The upcoming election in Saxony-Anhalt could give the far-right Alternative für Deutschland control of a state government for the first time in Germany’s postwar history. Its rise offers a crucial lesson for democracies elsewhere: closing ranks against extremist parties is no substitute for effective governance.
European Union antitrust regulators said on Wednesday they had signed off on Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The approval, which included concessions made by Paramount, comes as the deal has been delayed in the U.S. due to concerns raised by state attorneys general. In order to garner the approval, the European Commission,…
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Key Findings The EU TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. Omnibus proposal would create an EU-wide minimum standard for full expensingFull expensing allows businesses to immediately deduct the full cost of…
The weekly Baker Hughes rig count shows: Crude oil rigs -3 at 452 Natural Gas rigs -1 at 127 Total rigs -5 at 588 For the year: Oil was 412 Natural Gas was at 122 Total rigs was at 539. Crude oil is trading at $87. That’s up $0.17 on the day. For the trading…
The deal “validates” the crypto-mining company’s pivot to supporting the AI buildout, its CEO said.
NEW YORK—On May 8, 1654, the mayor of Magdeburg appeared before the Imperial Diet at Regensburg with two hollow copper hemispheres and 30 horses. Nothing joined the metal halves, yet the horses could not pull them apart. The hemispheres were held together by the vacuum within and the weight of the atmosphere around them. Only when a valve was opened and air rushed in did the spheres fall apart.