Esper: ‘I’m not surprised’ China spying on US from Cuba Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that “we shouldn’t be surprised” China has spy facilities in Cuba, calling it part of China’s effort to “gain dominance over the United States.” Read the full article here

Even with U.S. stocks in a new bull market, investors aren’t showing many signs of backing away from money-market funds and other cash-like investments offering yields of about 5%, the highest in about 15 years. Money-market funds hit a record of $5.9 trillion in assets as of Tuesday, signaling a…

By now, most Americans have heard of Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, the Type 2 diabetes drugs that are also helping people lose weight — in some cases, significant amounts.  But not everyone may qualify for the drugs through their insurance. And the medications can be expensive for those without insurance…

A few years ago, my wife’s cousin stayed with us for about six weeks while she was going through the hiring process at my company. It was the longest six weeks of my life. She pretty much sat on the couch and never moved a finger to help around the…

The numbers: The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits in early June jumped to a nearly two-year high of 261,000, but most of the increase took place in just two states: Ohio and California. New jobless claims in the seven days ended June 3 climbed by 28,000…

5/5 © Reuters. People wait for bus near a billboard of JD.com advertisement for the “618” shopping festival, in Beijing, China June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 2/5 By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country’s first major shopping festival after…

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government on Thursday agreed to fully open its market to imports of Canadian beef, lifting a stumbling block as Taipei angles to sign a bilateral investment agreement with Ottawa this year. Taiwan had previously banned imports of Canadian beef slaughtered more than 30 months earlier due…

Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserve flagged at least two more interest rate hikes this year after keeping interest rates steady, with the Japanese yen hitting a near seven-month low ahead of a Bank of Japan meeting. The Fed on Wednesday, as the central…

TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor’s Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta will leave the Japanese automaker later this month to pursue other opportunities after helping to steer a turnaround plan aimed at streamlining operations, the company said on Friday. Nissan (OTC:) plans to announce a new executive line-up on June 27, coinciding…

Now that Apple AAPL has entered the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) field with its Vision Pro headset, I think we can begin to see how the metaverses are going to permeate everyday life in the not-too-distant future. I have a feeling that Apple’s launch, rather than Meta’s…