According to Polymarket, there's a 32% chance Elon, Vivek and Trump's Department of Government Efficiency will cut at least 200,000 government jobs

This is a sponsored post. Polymarket is an Unusual Whales sponsor. According to Polymarket, there's a 32% chance Elon, Vivek and Trump's Department of Government Efficiency will cut at least 200,000 government jobs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead

Hertz has contacted multiple electric vehicle renters recently with interesting low-cost offers for cars like Teslas, offering them the option to buy their rental EVs instead of returning them

Hertz has recently approached several electric vehicle (EV) renters with enticing low-cost offers to purchase their rental cars, including models like Teslas. One Reddit user, who rented a 2023 Tesla Model 3, reported being offered a purchase price of $17,913 — a figure comparable to listings on the Hertz Car

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

During boasts about Russia’s military achievements in his annual marathon televised news conference, Vladimir Putin says he is ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks on ending his war and has no conditions for starting discussions. The Russian president told one reporter he was ready to meet Donald

US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine

The United States plans to announce a $1.25 billion military aid package for Ukraine, U.S. officials revealed on Friday. The Biden administration is working to deliver as much support as possible to Kyiv before leaving office on January 20. The package includes significant munitions for the National Advanced

Plane which crashed in Kazakhstan was hit by Russian surface-to-air missile

Azerbaijani airliner bound for Russia crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38, after being diverted An Azerbaijani airliner traveling to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people aboard. Some experts have speculated that the crash may have been caused by Russian air defense systems. Here’s what

Amazon, AMZN, won’t have enough space for thousands of employees when they start returning to the office five days a week next month

Amazon.com Inc. is facing a space shortage for thousands of employees as they prepare to return to the office five days a week starting next month. Employees in at least seven cities, including Austin, Dallas, and Phoenix, have been informed that their return dates will be delayed by up

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration is drawing up plans to help illegal migrants avoid deportation when President-elect Donald Trump takes office

California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration is developing a potential plan to support undocumented immigrants who may face threats of mass deportation under President Donald Trump’s administration. The plan includes providing resources such as legal aid. A draft proposal titled “Immigrant Support Network Concept,” obtained by POLITICO, outlines

58% of Americans aged 65 and older have only $100,000 or less in their 401(k)s

According to the latest Federal Reserve data, just over two-thirds of working-age families participate in retirement plans. For the nearly one-third of Americans not saving in a 401(k) or similar retirement account, several factors may be at play. Rising inflation could make it difficult to allocate funds for savings,

Russia says it's using bitcoin to evade sanctions

Russian companies are now using bitcoin to bypass Western sanctions, as confirmed by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov in a recent television interview. Russia's economy has faced significant obstacles in processing international payments, even with countries like China that do not rely on the U.S. dollar as their

Japan has rejected a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve proposal, citing volatility, lack of info, and legal concerns

As global interest in Bitcoin reserves grows—fueled by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s recent proposal to include Bitcoin (BTC) alongside the U.S. dollar in the national treasury—Japan has firmly stated that it has no plans to adopt the idea, at least for now. Japan Cites Bitcoin’

Donald Trump has said: If Canada was to become our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60%, their businesses would immediately double in size, and they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World

Donald Trump has suggested cutting taxes for Canadians and floated the idea of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky leading the country. “I just met with Wayne Gretzky, ‘The Great One’ as he’s known in hockey circles,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I told him, ‘Wayne, why don’t you run

Trump to restore White House Diet Coke button as Bidens move out

When Donald and Melania Trump return to the White House on Inauguration Day next year, they’ll find it almost exactly as they left it four years ago—right down to the Diet Coke button on the Oval Office desk. This seamless transition is made possible by the White House

The growing instability in the U.S. homeowners insurance markets could lead to a housing crash worse than the 2008 one unless policymakers act fast, the Senate Budget Committee has said

The U.S. homeowners insurance market is facing growing instability, posing a threat of a housing crash that could surpass the severity of the 2008 crisis unless swift action is taken, warns a new report from the Senate Budget Committee. The report, released Wednesday, highlights how climate change and the

Sam Altman of OpenAI has said Elon Musk of Tesla, TSLA, is a ‘bully’ who enjoys getting into fights with fellow billionaires

Sam Altman and Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI, but their partnership has since soured into a complex and contentious relationship. In an interview with The Free Press on Thursday, Altman referred to Musk as "clearly a bully" and characterized Musk's ongoing public criticism of OpenAI as a

Jeff Bezos of Amazon, AMZN, saved around $1 billion in taxes by moving to Florida

Financial analysts anticipated that Jeff Bezos’s relocation to Florida would yield substantial financial benefits—and they were spot on. So far, the Amazon founder has reaped extraordinary tax savings, estimated at $1 billion for 2024 alone. Since moving early this year, Bezos has reportedly sold approximately $13.6 billion

Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ with flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus

Flu, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus are circulating nationwide this winter, sparking mentions of a “quad-demic” (the first three are often referred to as a “triple-demic”). While the term for these four illnesses spreading simultaneously might sound alarming, this year’s respiratory virus season isn’t vastly different

Half of U.S. adults are "not at all confident" in President-elect Trump's ability to appoint qualified people to his administration

A new survey reveals that many Americans lack confidence in President-elect Trump’s ability to appoint qualified individuals for Cabinet and key administration roles. The Associated Press/NORC Research Center poll, released Friday, shows that 55% of respondents are either “slightly” or “not at all” confident in Trump’s selections.

The biggest banks are planning to sue the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress test

Bank trade groups argue that the Federal Reserve limits public input in the design of bank stress tests, according to a lawsuit seeking to require the central bank to open the test design process to public comment. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District

Donald Trump's plan to extend tax cuts set to expire next year could do almost nothing to grow the US economy, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has said

President-elect Donald Trump has promised that renewing tax cuts will turbocharge investment and accelerate US economic growth, a central pledge in his successful November election campaign. However, a new analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog, warns that extending tax cuts set to

Elon Musk’s charitable foundation ballooned to $9.5 billion in assets last year while handing out $237 million in gifts, most of which went to other entities controlled by him

Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew to $9.5 billion in assets last year while distributing $237 million in donations, the majority of which went to organizations under Musk's control. These details are outlined in the Musk Foundation’s latest tax filing, obtained by Bloomberg News on Thursday.

"The American dream is shrinking," per BI

The American dream—much like a favorite pair of pants shrunk in the dryer—is steadily shrinking. This iconic vision of American life, first solidified during the 1930s, promised a home with a white picket fence, 2.5 children, a stable career within commuting distance, and the occasional dream vacation.

Bitcoin could soar to $500,000 if Trump creates a national reserve

The creation of a national bitcoin reserve could propel the cryptocurrency's price to as much as $500,000, according to the CIO of the largest crypto fund manager in the U.S. Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management, recently told Yahoo! Finance that such a

Egg prices are up 97.5% from a year ago

U.S. wholesale egg prices are breaking records as a worsening bird flu outbreak among laying hens reduces supply, coinciding with increased demand for holiday baking. The surge in egg prices adds to the challenges faced by consumers already grappling with persistent inflation. Prices for other goods could also rise

The Internal Revenue Service is sending up to $1,400 to around 1 million tax filers who qualified for Covid-19 stimulus checks in 2021, but didn't claim them

The IRS has announced that one million taxpayers will automatically receive payments in the coming weeks. These payments, up to $1,400 each, are intended for individuals who failed to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. “This initiative demonstrates our dedication to assisting taxpayers,” said IRS

Judge Katharine Parker, who is overseeing the pre-trial hearings for Luigi Mangione, is married to a former Pfizer, $PFE, executive and holds hundreds of thousands of dollars in stock, including in healthcare companies & pharmaceutical companies

Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker, presiding over Luigi Mangione’s pre-trial hearings, is under scrutiny for her financial connections to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Reports reveal that Parker is married to Bret Parker, a former Pfizer executive who left the company in 2010. Parker, who is overseeing Mangione’s