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Chinese hack of U.S. Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
A view from the United States Department of the Treasury building in Washington DC, United States on December 30, 2024. The US Treasury Department was cyberattacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor in early December. Celal Gunes |…
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:1. Taking stockThe final two days of the trading year will help to determine just how strong 2024 is for stocks. U.S. futures traded lower Monday…
U.S. announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) as they hold a bilateral meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris, on June 7, 2024. Biden announced $225 million in new aid for Ukraine during…
Nippon Steel offers U.S. government veto power in bid for U.S. Steel approval, source
A water tower at the U.S. Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4, 2024.Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan's Nippon Steel has proposed giving the U.S. government veto power over any…
President-elect Donald Trump says he will attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump said he would attend…
Trump loses appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5 million defamation verdict
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting…
U.S. Treasury says its computers were hacked by a Chinese ‘threat actor’ in a…
The exterior of the U.S. Department of Treasury building is seen as they joined other government financial institutions to bail out Silicon Valley Bank's account holders after it collapsed on March 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.Chip…
Last Madoff victim fund payout brings recovery to nearly 94% of Ponzi scheme losses, DOJ
Financier Bernard Madoff leaves Manhattan Federal court March 10, 2009 in New York City. Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multi-billion dollar fraud allegations.Chris Hondros |…
Trump gives U.S. House Speaker Johnson ‘complete and total endorsement’
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shakes hands with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump onstage at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik |…
German president dissolves parliament for Feb. 23 snap elections
Members of the Bundestag debate before passing a resolution on Nov. 30, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to…