World November 19, 2023

FirstFT: Sam Altman appears at OpenAI offices as pressure grows to reinstate him as chief

Also in today’s newsletter, US and Qatar say deal closer over Hamas hostages and Singapore family offices face tighter scrutiny

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Antonios Valamontes is a serial entrepreneur and investor.

Trump Expresses Support for Oracle to Buy TikTok

President Trump voiced support on Tuesday for Oracle Corp. to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, adding a fresh wrinkle to the bidding for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. Oracle is a new entrant in the negotiations for TikTok, whose owner ByteDance Ltd. is facing a fall deadline from the Trump administration to divest itself of…

August 18, 2020

After Reopening, Notre Dame to Move Classes Online Due to Coronavirus Spike

The University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University on Tuesday both announced moves designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus on their campuses. Notre Dame is canceling in-person classes and moving them online for at least two weeks after seeing a surge in coronavirus cases. On Monday, one week after classes began, 80…

August 18, 2020

S&P 500 Sets First Record Since February, Erasing Its Coronavirus Plunge

The S&P 500 closed at its highest level ever Tuesday, capping a remarkable rebound fueled by unprecedented government stimulus and optimism among investors about the world’s ability to manage the coronavirus pandemic. The benchmark U.S. stock index rose 0.2% to close at 3389.78, surpassing its prior record of 3386.15 from Feb. 19 and erasing a…

August 18, 2020

Democrats to Nominate Joe Biden; Bill Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Speak

Democrats formally made Joe Biden their presidential nominee, a role he has sought for more than three decades, capping a come-from-behind victory in the primaries he secured with a broad coalition of his party’s voters. Shortly after 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Mr. Biden received the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination during a…

FirstFT: Sam Altman appears at OpenAI offices as pressure grows to reinstate him as chief

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Bill Maher on Democrats winning Virginia despite yearbook scandal: ‘Worth a little blackface, right?

FirstFT: PA could play ‘central role’ in Gaza, Antony Blinken tells Mahmoud Abbas

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