New Developments in the Nolan Wells Case As Ben Crump Drops Concerns

Supreme Court refuses to halt $800 daily fine for news reporter who won’t divulge sources

The case has been being closely watched by media advocates who say it could make sources think twice before providing information that could expose government wrongdoing

Gary Barnett presses on in $15M legal battle with ex-partners

A years-long legal battle between real estate mogul Gary Barnett and two of his former business partners could be headed for its next chapter. The Extell Development founder and chairman is taking his case with Yoel Weber and Yoel Leonorovitz to an appeals court. The conflict goes back to 2022, when Weber and Leonorovitz sued Barnett, HP Stock LLC — an entity solely owned by him — and Extell Development for over 15 million in allegedly unpaid “fees for electrical contracting” performed at four of Barnett’s projects. Barnett fired back by filing counterclaims, arguing that since 2014 he owned a []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

At Some Point, This View Co-Host Will Be Slapped With a Lawsuit

At Some Point, This View Co-Host Will Be Slapped With a Lawsuit

ICF International: The Worst Of The Federal Meltdown May Be Over

ICF International: The Worst Of The Federal Meltdown May Be Over

‘Careful what you wish for’: Building approvals tumble again

​EQ Economics Managing Director Warren Hogan says the fall in building approval rates for the third consecutive month is a “concern”. ​“The recent building approvals data is a bit of a concern because we’re certainly not building at the rates we saw 10 years ago,” Mr Hogan told Sky News host James Morrow. ​“If we see this downturn in the market and a weaker economy result in a pullback in building construction activity, then the housing shortage won’t get better; it’ll get worse. ​“Careful what you wish for, because all this government intervention may be actually making the problem worse, rather than fixing it. ​“That’s where we find ourselves, and I thought the article articulated that perfectly.”

UBS Analyst Calls Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) Stock Undervalued As AI Competition Fears Grip Wall Street

UBS analyst Karl Keirstead is pushing back against the market’s increasingly bearish read on Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), arguing that investors are misreading both the company’s competitive position and its valuation. Keirstead made his case after attending Palantir’s latest AIPCon event and holding meetings with company executives, coming away with a notably more constructive view [] The post UBS Analyst Calls Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) Stock Undervalued As AI Competition Fears Grip Wall Street appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Kevin Warsh and the Limits of Monetary Theater

Good intentions and personnel changes at the Federal Reserve can’t rewrite the deeper structural reality of inflation and economic instability. Kevin Warsh’s ascension to Chair will be another case in point: a case study in cautious optimism meeting institutional reality. A former Fed Governor (2006–2011), investment banker, and Bush administration veteran, Warsh brings experience, a monetarist-leaning skepticism of []

Mamoon Hamid on Learning from Startups

Barry sits down with Kleiner Perkins Partner, Mamoon Hamid. They discuss Mamoon's thoughts on the AI revolution and his approach to early AI investing. Mamoon also breaks down how he became an early investor in giants like Slack, Figma, and how Kleiner Perkins assesses the investments they missed. (Source: Bloomberg)

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<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/mark-kleinman-blog-see-the-latest-stories-from-sky-news-city-editor-13475361'>Breedon built case for merger with London-listed rival Marshalls | Mark Kleinman blog</a>

What really worries Reform about Posh George?

After new claims about Nigel Farage’s funding arrangements, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy discuss the bits of the new allegations which are worrying Reform. Plus, what will an Andy Burnham government actually be like? On the Treasury, the reports that he might try to split it in two seem to have gone quiet – but []

Josh Altman: California Housing Crisis Cannot Be Solved by Gavin Newsom’s $11 Billion Bond

LOS ANGELES, California — Real estate mogul Josh Altman is pushing back against the latest political solution to the California housing crisis, arguing that Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 11.2 billion bond measure misses the mark. According to the Altman Brothers Real Estate owner, throwing billions of dollars at the problem will fail unless the state []

Top 5 Streamers Ethan Klein Has Sued in the Past 2 Years

Ethan Klein spent years defending reaction content in court. Now he's the one suing over it. Here are the five streamers he's taken to court in the past two years, and how each case turned out.

JD Vance Takes on Milton Friedman

JD Vance Takes on Milton Friedman

Can Kevin Warsh tame the Fed’s $7tn balance sheet?

Pragmatism, not ideology, should be the guide

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS review: Filthy rich? If this millionaire chancer gets his way, we'll all be dirt poor...

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS review: Filthy rich? If this millionaire chancer gets his way, we'll all be dirt poor...

The US government asks OpenAI to slow its next model’s release

Sam Altman told staff Washington wants GPT-5.6 released first to a short list of trusted partners, with access approved customer by customer. For years the debate over slowing down powerful AI models was a matter for company safety teams and outside critics. Now it has a government request attached. The Trump administration has asked OpenAI [] This story continues at The Next Web

Would David Ellison Really Pull Paramount Out of California if the State Tries to Block Warner Bros. Merger?

Is David Ellison considering a nuclear option of relocating Paramount’s headquarters from California — and potentially diverting billions of production dollars from the Golden State — if California Attorney General Rob Bonta files an expected challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal? That was the suggestion in an anonymously sourced item published by Semafor on []

The Man Behind Graham Platner's Scandal-Plagued Rise

The Man Behind Graham Platner's Scandal-Plagued Rise

What happens to the brains behind Graham Platner’s rise and fall? They’ll find another oyster farmer

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We take a detour to Maine today, in case you want to read even more about Graham Platner. We reckon there is probably good news for the crew that guided his campaign. Democrats are in such a heaving mess that Team Platner will still find takers for their []

John Manley: On the Hill, in the mountains, and waking up to smell the water

Our stand-in man looks back on the some of the stories making the headlines over the last seven days

What's the Deal with Vance's War on Milton Friedman?

This ain’t your grandfather’s Republican Party anymore.

JD Vance, Milton Friedman, and the ‘Rahway Elegy’

The hidden hand still works better than the heavy hand.

Sectors Up Close: Could industrials steal the AI spotlight?

After a wild ride for global chip stocks in recent weeks, investors are looking for fresh validation of the AI trade. Matt Miskin from Manulife John Hancock Investments says the next opportunity may lie in industrials. #News #Business #Markets #artificialintelligence #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

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Alan Greenspan’s Mixed Legacy

Dean Baker Substack I was not an Alan Greenspan fan, but I will give him some serious credit on his passing. I’ll also give him serious blame for missing two huge bubbles, the collapse of which gave us serious recessions. I’ll also add a comment about the opaque way he ran the Fed, to which []

Embattled Gavin Newsom Haunted By Criminal Connections

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing renewed scrutiny as federal investigators examine people and organizations in his political orbit, including his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and one of his former top aides. Dana

ICE Barbie’s Alleged Lover Hit With Fresh Headache in Contract Scandal

Andrew Harnik / Getty ImagesKristi Noem’s alleged lover is still facing scrutiny for his short-lived stint as “shadow secretary” of the Department of Homeland Security.Investigators have uncovered evidence that Corey Lewandowski, 52, may have been involved in the improper awarding of government contracts in his time as Noem’s right-hand man, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal.A potential criminal referral to the Department of Justice is being considered, the outlet reported, adding that both the White House and new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who took over after Noem’s ouster in March, have been briefed on the matter.Read more at The Daily Beast.

The Search: An Interview with Sir James MacMillan

It’s the craft of composition that is the great beauty of what we do.

How student housing took over Britain and what Andy Burnham can do about it

The incoming PM has a construction boom on his hands, just not the one he needs. Can he turn the student housing surge to Britain’s advantage?

Kevin Warsh Just Suggested the Fed May Bring Down the Hammer on Inflation. Could It Spell Trouble for Wall Street?

The market wasn't happy with the new Fed chair's fighting words.

The Hidden Cost of Standing Still

A reflection on how inflation is reshaping financial decisions and why long term thinking may become one of the most valuable assets in anContinue reading on Coinmonks »

Prominent Restore Supporters Turn on Rupert Lowe

Something of a meltdown in the Restore Britain corners of X – where the party’s leading figures are found – after Rupert Lowe was not sufficiently nativist. Oh dear In an interview with American podcaster Patrick Bet-David, Lowe said: “a multicultural society – which have no problem with if people integrate and accept the laws

California Gov. Newsom Calls Wealth Gap A ‘Five-Alarm Fire,’ Demands Tax On Billionaires

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the American economic system, proposing a “national billionaires’ tax” and a “true economic reset” to prevent the consolidation of inherited wealth. In a Substack post titled “It’s Time For a National Billionaires’ Tax and a New Social Compact,” Newsom argued that federal, corporate, and [] California Gov. Newsom Calls Wealth Gap A ‘Five-Alarm Fire,’ Demands Tax On Billionaires