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'Just getting started': Trump speech on DOGE, budget and borderPresident Donald Trump used his remarks before a joint session of Congress to spell out his vision for the next four years.One building in Nebraska is listed among the hundreds of "underutilized" federal properties that could be sold by President Donald Trump’s administration.In a statement released Tuesday, the U.S. General Services Administration announced that it would consider selling more than 440 federal properties, which it calls "non-core assets," saying many are "functionally obsolete and unsuitable for use by our federal workforce."A list of the...

Oshkosh's commercial properties were significantly undervalued, leaving residents with 'an inequitable share' of the 2025 property tax pie.OSHKOSH – Common council is trying to avoid a repeat of the situation that led to this year’s spike in property taxes.Oshkosh is requesting the state legislature allow the city and other municipalities to revert to previous property valuations in cases where revaluations result in huge disparities between commercial and residential property values.City council unanimously passed the resolution during the Feb. 25 common council meeting after the city’s commercial properties were significantly undervalued,...

After talking about creating a “strategic reserve” of cryptocurrencies during his Presidential bid last year, Donald Trump has for the first time announced five virtual coins he plans to include in the American reserve stockpile – a move which has given a booster shot to the crypto trading market, helping it upend the downward trajectory it seemed to be headed on over concerns around Trump’s uncertain trade decisions.The market prices of the five coins he named – Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Cardano – all swiftly jumped after the announcement....

"We will wait for 22950 to be conquered, as a confirmation of strength," said Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While BSE Sensex rose over 350 points, Nifty50 was above 22,200. At 9:16 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 73,585.72, up 388 points or 0.53%. Nifty50 was at 22,234.80, up 110 points or 0.50%.Indian equity markets experienced a significant downturn last week, primarily attributed to unfavourable global indicators following...

In the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26, CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) expects the government to focus on boosting the manufacturing sector under various criteria. As India's economy continues to grow, the manufacturing sector holds an important role in unlocking sustainable development and job creation. However, the sector has been facing challenges in recent years. To revive growth and create employment opportunities, the government must implement policies in the upcoming Budget 2025 that support the manufacturing sector.  In this context, these are the expectations of CII from the upcoming budget, highlighting...