White House to assert more control over which […]
Shares in electric car maker Tesla have slumped more than 9% after EU and UK sales fell by almost half in January. The drop in Tesla shares took the company’s valuation back below $1trn for the first time since November 2024. Tesla has been facing stiff competition in the European market from Chinese and other […]
Centre Aneurin Owen has signed a new “long-term” deal to stay at Dragons. After rising through Dragons’ academy, the now 24-year-old made his debut for the region in December 2020 and has captained the side this season. “Aneurin is a real servant to those around him and someone who leads by action,” said head coach […]
The shrimp cocktail at the comically exclusive Polo Bar in Manhattan is an imposing specimen, the crustaceans arriving tightly shingled on a steeple of ice accented by a celery spire. To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous. Each requires at least three bites to enjoy — and to ensure the tail meat […]
Apple has fended off a proposal asking the tech giant to consider ending its diversity practices, such as the use of race and sex in hiring decisions. Apple said a majority of shareholders had rejected the measure, which the company had argued was “inappropriately” trying “to micromanage” its programmes and policies. It marks a second […]