Politics And The Markets 10/02/26

Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn on Monday defended his company offering faster access to President Donald Trump‘s Truth Social posts, and said more customers have signed up for the pricey and controversial service. “We’re getting into the mid-teens now, and we’re climbing,” McGurn told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when asked if more companies had started…

EPFO members can now generate, activate and authenticate their Universal Account Number (UAN) through the UMANG app using Aadhaar-based face authentication, reducing the need to navigate separate EPFO processes.   The facility is relevant for new members of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) system and for those whose UAN is inactive. Once the UAN is…

Thai School Shooting: 14-Year-Old’s Rampage Leaves 7 Dead, 23 Injured Tragic Events Unfold in Bang Bua Thong By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANG BUA THONG, Thailand, Aug 7 (Reuters) – The boy shot his grandparents dead at dawn on Friday in their two-storey house bordering rice fields on the outskirts of Bangkok. Each was…

Key Points Palantir’s growth rate was an impressive 93% in its most recent quarter. CEO Alex Karp has been critical of frontier AI models, which may have endeared his company to many tech investors. The stock’s valuation, however, could limit its future gains. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR)…

A Rs 5 lakh or Rs 10 lakh health insurance policy may appear adequate, but rising treatment costs can reduce the financial cushion available to a family, particularly in the case of cancer and other serious illnesses.   A Policybazaar report released last week found that the average health insurance claim for cancer and tumours…

By Lauren Krugel Fairly or not, that reputation has instilled some wariness in Canada, where regulations have long been more stringent than they were during the industry’s early days south of the border. Nowadays, some experts say they’re an option worth considering for older Canadians who are house rich, cash poor and well aware of…