The job market is about to rebound as widespread spending boosts the economy, Apollo chief economist says
The US could add as many as 300,000 jobs in September, according to an estimate from Apollo’s chief economist Torsten Slok. The US labor market is due for a rebound, with hiring poised to pick up as soon as this month, according to Apollo Global Management chief economist, Torsten Slok. In a note to clients,…
What Jamie Dimon thinks about junior bankers with hush-hush private-equity jobs
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Tensions over the private-equity industry’s recruiting tactics, long a sore point at investment banks, may finally be coming to a head. Last week, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon lashed out at investment bankers in training who quietly accept future-dated jobs with buyout firms. During the Q&A section of a talk at…
Melania Trump’s social media campaign is in full swing. But she’s still MIA less than 2 months before the election.
Melania Trump is promoting her eponymous memoir on social media. Melania Trump is trying to connect with the American people. But not face-to-face. Instead, the former first lady has ratcheted up her social media presence this month on Truth Social and X to promote her eponymous memoir. She’s made 10 identical posts on those platforms…
Germany dodges a second far-right win, but only just
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD narrowly edged out the far right in Brandenburg. After a historic loss to the far-right earlier this month, Germany’s ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) party narrowly dodged another blow this weekend. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is projected to have won the election in the state of…
Man suspected of apparent Trump assassination attempt wrote letter offering $150k to anyone who could ‘finish the job’
Photos of a rifle, a backpack, and a GoPro camera on a fence outside Trump International Golf Club taken after an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The suspect accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump previously wrote a letter confirming his intent to kill the former president, federal prosecutors said…
Where Harris is outspending Trump the most
Harris raised a whopping $27 million at a Wall Street event, where she appealed to the AI and crypto community. As Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump enter the most expensive stretch of the election, their respective spending habits say a lot about the state of the race. And while polls may be…
The RFK Jr.-Nuzzi relationship had reportedly become an open secret in some circles before the news broke
The affair between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was not as hush-hush as you may have thought. It turns out that the relationship between journalist Olivia Nuzzi and former presidential candidate, whale decapitator, and her one-time subject and source, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., wasn’t exactly kept as quiet as the pair — or…
Republicans are defying Trump’s demand to force a government shutdown before the election
Trump wanted to force a shutdown over the SAVE Act. Top Republicans are ignoring him. House Speaker Mike Johnson is teeing up a vote this week on a bill to fund the government for the next few months. The so-called “continuing resolution,” which will fund the government at current levels through December 20, also includes…
South Korea is going big on American manufacturing. The Battery Belt could benefit the most.
South Korean companies are investing billions of dollars in the US to take advantage of two big laws meant to boost American manufacturing. According to a Financial Times analysis of United Nations data, South Korean companies invested $21.5 billion in US projects in 2023, more than any other country. South Korea overtook Taiwan, which held…
