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At 43 years old, Brandon a businessman who has quietly made his mark in the world of entrepreneurship. While his net worth currently stands at an estimated $3.5 million, Brandon’s journey is still very much in the making. Through a series of strategic investments and a focus on sustainable growth, he is steadily building a diverse portfolio across logistics, transportation, and real estate. His success is a testament to his dedication and his belief in long-term planning, rather than seeking instant rewards.The Beginning of Global Reach EnterprisesBrandon’s company, Global Reach Enterprises, was born out of a vision to create a…
Chubby Checker is finally joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 65 years after “The Twist” became a No. 1 hit and an international dance craze.Checker, 83, who has campaigned for decades to be admitted to the pantheon — at one point taking out a full-page ad in Billboard magazine that said “I want my flowers while I’m alive” — is part of the 40th annual crop of performer inductees. He is joined by Joe Cocker, the White Stripes, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company and Soundgarden, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced on Sunday evening, after…
A member of the emergency medical services in Kansas City, Mo., died on Sunday after being stabbed by a patient who was being transported to a hospital in what officials said started out as a “routine medical call.”The patient stabbed the emergency worker, Graham Hoffman, a 29-year-old firefighter paramedic, in the chest, piercing his heart, city officials said in a news release.A suspect was in custody but had not been publicly identified. A motive for the attack was not immediately known.The episode began after Kansas City police officers were dispatched to a “routine medical call” early on Sunday to check…
TOKYO :Japan’s top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura on Monday denied a report in the Yomiuri newspaper that cited U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying during a bilateral meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato in Washington that a weak dollar and a strong yen are desirable.Kato and Bessent had their first face-to-face talks on Thursday on the sidelines of IMF and World Bank meetings.Mimura said no discussions regarding foreign exchange targets took place during the talks. Source link
SEOUL :South Korea’s S-Oil, majority owned by Saudi Aramco, posted losses in the first quarter from its refining and petrochemical units and expects second-quarter margins to be impacted by U.S. tariff negotiations and market volatility.S-Oil reported an operating loss of 21.5 billion won ($14.93 million) in the first three months of 2025, compared with a profit of 454.1 billion won a year earlier, it said in a statement on Monday.The company’s revenue for the first quarter fell 3.4 per cent on-year to 8.99 trillion won.Its refining division posted an operating loss of 56.8 billion won in the reported quarter, flipping…
Two people were arrested this weekend in connection with the Easter Sunday theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse, authorities confirmed Sunday. The first suspect was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Noem said Sunday that the man was in the country illegally. She called the suspect a “career criminal,” but did not specify any more details about the individual’s immigration status. Mario Bustamante Leiva, 49, has been arrested and charged with two counts of robbery. He also faces additional charges for an offense being investigated by the United States Secret Service, authorities said.Matt McCool,…
A 4-year-old and a 7-year-old with U.S. citizenship were deported alongside their mother to Honduras last week, the family’s lawyer said, adding to the recent string of American citizens caught in the cross hairs of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.The children and their mother were put on a flight to Honduras on Friday, the same day another child with U.S. citizenship, a 2-year-old girl, was sent to that country with her undocumented mother. Lawyers for both families said the mothers were not given an option to leave their children in the United States before they were deported. In the case…
Google might be threatened with a breakup after losing two antitrust cases, but in the meantime it can console itself with piles of money.Alphabet, Google’s parent company, posted results on Thursday that included a large jump in profit. Net income for the first quarter was $34.54 billion, up from $23.66 billion a year earlier.Much of that increase, however, stemmed from equity investments, not operations. It’s still money, but less exciting to investors and analysts. Google shares rose modestly in trading after the news was released.Revenue was $90.23 billion for the quarter, up 12 percent from a year earlier. That was…
Dick Barnett, who helped propel the Knicks to their glory days in the 1970s with his strange jump-shooting style, and who played on the only two N.B.A. championship teams in the Knicks’ history, died in his sleep last night in Largo, Fla. He was 88.The Knicks announced the death, at an assisted living facility, on social media on Sunday, soon after a dramatic victory in a first-round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons. Danielle Naassana, a producer of “The Dream Whisperer,” a PBS documentary about Barnett and his college career that came out last year, said he had become increasingly…
Washington — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Cory Booker voiced their opposition to the Republican budget plan key to enacting President Trump’s agenda as the sun rose on Sunday, holding a sit-in protest on the steps of the Capitol that lasted more than 12 hours.Shortly after 6 a.m., the pair began livestreaming their conversation, while Booker warned of a “moment of moral urgency” as Congress is set to return from a two-week recess on Monday. The New Jersey Democrat had pledged to sit and discuss the coming fight for “a good number of hours,” a promise he kept…