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Hegseth Says 'Nobody Was Texting War Plans'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters in Hawaii after a journalist from The Atlantic said he was added to a text group on messaging app Signal in which top US officials discussed detailed plans to bomb Houthi targets in...
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US Defense Breach: Journalist Added to Signal Group
The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg said he was added to a text group on messaging app Signal in which top US officials discussed detailed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen with other top US officials. The White House...
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Merz Spending Plans Boost German Business Confidence
Ifo President Clemens Fuest discusses the institute's latest reading on German business confidence which rose to the highest level since June 2024 as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz readies hundreds of billions of euros of spending...
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US, Russian Officials to Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia
US and Russian delegates are set to hold talks in Riyadh on Monday, a day after US and Ukrainian officials held "productive and focused" talks to end Russia's invasion. Bloomberg's Tony Halpin reports.
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Musk discusses cost reductions at the Pentagon as DOD looks to trim its budget
Billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk was at the Pentagon Friday, where he met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to speak about cost reductions at the Department of Defense. (Scripps News)
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Trump Awards Boeing Next-Generation Fighter Jet Contract
President Donald Trump announces Boeing has been awarded a contract to design and build the US's next-generation fighter jet. The new fighter is expected to enter service in the 2030s if everything goes according to plan.
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EU Unable to Agree on 5 Billion Ukraine Plan
European Union leaders failed to agree on delivering 5 billion ($5.4 billion) to secure ammunition for Ukraine this year, as members including France and Italy balked at committing to specific financial volumes, according to European...
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EU Leaders Meet in Brussels to Discuss Defense Spending
European Union leaders will meet in Brussels to affirm their plans to bolster defense spending at a summit. They will also address concerns about being left out of US President Donald Trump's efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine....
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BofA: Europe to Be Structural Growth Market for Defense
Bank of America's Benjamin Heelan discusses what the recent push in Europe for more defense spending could mean for companies and markets. "It's very clear that Europe is going to be a structural growth market for defense for the next...
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Zelenskiy Says He'll Talk to Trump on Wednesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he'll speak by phone with Donald Trump today. The call will come a day after the US president's conversation with Vladimir Putin failed to win Russia's commitment to a 30-day ceasefire in...
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Germany Landmark Spending Package Wins Bundestag Backing
German lawmakers passed a landmark spending package that could unlock hundreds of billions of euros in debt financing for defense and infrastructure and heralding the end of decades of budget austerity. The legislation pushed by...
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'Huge and Deep' Pool of Capital Chasing Sustainability Thematic, says JPMorgan's Umunna
Very few investors are prepared to "sacrifice a decent return" for sustainability, says Chuka Umunna, Global Head of Sustainable Solutions & EMEA Head of Green Economy Investment Banking at JPMorgan Chase. Despite headwinds from higher...
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Booz Allen CEO on Shield AI Venture, Defense Contracts
Booz Allen Chair and CEO Horacio Rozanski discusses teaming up with Shield AI on US military autonomy. He speaks with Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg The Close."
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Europe Lacking Growth, says BBVA CEO
"Europe has to get its act together in growth and in self-sufficiency," says BBVA CEO Onur Genç. On BBVA's takeover bid for rival Banco Sabadell, Genç expects a decision from the Spanish competition authority in "the next few weeks."
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Merz Addresses Lawmakers Ahead of Spending Bill Vote
Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said the nation's move to unlock billions of euros in military spending should be seen as a "first great step" toward the creation of a broad European defense community. He was addressing...
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty ahead of May sex trafficking trial
Judge Arun Subramanian said questionnaires will be distributed to prospective jurors in late April with would-be jurors being interviewed in court starting May 5. (Scripps News Group)
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Rutte Believes NATO Defense Target Needs to Be Above 3%
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said defense spending by member nations will be "considerably more than 2%" and that the alliance must collectively "make sure that we can defend ourselves, and at this moment we cannot defend ourselves...
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NATO's Rutte on Trump, Defense Spending, Russia Relations
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said defense spending by member nations will be "considerably more than 2%" and that relations with Russia should be normalized following an end to the war in Ukraine, "but we are absolutely not there...
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Thales Surges Amid European Defense Shift
With the United States changing it's stance on Ukraine and Russia, it has triggered European leaders to pledge more spending in defense, and has driven European defense companies' stocks higher in 2025. Thales CEO Patrice Caine has more...
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Putin Expected to Stretch Ukraine Ceasefire Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin will probably agree to eventual truce terms with Ukraine but wants his own conditions met beforehand, likely dragging out the negotiations. The Russian leader wants to make sure his stipulations are taken...
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Turkey Tries to Leverage Its NATO Muscle
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking a permanent seat for an Islamic country on the UN Security Council and EU membership for Turkey. The demands are unlikely to be met anytime soon, but they reflect a renewed swagger for...
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US, Ukraine Officials to Meet for Talks in Saudi Arabia
US and Ukrainian officials are set to meet in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss the timing and scope of an initial ceasefire with Russia. The planned talks in Jeddah follow several days of intense pressure by US President Donald Trump's...
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Brantner Says German Greens 'Ready to Negotiate'
Germany's Greens are "ready to negotiate" and are hoping for an agreement by the end of the week in a dispute over defense spending with the country's prospective next ruling coalition led by Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz. "The...
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European Equities Have 'Further to Go,' Amundi Says
Amelie Derambure, multi-asset strategy head at Amundi, discusses European equities in the current geopolitical climate in light of Germany's historic shift toward ramping up defense spending. "We believe that the situation is improving...