Trump Media’s SPAC Deal Faces a Make-or-Break Investor Vote
The deal to take Donald Trump’s social-media company public faces a make-or-break moment as the blank-check firm that’s acquiring it rushes to get investor buy-in.
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Covid Isn’t Seasonal. So Why Are Covid Booster Shots?
Evidence is mounting that once again the virus has surprised us.
China Stock Investors Pin Hopes on Revival After Brutal August
August may just have marked the darkest hour before dawn for China’s battered equity markets, with some investors saying that Beijing’s recent efforts to boost confidence will bear fruit in the coming days.
UBS to Cut 3,000 Staff in Switzerland After Buying Rival Credit Suisse
UBS Group AG plans to slash about 3,000 jobs in its home market as it seeks to cut billions of dollars in costs after buying rival Credit Suisse.
Prayuth Makes Key Military Appointments Before Leaving Office
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha made key appointments in the armed forces, including the high-profile army chief, just days before the former coup leader exits the office.
North Korea Holds ‘Scorched Earth’ Missile Test to Defy US
North Korea test-fired two suspected ballistic missiles about a week after it failed to put a spy satellite into orbit, in a show of defiance after the US sent a B-1B strategic bomber to airspace off the peninsula for military drills with South Korea.
South African Platinum Giant Looks at Shift Into Green Metals
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. is looking to shift toward metals key to the green energy transition as electrification threatens its core business in southern Africa.
Doctors Ghost Patients, Charge for Surgeries Left to Residents
Doctors at some of the largest US teaching hospitals are blowing the whistle on a lucrative practice they say endangers patients: Surgeons scheduling two or even three operations at virtually the same time, leaving during critical portions, then billing Medicare for work they didn’t do.
Top Middle East Aluminum Maker Sees Prices Rising With Demand
The biggest aluminum producer in the Middle East, whose shareholders are considering an initial public offering, sees prices of the metal rising as demand gains, though it didn’t say when that increase is likely to happen.
The US Is Losing the Corn-Exporting Crown
Latin America’s biggest country shipped more of the staple crop overseas in the 2023 season, and it’s on track to do it again in 2024.
