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Stock market today: Meta climbs and Microsoft falls as most stocks rise on Wall Street

Jan. 30, 2025 13:23 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Meta Platforms and most other U.S. stocks are rising Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies, but drops for Nvidia and Microsoft are keeping the market in check. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in afternoon...

Who is Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary responding to the DC plane crash?

Jan. 30, 2025 13:12 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, is facing his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in. Duffy, who was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday, quickly emerged as a public face of the federal government's response to the deadly plane crash at Reagan...

Michigan priest has license revoked by church after mimicking Musk's straight-arm gesture

Jan. 30, 2025 11:44 AM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan priest had his license revoked by the Anglican Catholic Church after he mimicked a straight-arm gesture performed by Elon Musk during a speech earlier this month that some have interpreted as a Nazi salute. Calvin Robinson, who is listed as the...

Tesla Q4 results fall short of forecasts. Musk sees unsupervised full self-driving in Texas in June

Jan. 29, 2025 19:40 PM EST

Tesla’s fourth-quarter adjusted profits rose slightly amid a big push to sell its electric vehicles with offers of zero financing and other incentives, but the results still fell short of Wall Street forecasts. The electric vehicle, battery and robotics company run by Elon Musk...

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

Jan. 29, 2025 18:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. It's the latest...

The Latest: Trump wants to send immigrants who are in the US illegally to Guantanamo Bay

Jan. 29, 2025 18:09 PM EST

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 immigrants who are living illegally in the United States. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of theft and violent crimes would have to be...

What to know about Trump's buyout proposal for federal employees

Jan. 29, 2025 14:40 PM EST

President Donald Trump's administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce. They don't have a long time to decide: The deadline is Feb. 6. The buyouts are for all full-time federal employees except for military personnel, employees of...

What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government

Jan. 29, 2025 14:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new tool for reshaping the federal government is a relatively obscure agency, the Office of Personnel Management. The agency has offered millions of federal workers eight months of salary if they voluntarily choose to leave their jobs by...

Trump's Commerce Secretary nominee, Howard Lutnick, vows to sell his business interests in 90 days

Jan. 29, 2025 12:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Commerce Department, said Wednesday that he would sell all of his business holdings within 90 days. “I will divest, I will sell all of my interests, my business interests, all of...

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate criticized for attending briefing with Democratic donors

Jan. 29, 2025 12:04 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court participated in a briefing with Democratic donors billed as a “chance to put two more House seats in play,” a move that Republicans say shows that she is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit...