July 17, 2025
Intangible Assets

Judge Declines To Immediately Block Trump’s Effort To Fire Register Of Copyrights

A federal judge declined to issue an order that would immediately prevent the Trump administration from firing the register of copyrights and head of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly denied Perlmutter’s motion for a temporary restraining order, a move that would have put the Trump administration’s efforts to dismiss

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Trump has fired the director of the US Copyright Office

As first reported by , the Trump administration has fired the Register of Copyrights and US Copyright Office Director, Shira Perlmutter. The Register of Copyrights works under the Librarian of Congress — a title held most recently by Carla Hayden, who was fired earlier this week for her DEI efforts, as White House press secretary

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Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office. The office said in a statement Sunday that Perlmutter received an email from the White House a day earlier with the notification that

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Hollywood celebrates Asian achievements at Gold Gala

LOS ANGELES − In the midst of the White House’s unrelenting offensive against diversity initiatives, Hollywood gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the Asian diaspora in entertainment, entrepreneurship and sports. At Gold House’s May 10 Gold Gala, where a who’s who of Asians gathers each year for a glitzy evening of recognizing “cross-industry excellence,” film

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Financial Assets

Dow extends longest win streak of 2025 as S&P 500, Nasdaq climb after latest tariff relief

Home prices rose again in February as limited supply continued to prop up the market amid high mortgage rates and affordability challenges. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 0.3% over the prior month in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, easing from the 0.5% monthly gain recorded in January. On an annual

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq swing amid earnings, data rush with auto tariff relief in sight

Home prices rose again in February as limited supply continued to prop up the market amid high mortgage rates and affordability challenges. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 0.3% over the prior month in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, easing from the 0.5% monthly gain recorded in January. On an annual

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise amid rush of earnings, hopes for auto tariff relief

Home prices rose again in February as limited supply continued to prop up the market amid high mortgage rates and affordability challenges. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 0.3% over the prior month in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, easing from the 0.5% monthly gain recorded in January. On an annual

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Financial Assets

Dow sinks 300 points, S&P 500 nears bear market as Trump’s tariffs keep roiling Wall Street

It’s been one of the most chaotic stretches for US markets in recent memory. And the massive surge in long-term Treasury yields has served as yet another example of the bizarre trading action in the aftermath of Trump’s tariff-fueled “Liberation Day.” The 10-year yield (^TNX) jumped 17 basis points to kick off the week, a

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Dow loses steam, S&P 500, Nasdaq reverse gains as White House confirms 104% tariffs on China

The S&P 500 fell over 10% last Thursday and Friday, one of the worst two-day sell-offs we’ve seen in market history. In response, US investors did what they’ve come to do best — buy the dip. Data from Bank of America published Tuesday showed the firm’s clients were net buyers of $8 billion worth of

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Dow sinks 350 points, S&P 500 falls for third day as tariffs send stocks on roller coaster

The stock market has been reeling since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement back on April 2. But even before this shock announcement tipped the Nasdaq into a bear market and sent the S&P 500 down 10% in two trading days, stocks had struggled this year as the reality of Trump’s desire to impose tariffs on

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