A business in an industrial complex has been destroyed, but no homes in Ocean County have suffered damage as a result of a large wildfire that broke out on Tuesday. Liberty Door & Awning on Old Shore Road in Lacey was destroyed during a fire that as of late Tuesday had burned 8,500 acres and was only 10% contained. Kevin Lowe, the plant manager of neighboring business Johnson Screens, said he and coworkers realized the seriousness of the fire at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. They saw large plumes of white...

Maple Finance is quietly becoming one of the most important bridges between decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional finance. Co-founded by Sidney Powell in 2021, the institutional crypto lending platform has facilitated over $5 billion in loans and is increasingly positioning itself as the infrastructure layer for tokenized private credit — a sector TradFi is rapidly embracing. After a turbulent few years for crypto credit markets, Maple has staged an impressive comeback.

The meeting was postponed after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled his planned visit to London, where he had been slated to take part in the talks. (L-R) French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk upon their arrival at the Quai d'Orsay before a bilateral meeting in Paris on April 17, 2025. (L-R) French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

New home sales soared 7.4% MoM in March (dramatically better than the +1.3% MoM expected), lifting sales up 6.0% YoY... While new home sales soared amid the tumbling mortgage rates, April has seen rates surge back up to 7.00%, suggesting this sudden sales spike will be short-lived... And if confirmation was needed, the more timely 'mortgage applications' data shows a major plunge in the last two weeks... ...and if you're hoping for lower rates to keep the American Dream alive, that will likely come at the cost of a recessionary...

Hedge fund manager Robert Gibbins , who returned clients’ capital in 2022 following years of losses , is looking to raise external money again after his revamped strategy produced double-digit gains for his macro hedge fund.

The founder of Autonomy Capital Research is wooing potential investors to back what he calls a “modern macro” strategy that looks at disruptive technological shifts as a source of major macroeconomic drivers, according to a person familiar with the matter and an investor letter sent by Gibbins last week.

CNN’s Jake Tapper tore into the owner of CBS’ parent company following the sudden departure of longtime 60 Minutes producer Bill Owens. Owens stepped down on Tuesday after 24 years on the show, telling staff that he was no longer able to make “independent decisions” and could no longer run the show as he had previously. His departure comes as the show faces attacks from President Donald Trump, who is suing CBS in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit. At the heart of Trump’s case is his claim that 60 Minutes deceptively edited...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s executive pay proposal won majority support from shareholders despite criticism the bonuses were excessive, easing concerns over the firm’s push to retain top talent as it competes with buyout firms.

The investment bank, which argued a pair of $80 million retention bonuses for its chief executive and president were justified given the war for talent with buyout firms, said it won 66% of the vote in a non-binding ballot at its annual general meeting in Dallas on Wednesday.

Expressing confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Sarma emphasised that the country would respond decisively and hold Pakistan accountable. Also read: Pahalgam terror attack: Over 40 tourists from Karnataka stranded in Kashmir, CM orders special flight to evacuate "The incident that happened yesterday in Pahalgam is very condemnable, sad. I am confident that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country will respond to this incident.

Sales of new homes in the US jumped last month on a welcome dip in mortgage rates and ongoing sales incentives to kick off the crucial spring selling season.

Purchases of new single-family homes increased 7.4% in March to an annualized rate of 724,000, mostly driven by a surge in the South, according to government data released Wednesday. That exceeded all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.