The Epstein ties that ended Kathy Ruemmler's run at Goldman

NEW YORK (AP) – Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler has had a storied legal career. As a federal prosecutor, she helped successfully prosecute Enron executives including Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. She was part of President Barack Obama’s administration, working in various roles for much of his two terms in office, including as White House Counsel.

Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Africa was the world’s fastest-growing solar market in 2025, defying a global slowdown and reshaping where the momentum in renewable energy is concentrated, according to an industry report released in late last month.

LA Olympics leader will sell talent agency in wake of Epstein emails

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.

As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – As outrage spreads over energy-hungry data centers, politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers have found rare bipartisan agreement over insisting that tech companies – and not regular people – must foot the bill for the exorbitant amount of electricity required for artificial intelligence.

China issues new rules to curb auto price war after January sales drop 20%

HONG KONG (AP) – China moved on Thursday to curb a fierce price war among automakers that has caused massive losses for the industry, after passenger car sales dropped nearly 20% in January from the year before, the fastest pace in almost two years.

Top Trump antitrust official leaves post following disputes over big mergers

NEW YORK (AP) – The top antitrust official in the Trump administration is leaving her post amid tension about greenlighting big mergers in recent months.

Trump reaches trade deal to lower Taiwan's tariff barriers

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration reached a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99% of its tariff barriers, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.

Trump's FTC chairman chides Apple boss Tim Cook for content of Apple news feed

NEW YORK (AP) – The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission has written to Apple chief Tim Cook to complain that the company “suppressed” content from conservative news outlets in the Apple News feed that it loads onto many of its devices.

Goldman Sachs' top lawyer resigns over Epstein emails

NEW YORK (AP) – Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation Thursday, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she described him as an “older brother” and downplayed his sex crimes.