With the Trump administration taking over, Wall Street is buzzing about a potential boom in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Banks and investors are eagerly looking at possible deals. Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission chair, has been tough on antitrust, making the last few years slow for busine
President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping sat down for a private chat during a summit in South America. This was their third and last meeting as Biden's presidency comes to an end. The main topic? China's trade practices and how they affect the US and its allies. Biden made it clear that
Elon Musk, a supporter of Donald Trump, has an interesting idea for who should lead the U. S. economy. He suggested Howard Lutnick, who runs the investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, should be the next Treasury secretary. Musk thinks Lutnick will challenge the usual business approach on Wall Street, wh
When President Joe Biden meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the last time this weekend in Peru, it won't just be a casual chat over dinner. The stakes are high, especially with former President Donald Trump's return to the political scene. Trump's unpredictable nature and tough stance on trade w
You might think palliative care helps everyone equally. But a close look at research shows that's not always true. Many studies don't factor in things like race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. This means we don't really know how these factors affect the results. Imagine you're sick and need s
Last week, the Board of Education gathered to talk about closing seven Acero charter schools and hiring external legal counsel. Meanwhile, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced that Chancellor Robert Jones will retire at the end of the school year. Jones has served as chancellor for
Jimmy Kimmel, a well-known comedian, pointed out an interesting detail about the recent meeting between Joe Biden and Donald Trump at the White House. Melania Trump, the former First Lady, was nowhere to be seen. Kimmel playfully suggested that she might have been "shedding tears in the shadows. " H
Imagine a world where mental health is celebrated, and stigma is challenged in the streets. That's exactly what happens in Germany, where two unique movements have been shaking up the conversation around psychiatry. First, there are the Mad Pride Parades, which started in 2013 and have since been he
Imagine if the trash in your city could be turned into something useful, like roads! That's exactly what Olivia English, a Kansas City woman, had in mind. Her journey began with a simple question: Where does all the litter go? She discovered that most of it ends up in landfills, which are filling up
President Joe Biden is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping one last time before he leaves office. This meeting, happening on the sidelines of a Pacific summit in Peru, is a chance for the leaders to reflect on their relationship, which goes back over a decade. However, the shadow of the up
