Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just issued a dire warning for Americans. In a Feb. 5 appearance on the Dwarkesh Podcast, Musk said America is barreling toward bankruptcy as its national debt continues to climb. “We are 1,000% going to go bankrupt as a country and fail as a country, without AI and robots,” he said….
A looming “silver tsunami” of retiring baby boomer business owners could dramatically reshape America’s small-business landscape. Nearly half of U.S. small-business owners are 55 or older, yet just 54% have a succession plan in place — setting the stage for a potential retirement shock that could leave many companies vulnerable over the next decade, according…
Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires are raging. At least 16 people are confirmed dead in the Ñuble and Biobío regions, about 500km (300 miles) south of the capital Santiago. At least 20,000 have been evacuated. The most dangerous fire has swept through dry forests…
A Wall Street Journal report this month revealed that leaked Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents showed that a mid-air explosion of a SpaceX Starship (Flight 7) over the Caribbean occurred in January 2025. The explosion sparked fuel emergencies that were declared by commercial airline pilots forced into dangerous situations in the sky. The explosion occurred less than…
Mortgage rates are rising sharply even though the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates later this week. That’s contrary to how rates traditionally have moved ahead of anticipated Fed cuts. Typically when the Fed is expected to keep cutting rates, financial markets factor in the move, and traders then push the 10-year Treasury…
Ahead of Tesla’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday there’s been one key message the electric car-maker has been hammering home to shareholders: the boss is worth $1tn. It has taken out digital ads to make the case for Elon Musk’s proposed bumper pay package, while Votetesla.com features a video of board chair Robyn Denholm…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — On the biggest defensive play of the game, the Atlanta Falcons had a key piece missing: an 11th man on the field. The San Francisco 49ers took advantage of that blunder to convert a key third down that set up the touchdown that helped seal a 20-10 victory over Atlanta on…
A long and exciting fourth Sunday of the NFL season opened with a historic first game in Dublin and closed with an epic clash in Dallas. Micah Parsons’ return to Dallas was overshadowed by the on-field mayhem as the Green Bay Packers and Cowboys went toe to toe in what ended as a rare tied…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak at a hastily called meeting of top military leaders on Tuesday, according to a White House official. Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over…
The United States Department of State regularly keeps citizens abreast of potential overseas travel issues through its travel advisories database. The database updates every time the Department of State announces a new travel warning or changes the level of possible danger for a country already on the list. On Tuesday, the government added a “Level…