Conflicts of Interest
Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency
[ad_1] A struggling technology company that has ties to China and relies on TikTok made an unusual announcement this week. It had secured funding to buy as much as $300...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
[ad_1] The Federal Railroad Administration, the nation’s railroad agency, has brought in the Boring Company, the tunneling firm founded by Elon Musk, to see if it could help with a...
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
[ad_1] The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration.“ZMoney” was Zachary Folkman, an entrepreneur who once ran a company...
A Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He’s Also Paid to Promote It.
[ad_1] For more than a decade, Navindra Seeram, a biomedical researcher, has praised maple syrup, calling it a “hero ingredient” and “champion food” that could have wide-ranging health benefits.Dr. Seeram,...
With Truth Social, Trump Has Official Mouthpiece and a Channel for Revenue
[ad_1] Anyone who wants to keep up with President Trump’s views knows to go to his Truth Social account. There, one finds his reasoning on a panoply of issues, including...
PGA Tour and LIV Golf Look for Merger Deal Under Trump
[ad_1] The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund are racing to reshape their plans to combine their rival golf circuits, emboldened by President Donald J. Trump’s eagerness to...
Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
[ad_1] The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the administration’s top economic officials who...
Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up
[ad_1] President Trump has been in office less than a month, and Elon Musk’s vast business empire is already benefiting — or is now in a decidedly better position to...
