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President Trump endorses Rep. Julia Letlow for Louisiana Senate, praises her as a proven conservative leader. Letlow thanks Trump and emphasizes the importance of steady conservative leadership.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett share a risk-taking approach based on deep analysis, long-term goals, and comfort with uncertainty according to a 2019 blog post by Gates. Other leaders also stress the importance of risk-taking and failure in achieving success.
Tech investor Jason Calacanis said Tesla's Optimus robot could surpass the company's car business, calling it "the most transformative technology product ever made."
Bill Gates, the world's richest person in 2016, has fallen out of the top 10 billionaires by 2026 as tech-driven fortunes like Elon Musk's and other tech leaders' skyrocketed, while Gates focused on philanthropy, committing nearly all of his remaining wealth to the Gates Foundation.
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over an alleged effort to block federal immigration agents.
OpenAI says Elon Musk supported a for-profit structure as early as 2017 but later quit after failing to secure full control, accusing him of cherry-picking internal records in a lawsuit that now threatens the company's future and its ties to Microsoft.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said Warren Buffett accepted Todd Combs' decision to leave Berkshire Hathaway for JPMorgan, where he now leads a $10 billion manufacturing-focused investment group, underscoring rare executive turnover at Berkshire and renewed questions around leadership succession at both firms.
Polymarket launched a tongue-in-cheek bet on whether Elon Musk will buy Ryanair after his Starlink feud with CEO Michael O'Leary escalated, but traders assign just a 9% chance, signaling the market sees a takeover as highly unlikely.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose early business career was launched with billionaire backing, is now vowing to block a proposed wealth tax on billionaires, arguing it would drive capital out of the state as unions and Silicon Valley leaders clash over its economic impact.
President Donald Trump threatened to use tariffs to pressure countries into backing U.S. control of Greenland, a move rejected by Denmark and Greenland even as prediction markets price in a 41.3% chance of American control over part of the island.
President Trump endorsed Canada's trade deal with China, which lowers tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, even as Canadian leaders and business figures voice concerns about its economic impact.
The trading activity of members of Congress continues to draw interest from retail traders and political analysts, with the Benzinga Government Trades page breaking down the latest disclosures from elected officials.
