A top lawyer on Wall Street known for his work on leveraged buyouts is being floated as a possible candidate to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Trump administration, The Post has learned. Richard Farley — a partner at New York white-shoe law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel who is chairman of … Read more
The US fiscal health is at higher risk after the election of Republican Donald Trump as the next president and given the likely composition of Congress, said rating agency Moody’s. US budget deficits and government debt levels were largely projected to surge under either candidate in the Nov. 5 election, according to several estimates, although Democrat Kamala Harris was … Read more
Soft ripened cheese sold at retail outlets including Aldi and Market Basket are being recalled due to what the federal government says is a possible listeria contamination stemming from equipment used to produce the dairy product at an Illinois facility. The Food and Drug Administration posted a notice on Friday announcing the recall of products … Read more
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West to protect a declining bird species. However, it is doubtful the changes would survive under President-elect Donald Trump. Greater sage grouse — chicken-sized … Read more
Grocery store owners clapped back after Whoopi Goldberg on ABC’s “The View” called them “pigs” over food inflation — and raised concerns that the name-calling could expose store owners to further violence, The Post has learned. The comedian claimed “the folks that own the groceries are pigs” as she blamed them for rising prices at … Read more
Philadelphia Phillies Managing Partner and Principle owner John Middleton signs autographs prior to the 2024 London Series game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at London Stadium on Sunday, June 9, 2024 in London, England. Daniel Shirey | Major League Baseball | Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies recently raised close to $500 … Read more
BBC The police watchdog will review how Metropolitan Police officers handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will review two cases the Met Police investigated in 2008 and 2013 after the force referred itself. Hundreds of women have alleged the billionaire, who died … Read more
Billionaire hedge funder Bill Ackman on Friday vowed to pull his Pershing Square firm from the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam after sick soccer thugs ran amok to target Israeli fans in a string on anti-Semitic attacks in the Netherlands. Jew-hating agitators violently assaulted supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Dutch city before and … Read more
A sign is displayed outside a Toyota Motor Corp. dealership on Jan. 30, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT — Toyota Motor sounded the alarm Friday that California-led electric vehicle mandates that are set to start next year are “impossible” to meet and, if they’re not changed, … Read more
Wall Street is salivating as President-elect Donald Trump is expected to usher in a new era of increased dealmaking during his second term — including a stepped-up pace of mergers and acquisitions. The second White House win by Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to loosen the reins of the regulatory state, has sent the … Read more