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The Walmart logo is seen outside of one of its stores in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWalmart will report its latest quarterly earnings before the bell on Thursday, as investors try to parse whether softer retail sales in January were a blip or a bigger warning sign.As Walmart is the top grocer in the U.S., investors often view it as a barometer of consumer health. The company will report its holiday-season results and is expected to give a forecast for the year ahead. Its leaders may also preview how they see the economic backdrop in the U.S.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon. His response might be confusing to anyone who hasn’t spent the last several days monitoring Musk’s account on X. Trump said Musk would be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository for American gold reserves in Kentucky.Why? “To make sure the gold is there,” Trump said. Another reporter seemed puzzled. Where would the gold have gone?“If the gold isn’t there, we’re going to be very upset,” Trump said.Musk, the…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum price is showing positive signs above the $2,650 zone. ETH is rising like Bitcoin and might start another increase in the near term. Ethereum is still showing positive signs above the $2,620 zone. The price is trading above $2,680 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance at $2,700 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent upward move if it settles above $2,725 and $2,755. Ethereum Price Eyes Upside Break Ethereum price remained supported…

President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk emphasized the role of “full transparency” in efforts to root out waste, fraud and abuse in an exclusive interview on “Hannity.””You know what’s better than saying ‘trust me’? It’s just full transparency. So what we’re doing with DOGE, just go to DOGE.gov. You can see every single action that has been taken,” Musk told Fox News host Sean Hannity during a segment that aired Wednesday.PRESIDENT TRUMP, ELON MUSK ADDRESS THE LEFT’S CRIES OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN ‘HANNITY’ EXCLUSIVETrump and Musk discussed a range of topics during their wide-ranging interview, including DOGE…

Eight years ago, it became the laziest of Washington aphorisms to say that the presidency would change Donald Trump; Donald Trump would not change the presidency.Given the snowmageddon blizzard of announcements, it would be tempting to argue that it is now totally the other way round. But maybe that doesn’t quite do it – is it possible, given the hugely significant announcements of the past few days, that the presidency is being shaped by those around him and not by Trump himself?Let’s agree on one thing from the outset that I think everyone can sign up to: Donald Trump represents…

A Carvana sign and signature vending machine in Tempe, Arizona.Michael Wayland | CNBCCarvana topped Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the fourth quarter while guiding for another “strong” year in 2025.Carvana, as it has in the past, gave a broad guidance outlook for this year that includes growth in both retail units sold and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, including sequential increases in both during the first quarter.Shares of Carvana fell more than 10% during after-hours trading Wednesday. The stock closed at $281.82, down roughly 1%.Here’s how the company performed in the fourth quarter,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of current and former federal employees rallied Wednesday outside the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters, protesting recent firings and their effect on public health, and directing much of their ire at Elon Musk and his agency’s efforts to cut spending.“We are here today to fight for the future of science, to fight for your family’s future, to give the American people hope,” said Ian Fucci, a cancer researcher at the National Institutes of Health. “Consider the medications you rely on for diabetes, heart disease or cancer. These were developed in large part due to…

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has directed the Pentagon to reduce its budget by 8% annually over the next five years, However, key administration priority programs will be shielded from cuts, including border security and the newly proposed Iron Dome for America missile defense initiative, according to a statement issued on Feb. 19 by Robert Salesses, who is performing the duties of Deputy Secretary of Defense.In a Feb. 18 memo, the administration ordered the military branches and civilian defense agencies to submit budget proposals by Feb. 24 reflecting the reductions. The targeted cuts amount to approximately $50 billion from the…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. The Solana price is on the verge of a possible meltdown reminiscent of Terra‘s (LUNA) infamous collapse in 2022. A crypto analyst who identified this bearish trend in the Solana price action has projected a drastic crash to new lows at $22.  Solana Price Action Mirrors LUNA’s Catastrophic Collapse A pseudonymous crypto analyst on TradingView named PizzaDriver has released a recent technical analysis of the Solana price action. The market expert predicts that Solana, the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, could soon decline to drastic lows. Related Reading The analyst drew parallels between…