The Netherlands’s fragile governing coalition fell apart yesterday after far-right leader Geert Wilders withdrew his party over an immigration dispute. That forced Prime Minister Dick Schoof to offer his resignation, though he’s expected to stay on as a caretaker until the country can return to the polls. The coalition, which was formed just 11 months ago, was the Netherlands’s first far-right government, seizing on a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment sweeping Europe. Wilders said he exited abruptly because the government wasn’t implementing his desired curbs on immigration fast enough. Support for his Freedom Party continues to drop in polls, the BBC reported.
Musk called President Trump’s spending bill a “disgusting...
Musk called President Trump’s spending bill a “disgusting abomination.” In by far the biggest break with the president since becoming his political advisor last year, Elon Musk maligned Trump’s tax bill in a scathing post on X. “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong,” the Tesla CEO added. Musk had previously voiced concerns with the bill, arguing it increases the deficit and undermines the work of DOGE, which he spearheaded until leaving the administration last week to focus on running his companies. After passing the House by just one vote, the bill now heads to the Senate, where it’s already met resistance, including from some of Trump’s fellow Republicans who are worried about adding trillions to the US’ debt.
Ford sales jumped 16% year over year in May, the third straight month of double-digit increases after the automaker began offering employee pricing on certain models to all customers.
McKinsey’s generative AI platform has taken over some tasks that had typically been done by junior employees, Bloomberg reported.
The New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after the NBA team reached its first Eastern Conference final in 25 years, losing in six games to the Indiana Pacers.
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s liberal opposition party who survived an assassination attempt last year, won the country’s presidency in a snap election yesterday.
Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will stream on Hulu and Peacock the day after episodes air on TV starting in the fall, Sony Pictures Television announced.
Oil climbs 2% to 2-week high on geopolitical tensions
Oil prices climbed about 2% on Tuesday to a two-week...
Oil prices climbed about 2% on Tuesday to a two-week high as persistent geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and the U.S. and Iran, looked set to keep sanctions on both OPEC+ members, Russia and Iran, in place for longer.
Brent crude futures rose $1, or 1.5%, to settle at $65.63 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 89 cents, or 1.4%, to close at $63.41.
"Risk premium has ramped up this week as the prospect of a Russia/Ukraine ceasefire as well as an Iranian nuclear deal now appear to have been pushed back for weeks if not months," analysts at energy advisory firm Ritterbusch and Associates said in a note.
U.S. stocks end higher, with Nasdaq wiping out 2025 losses
The stock market closed higher Tuesday, with the technology-heavy...
The stock market closed higher Tuesday, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite erasing its 2025 losses to join the S&P 500 in positive territory for the year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.5% higher [+214.16] on Tuesday, while the S&P 500 rose 0.6% [+34.43] and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.8%, [+156.34] according to preliminary FactSet data. The Nasdaq is now up 0.5% so far in 2025.
The U.S. stock market climbed Tuesday as investors assessed fresh data showing job openings rose more than expected in April. The number of job openings in the U.S. increased to 7.4 million in April, exceeding the 7.1 million forecast by economists polled by the Wall Street Journal.
The Dow advanced for a fourth straight day but came up just shy of totally wiping out its 2025 losses, finishing Tuesday down 0.1% year to date, the preliminary FactSet data show. The S&P 500 booked back-to-back gains on Tuesday, increasing its climb so far in 2025 to 1.5%.
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