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BHP has announced a new $2 billion deal to sell a 49% stake in its Western Australia power network to BlackRock-Owned Global Infrastructure Partners.  The new deal allows the company to unlock cash from its energy infrastructure without ending control of its iron ore operations. The move comes as BlackRock is moving to buy hard infrastructure.BHP CEO Mike Henry spoke to "The Claman Countdown" about the deal. BLACKROCK'S LARRY FINK SAYS US STILL […]

President Trump will address the nation tonight with a very important speech. I sincerely hope he looks forward more than backward. What do I mean by that? He has a fabulous list of achievements in his first year. Most notably, closing the border and stopping illegal immigration. Passage of the one big, beautiful bill, with its pro-growth supply side tax cuts, deregulation, drill, baby, drill, as well as other elements. […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday announced new details about the creation of so-called Trump accounts that were created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and launched a website for the initiative.Bessent spoke at the Treasury Department and said that with the rollout of the investment accounts, "An entire generation of Americans is about to learn in the most life-changing way possible how even small contributions can become generational wealth, […]

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio threw his support behind President Donald Trump's plan to create investment accounts for children across the country on Wednesday.Dalio announced a donation of roughly $75 million aimed at contributing $250 to investment accounts for 300,000 children in Connecticut. Trump has called on wealthy Americans to contribute to similar funds across the country."By providing children with savings accounts that compound over time we are providing them with […]

A top member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet warned Wednesday that the U.S. economy faces a dire future at the hands of the Supreme Court as it prepares to deliberate the emergency use of tariffs."If the Supreme Court wants to support the tariffs, they certainly will be on the right side of the law on this," senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro said on "Mornings with Maria.""We're in […]

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s board of directors urged shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid for the company, arguing that it poses "significant" risks and costs. The media behemoth said Wednesday that members of its board determined that the tender offer from Paramount Skydance was "not in the best interests" of the company or its shareholders, and that they continue to "unanimously" recommend the Netflix merger.Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to […]

The skilled trades workforce, critical to keeping the country's infrastructure and economy running, is rapidly declining.While many companies are working to address the shortage, General Motors has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to build its own pipeline of future workers.Over the past five years alone, the automaker has invested more than $242 million in its skilled trades apprenticeship program, which is geared toward training the next generation of skilled […]

A voluntary recall has been issued for pints of a non-dairy frozen dessert over the potential presence of small stones and other hard objects, according to the Food and Drug Administration.Danone U.S. issued the recall on Monday for pints of its So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert with best-by dates before Aug. 8, 2027, that were sold at retail stores across the country.The recall only impacts […]

A lot of numbers came out today, as the government gears up after the shutdown. One of the biggest themes in the jobs report for October and November was the continued restructuring of the economy, where Joe Biden’s big government socialism is coming to an end. And President Trump’s re-privatization continues ahead.So far this year, federal jobs have fallen by roughly 270,000, while private jobs have increased nearly 700,000. Also […]