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A majority of American voters say their sympathies lie more with Ukraine than Russia in the war between the two countries. At the same time, nearly half say they think President Donald Trump favors Russia, while most of the remainder believe he favors neither, according to the new national NBC News poll.Sixty-one percent of registered voters choose Ukraine when asked which of the two countries has their sympathies more, while just 2% say Russia. Another 35% say they are more sympathetic to neither side, while 2% are not sure.When asked where they believe Trump’s sympathies are, 49% choose Russia, 40%…

Private assets currently account for less than 1% of assets in 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans, but some major asset managers and plan administrators want to increase that share.”We are seeing institutions worldwide blend public and private markets, and in many cases, it’s been a great investment,” said Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, at a summit on retirement that the company sponsored last week. More than half of the $11.6 trillion assets under management at BlackRock are in retirement products.Fink and other proponents say a key reason for including private assets in the $12.5 trillion workplace retirement plan…

Over a double cheeseburger and fries, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this month of his plans to improve the country’s health by incentivizing companies to step away from processed foods.From across the red high-top table of a Florida Steak ’n Shake, the health and human services secretary went on to praise the Indianapolis-based fast-food chain as a shining example of change since it began cooking its shoestring fries in beef tallow instead of one of the many seed oils that have become targets of Kennedy’s health agenda.“Steak ’n Shake has been great,” Kennedy said.…

Investor disillusionment with President Trump’s economic agenda continues to mount. The surprising message from Trump and his top advisers: Bring it. Two months into Trump’s presidency, stocks are down, and Trump and the investing community are unfriending each other. Wall Street expected the businessman-president to push market-friendly policies and put a floor under asset prices. Instead, Trump has imposed import tariffs more aggressively than anybody expected and dismissed the inevitable adverse reaction in markets. Stock reversals highlight the whiplash. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) index hit a new high on Feb. 19, marking the moment of peak optimism in Trump 2.0.…

Lazarus Group, the notorious North Korean hacking organization, now holds more Bitcoin than Bhutan, El Salvador, and Finland. As per the latest data by Arkham Intelligence, the group holds over 13,500 BTC in over $1.1 billion. In addition it holds over 13,700 Ethereum in $26.1 million. The total value of its crypto holdings is $1.16 billion. Source: Arkham Intelligence In February 2025, the group hacked the UAE-based Bybit crypto exchange and stole crypto assets worth $1.46 billion, mostly in ETH, in what is the largest crypto heist so far. The group has converted a large portion of the proceeds to…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are slowing economic growth in the United States and around the world while sending prices higher again, creating a toxic stew for the global economy that could grow even worse if tensions escalate, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said Monday. The quarterly report is the first sweeping attempt by global economists to document and forecast the damage from Trump’s policies to the economies of America and its trading partners. The OECD report shows what US markets have been signaling for several weeks as they’ve rapidly tumbled into correction territory: Trump’s tariffs…

Conan O’Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026. The late-night host and comedian will preside over the 98th Academy Awards, set for March 15, the film academy’s leadership said Monday.“The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” O’Brien said in a statement.This year was O’Brien’s first time leading the show, which attracted its biggest broadcast audience in five years despite the winning movie, “Anora,” being relatively small. An estimated 19.7 million viewers watched the 97th Academy Awards ceremony earlier this month, according to broadcaster ABC, with…

According to a report published by CoinShares on March 17, the five-week-long outflows accounted for $1.7 billion. The digital assets investment product outflows are also 17 days in a row, the longest such streak on record, with a total outflow of $6.4 billion. The losses have been severe, but year-to-date inflows remain positive at $912 million. However, due to the continuation of the selling pressure, the digital asset products market has declined by $48 billion in terms of total assets under management (AuM). The report also points out that the United States saw $1.16 billion of the outflows, accounting over…

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials Sunday announced the deportations of hundreds of immigrants the White House alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the wartime Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked the effort Saturday.“The president invoked this authority to deport nearly 300 of them who are now in El Salvador, where they will be behind bars where they belong, rather than roaming freely in American communities,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”Vice President JD Vance added in a post on X Sunday night that…

The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport’s Olympic future. The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. “After the provisional recognition of World Boxing in February we were in the position to take this decision so that this recommendation has to go to the session,” IOC President Thomas Bach told a press conference. “I am confident the session will approve it.” The recommendation will now be…