Category: business

Trump could pick Jamie Dimon for Treasury secretary  Fox BusinessTrump says he wouldn’t fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Don’t hold your breath  CNNTrump floats JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon as treasury secretary  KATUDonald Trump cozies up to Wall Street and eyes Jamie Dimon for Treasury Secretary  FortuneTrump Warned Powell Not to Lower Rates Before the Election. Markets Still Expect a September Cut.  Barron’s

Deere dials back DEI presence, cuts ‘socially motivated messages’  The Washington PostDeere Backs Down From Diversity Initiatives After Online Attacks  BloombergJohn Deere drops ‘social or cultural awareness’ events: ‘Founded in America’s heartland’  KOMO NewsJohn Deere ‘reaffirming’ certain diversity policies in social media statement  WQAD MolineFollowing Social Media Backlash, John Deere Changes Diversity Policies  DTN The Progressive Farmer

Secret Service was told local police couldn’t secure building used by shooter: Report  The HillSecret Service Head to Testify to US Congressional Panel on Trump Shooting  U.S. News & World ReportSecret Service was told police could not watch building used by Trump rally shooter  The Washington PostLive Updates: Trump rally shooting investigation continues as new details emerge about assassination attempt  CBS NewsTrump rally shooting: Not enough Secret Service personnel at event, former agent says  FOX 10 News Phoenix

‘It’s a Bitcoin Play’: Mark Cuban Says Silicon Valley’s Embrace of Trump Revolves Around Crypto  CoinDeskWhy tech titans are turning toward Trump  Vox.comMark Cuban’s Theory For Trump’s Silicon Valley Support: Instability Will Help Bitcoin  ForbesAndreessen, Horowitz embrace Trump as tech’s MAGA camp swells  Axios

RNC live analysis: Does Haley’s Trump endorsement point to a unified GOP after all?  USA TODAYNikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and the deification of Donald Trump  The Times of India

Cyanide found in teacups shared by six found dead in Bangkok hotel  The GuardianCyanide poisoning likely killed six found dead in luxury hotel, including two US citizens, Thai police say  CNNVideo of Bangkok hotel where police say six found dead  Yahoo! VoicesTraces of cyanide are found in the blood of Vietnamese and Americans found dead in a Bangkok hotel  ABC NewsIn a Bangkok Hotel Room, Six Bodies and Traces of Cyanide  The New York Times

“Where Is the World?”: Gaza Mourns Victims as Israel Continues to Target Humanitarian Refuges  Democracy Now!Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah  ReutersMiddle East Crisis Israeli Strikes, One on a School Building Turned Shelter, Kill More Than 20  The New York TimesIsrael bombs yet another UN-run school in Gaza, killing 17  Al Jazeera EnglishUS-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say  CNN

In a Bangkok Hotel Room, Six Bodies and Traces of Cyanide  The New York TimesCyanide poisoning likely killed six found dead in luxury hotel, including two US citizens, Thai police say  CNNCyanide Blamed for Mysterious Deaths in Luxury Thai Hotel  The Wall Street Journal6 Vietnamese and American guests found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, with poisoning a possibility  Yahoo! VoicesAutopsies of Americans, Vietnamese found dead in a Bangkok hotel identify traces of cyanide  Fox News

Israel to set up port facility to replace US pier, build field hospital for Gaza kids  The Times of IsraelPentagon ends Gaza pier mission  The Washington PostUS military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems  The Associated PressU.S. decides to permanently dismantle pier helping deliver aid into Gaza, official says  CBS News

Wednesday briefing: Nikki Haley endorses Trump; Biden’s Supreme Court plan; Bob Menendez; Elon Musk; spade-toothed whale; and more  The Washington PostThe latest on the Trump assassination attempt investigation  CNNRepublicans Try to Explain Why They Were Wrong About Trump  New York MagazineHaley takes stage to mixture of cheers and boos at RNC  Fox News