Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down an alleged global malware network which stole $5.9bn. https://ift.tt/TrOisSL May 30, 2024 at 07:00AM

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The New Zealand government forecast a return to a budget surplus by 2027-2028, but warned of an increasingly difficult economic backdrop in the interim with the economy suffering through an extended recession. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-zealand-forecasts-return-to-budget-surplus-in-2027-3117e2f3

The U.S. Coast Guard announced it had unloaded a hefty quantity of confiscated cocaine in San Diego, California that was worth an estimated $468 million. The nearly 34,000 pounds of illicit drugs were seized while intersecting eight separate suspected drug smuggling vessels off the coast of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast…

Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses how the charges former President Trump is faced with were finally laid out to the jury by the judge in NY v. Trump on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” CONSERVATIVES UNLOAD ON ‘POLITICAL’ NYC PROSECUTION OF TRUMP OUTSIDE COURTROOM: ‘DAMAGING TO THE COUNTRY’ JESSE WATTERS: This jury has already deliberated longer…

After investigations revealed a toxic workplace at the banking regulator, the chairman told staff that he would step down once a successor is confirmed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/martin-gruenberg-fdic-chairman-still-in-charge-4f6e47c4

Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez both hope to become Mexico’s first female leader in Sunday’s vote. https://ift.tt/1OXgCS7 May 30, 2024 at 06:00AM

ConocoPhillips is set to buy Marathon Oil in a $17 billion deal that would boost its portfolio. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/30/cnbc-daily-open-dow-drops-nvidia-cant-save-nasdaq.html

Google has committed $2 billion in investments in Malaysia, including building its first data center, a new Google Cloud region and further developing artificial intelligence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-invest-2-billion-in-malaysia-for-ai-first-data-center-0f1952a1

ConocoPhillips agreed to acquire Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at $17.1 billion in a bid to catch up with rivals as drillers race to secure new oil and gas wells. https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/conocophillips-to-acquire-marathon-oil-in-22-5b-all-stock-deal-743cc8ba