European markets are set to start the week on a positive note, appearing to shrug off U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement.European markets are set to start the week on a positive note, appearing to shrug off U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement. European markets are set to start the week on a positive note, appearing to shrug off President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 12 points higher at 8,707, Germany’s DAX up 27 points at 21,788, France’s CAC up 13 points at 7,971 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 15 points…
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Deepseek’s AI model “is probably the best work” out of China, Demis Hassabis said on Sunday, but added it was not a scientific advancement.Deepseek’s AI model “is probably the best work” out of China, Demis Hassabis said on Sunday, but added it was not a scientific advancement. In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google DeepMind co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis gives a conference during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. Pau Barrena | Afp | Getty Images PARIS — Deepseek’s AI model “is…
Japan’s Nippon Steel on Monday declined to comment after Trump said that no company can have a majority stake in U.S. Steel.Japan’s Nippon Steel on Monday declined to comment after Trump said that no company can have a majority stake in U.S. Steel. In this article X 5401.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Japan’s Nippon Steel on Monday declined to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump saying that no one can have a majority stake in acquisition target U.S. Steel. Issei Kato | Reuters Japan’s Nippon Steel on Monday declined to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump saying that no one can have a majority stake in acquisition target…
Trump’s suggestion infuriated the Arab world, including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia — key allies of Washington.Trump’s suggestion infuriated the Arab world, including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia — key allies of Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 4, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Egypt announced Sunday that it will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to discuss “new and dangerous developments” after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Trump’s…
DeepSeek’s rise is the catalyst that will prompt global investors to allocate more to Chinese stocks, even as economic worries persist, analysts predict.DeepSeek’s rise is the catalyst that will prompt global investors to allocate more to Chinese stocks, even as economic worries persist, analysts predict. DeepSeek’s rise is the catalyst that will prompt global investors to allocate more toward Chinese stocks, even as economic worries persist, analysts predict. “Before the overarching talk was, China is uninvestible. … Now you definitely see people start thinking it probably helps to have China,” said Liqian Ren, leader of quantitative investment at WisdomTree. It’s a…
JD Vance is stepping onto the world stage for the first time as U.S. vice president this week, using a high-profile artificial intelligence summit in France and a gathering of national security leaders in Germany to showcase Donald Trump’s more asserti…
Deepseek’s AI model “is probably the best work” out of China, Demis Hassabis said on Sunday, but added it was not a scientific advancement.Deepseek’s AI model “is probably the best work” out of China, Demis Hassabis said on Sunday, but added it was not a scientific advancement. In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google DeepMind co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis gives a conference during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. Pau Barrena | Afp | Getty Images PARIS — Deepseek’s AI model “is…
Two Wall Street analysts believe that Bank of America’s recent weak performance is due to continued selling from Warren Buffett’s conglomerate.Two Wall Street analysts believe that Bank of America’s recent weak performance is due to continued selling from Warren Buffett’s conglomerate. Bank of America has lagged its peers since the lender’s stellar fourth-quarter earnings report, leading some analysts to speculate that Berkshire Hathaway , the biggest investor in the nation’s second-largest bank, has been quietly offloading shares again. Since its latest quarterly report on Jan. 16, Bank of America shares are little changed, compared to a 2% gain for the S…
In a surprise departure, Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell is stepping down as the president of Utah State University — after spending only a year and a half at the helm of the Logan school that continues to be dogged by allegations of a toxic culture within its football program and, more recently, concerns that prompted legislation about transgender students. Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell is stepping down as the president of Utah State University — after she spent only a year and a half at the helm of the Logan school, which still is dogged by allegations of a toxic culture within its…
“We must build upon the newfound flexibility provided by City of Yes by making direct, meaningful investments in supportive housing.” Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit. Buildings in Inwood, Manhattan. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! New York has been in the throes of a housing crisis for over a decade, but the situation feels more urgent now than ever. Rents skyrocketed following the pandemic and never came back down, while vacancy rates have reached historic lows across the five boroughs. A lack of housing development has created an untenable situation for…
St. George • The city of St. George on Friday admitted to violating the First Amendment rights of a group of performers when it attempted to prevent a drag show from taking place at a local park. Southern Utah Drag Stars and St. George officials settle lawsuit over drag show at public park St. George • The city of St. George on Friday admitted to violating the First Amendment rights of a group of performers when it attempted to prevent a drag show from taking place at a local park. The admission, as well as a written apology, came as…
CityFHEPS vouchers are supposed to give low-income New Yorkers more choice in where they live, but data shows that voucher holders are predominately renting in certain Bronx and Southeast Brooklyn neighborhoods. Adi Talwar Jasmine Smith, a CityFHEPS voucher participant, in front of her apartment building in the South Bronx. “You just kind of have to take what you can get and you have to feel like a beggar and beggars can’t be choosers,” she said of her housing search. Jasmine Smith wanted to live in Brooklyn. Her family lives there. Her commute would be shorter to Midtown. Her daughter would…
The Utah Fits All school voucher program was launched two years ago with $42.5 million. Last year, it was nearly doubled to $82 million. Backers of Utah’s school voucher program are seeking to add $80 million to the Utah Fits All scholarship program — punching the total budget to $162 million per year. The Utah Fits All school voucher program was launched two years ago with $42.5 million. Last year, it was nearly doubled to $82 million. Now Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore, R-Cottonwood Heights, wants to add another $80 million, pushing the total funding for the program to $162…
In the three years since the grant launched, recipients have planned programs like community gardens and tree planting at their campuses. Applications will close March 23. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Gardens at NYCHA’s Bay View Houses in Brooklyn. To help the New York City Housing Authority to get more green, organizations are joining forces to give “green” to residents interested in leading sustainability efforts. The New York Climate Exchange and the Public Housing Community Fund announced on Tuesday that they’re accepting applications to fund resident-led community projects that promote a healthy environment. The Resident Climate Action program, sponsored by the…
A sustainable art exhibit is ready to reopen and welcome visitors after five months of rebuilding. Dreamscapes is set to reopen at The Gateway. A sustainable art exhibit is ready to reopen and welcome visitors after five months of rebuilding. Dreamscapes, put together by the Utah Arts Alliance, will reopen Feb. 14 at The Gateway in Salt Lake City, marking a homecoming for the exhibit. Last May, the exhibit was booted from a Sandy mall after Smith Entertainment Group announced it had bought the property and planned to build a practice facility for its Utah Hockey Club. Dreamscapes repurposes recycled…
Note to readers • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University. Using water more efficiently in agriculture has many benefits. But bolstering the Colorado River may not be one of them. Note to readers • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University. Water is precious to Dwight Brinkerhoff. Over the decades he’s farmed in Wayne County,…
Provo, Utah • Provo Police are asking the public for help with their investigation into a two-alarm fire that broke out at a construction site early Saturday morning. Provo police are seeking information on a fire that destroyed three buildings under construction on State Street early Saturday morning. Provo, Utah • Provo Police are asking the public for help with their investigation into a two-alarm fire that broke out at a construction site early Saturday morning. The fire happened around 3 a.m. at 1650 S. State Street. Provo Fire and Rescue says the fire engulfed three buildings that were under…
In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black New Yorkers, according to a recent report by the Robin Hood Foundation. Edwin J. Torres/ Mayoral Photography Office The report found that nearly half of white New Yorkers own a home, while only 28 percent and 16 percent of Black and Latino New Yorkers do, respectively. Lea la versión en español aquí. Everyone has heard the saying that wealth begets wealth, but the racial wealth gap also begets racial inequality. In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black…
BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON • More than a mile up Cardiff Canyon Road, above the trail to Donut Falls, the hum of traffic through Big Cottonwood Canyon is replaced with the whisper of the wind through the pine trees. The tall peaks and open glades glimpsed between those trees reveal why this is one of the most popular playgrounds for backcountry skiers in the Wasatch Mountains. Backcountry skiers and travelers can once again access the National Forest lands in the Cardiff Fork area without fear of intimidation after local landowners ended their protest. BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON • More than a mile…
In two years, the state approved about 2,500 acre-feet of new water rights within the Great Salt Lake basin under exceptions in a moratorium – including hundreds of acre-feet within view of the lake’s north arm. The Salt Lake Tribune analyzed dozens of water rights applications submitted in the two years following a moratorium on most new appropriations within the Great Salt Lake Basin. Here’s what we found. In two years, the state approved about 2,500 acre-feet of new water rights within the Great Salt Lake basin under exceptions in a moratorium – including hundreds of acre-feet within view of…