CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia plunges as DeepSeek triggers questions on its value
DeepSeek’s claims that it cost mere millions to build fanned fears that the huge investments…
Month: January 2025
Japan chip stocks extend losses as DeepSeek worries fuel Wall Street tech rout
Japan’s chip-related shares extended declines for a second day after DeepSeek triggered concerns over competitiveness…
Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build ‘Iron Dome’
Announced in Florida, Trump’s latest orders also target military diversity programmes and transgender service members.
Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour
The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a…
Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada’s executive director says his offence was ‘being a journalist who speaks up…
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary
The Wall Street veteran won the Senate’s confirmation to be Treasury secretary. The vote was…
Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledges non-citizens deported from US to Mexico
The Mexican president announced more than 4,000 people were sent to her country during Trump’s…
Gov Radda visits AUDA-NEPAD coordinator, praises agency’s initiatives
[[{“value”:”The national coordinator outlined three major initiatives set to benefit Katsina State and Nigeria at…
Coote apologises for actions that led to sacking and comes out as gay
David Coote has admitted he turned to drugs as a result of the fear of…
Group demands halt to “sham trial” of #EndBadBadGovernance activists
[[{“value”:”A trial scheduled to begin on 29 January 2025, at the Federal High Court in…
NEITI partners EFCC to recover $6 billion, N60 billion owed by oil firms
[[{“value”:”However, the budget proposal came under scrutiny from lawmakers, particularly over a line item allocating…
Minister blames illegal storage of explosives for Niger explosion
[[{“value”:”Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives. The…
CBN sets date for FX code compliance reports
[[{“value”:”“Market Participants will be required to conduct a self-assessment and submit to the CBN a…
Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest one-day loss in U.S. history
Nvidia shares plunged 17% on Monday, resulting in a market cap loss of close to…
Auschwitz survivors commemorate 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation
Auschwitz survivors and world leaders commemorated the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation in Poland.
US arrests nearly 1,000 people in undocumented migrant crackdown
US immigration officials arrested nearly 1,000 people in a single day as a part of…
UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid
Experts say Trump administration’s order to halt foreign assistance will ‘cost many, many lives’.
Nvidia calls China’s DeepSeek R1 model ‘an excellent AI advancement’
Nvidia called DeepSeek’s R1 model “an excellent AI advancement,” despite the Chinese startup’s emergence causing…
Trump plans executive orders on military related to DEI, transgender troops and vaccines
President Donald Trump already signed a flurry of executive orders aimed to reshape U.S. policy…
200 million Nigerians at risk of Neglected Tropical Diseases-Official
[[{“value”:”He said globally, over one billion people are affected by NTDs across 149 countries with…
