Divided Fed proposes rule to ease capital requirements for big Wall Street banks

Divided Fed proposes rule to ease capital requirements for big Wall Street banks

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks alongside Michelle Bowman (L), Board Vice Chair for Supervision, Lisa Cook (2nd R), Board Governor, and Adriana Kugler (R), Board Governor, as he chairs a Federal Reserve Board open meeting discussing proposed revisions to the board’s supplementary leverage ratio standards at the Federal Reserve Board building…

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Teen DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ has left the Trump administration

Teen DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ has left the Trump administration

One of the most talked-about staff members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has left the federal government, continuing a stream of DOGE-related departures. Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old nicknamed “Big Balls” who joined DOGE as one of its original staffers, has left his job and the administration entirely, a White House spokesperson said…

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Watch | Lunga Siyo on Telkom’s big growth plans

Watch | Lunga Siyo on Telkom’s big growth plans

Telkom’s Lunga Siyo Telkom on Tuesday reported a nearly two-thirds leap in full-year earnings and resumed dividend payments for the first time in four years. It also declared a special dividend on the back of the sale of its mast and towers business Swiftnet. According to Lunga Siyo, CEO of Telkom’s consumer business, the turnaround…

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Zuckerberg bets big on artificial general intelligence

Zuckerberg bets big on artificial general intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta Platforms, is setting up a team of experts to achieve so-called “artificial general intelligence” (AGI), or machines that can match or surpass human capabilities, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Zuckerberg is building the new AI team in tandem with a reported investment of over US$10-billion in…

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