The Pyramid of Cheops. The Taj Mahal. Chichen Itza. The Colosseum. They’re among the great wonders of the world. They’re the vanity projects of pharaohs, emperors and priest-kings. And the more things change, the more they stay the same. Chairman Xi Jinping has secured an unconstitutional third term as supreme leader of the Chinese Communist

Who was Qasem Soleimani?published at 18:35 BST 18:35 BST Ghoncheh HabibiazadSenior reporter, BBC Persian Image source, Reuters As we reported earlier, the US State Department says it has arrested the niece and grand-niece of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani after terminating their lawful resident status. A loyalist of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Soleimani

Before building one of the world’s most valuable companies, Jeff Bezos chose patience over impulse—delaying entrepreneurship to better understand business and the world. Bezos’ Early Career Decision: Why He Didn’t Start Amazon Immediately After graduating from Princeton in 1986, Bezos briefly considered launching a startup with friends. But he ultimately stepped back, believing he lacked

Elon Musk said Tuesday that being an outsider to both aerospace and auto manufacturing was precisely what allowed SpaceX and Tesla Inc. to do what established rivals had not. In a post on X, Musk shared a clip from a 2015 Tsinghua University interview and wrote, “Indeed, it was because I was not from the

Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › Berkshire Hathaway’s enduring investments in iconic brands like Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola reflect the conglomerate’s commitment to long-term value creation.Omaha Today As Warren Buffett steps down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the company’s key stock holdings remain intact, including Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola. These “Buffett

Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate Banking Committee will hold a nomination hearing on April 16 for Kevin

Critics are buzzing about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s estimated $5 million Met Gala sponsorship, noting that while framed as philanthropy, it also serves as elite branding and may deliver limited benefit to the broader arts. A similar pattern appears in tech, where highly publicized giving, grants, and initiatives build brand visibility while directing relatively

Washington’s top trade negotiator suggested on Tuesday that, in a break from usual practice, members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet will not visit Beijing ahead of the expected mid-May summit with President Xi Jinping to prepare or discuss deliverables. “I don’t think we’re going to need to do that,” Jamieson Greer, US Trade Representative,

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is reportedly on-track to run for five seasons, with the $1 billion Prime Video show said to be still under the protection of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ “magical halo.” A new report from Lesley Goldberg in The Ankler shines a light on Amazon’s vision for Prime

As Donald Trump’s war wears on, it becomes increasingly clear that he has no “overarching strategy” and is now fighting a war of attrition, said The Guardian. America is still striking at Iranian targets while building up troops in the region. Iran, in turn, keeps attacking Israel and the Gulf states. Last week, it hit

Jon Erlichman, BNN Bloomberg contributor and the host of Ticker Take, a YouTube channel dedicated to investing and financial literacy recently shared photos of Amazon’s first non-employee purchase. The X post included original packing slip and Douglas Hofstadter’s “Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies,” a book exploring AI and computer models of thought. “On this day

After four years of pause, 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffet has renewed his charity lunch and collaborated with Ayesha Curry and Stephen Curry to mold it into a “a seat at the table auction”. Buffet’s charity lunch will be combined with a new kind of star power and limelight that the couple stands for.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos recently reacted to a post that reminded the world that Amazon’s first-ever sale in 1995 was a book on artificial intelligence and the irony isn’t lost on anyone. At a time when the internet was a novelty, a customer purchased Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of

President Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay “each and every employee” of the agency, which has faced an almost two-month-long shutdown due to a congressional impasse, leaving thousands without paychecks.  The president’s memo directs DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell

Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › Despite stepping away from day-to-day operations, Warren Buffett’s guiding hand remains firmly on the wheel at Berkshire Hathaway.Omaha Today Despite stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO a few months ago, Warren Buffett is not easing into retirement. The 95-year-old investing icon still drives into Berkshire’s Omaha headquarters

AP —  President Donald Trump tried to put some teeth into his latest attempt to save college sports. The threat of cutting funding to cash-starved schools that don’t comply is real, even if the stricter rules that come out of the executive order he signed Friday could take a while to figure out. In the order

When President Donald Trump ousted his attorney general, Pam Bondi, it sent a clear message to his remaining Cabinet members: The job security they’ve enjoyed until now is no longer guaranteed. Trump has grown increasingly willing to fire top officials who he believes are underperforming, amid deepening frustration with his declining approval ratings and fears