Intel names new CEO to lead the struggling chipmaker’s turnaround effort
Intel has named a new chief executive, as the chipmaking giant attempts to recover from several bruising years that saw the one-time industry leader fall behind most of its rivals. The company announced Wednesday that it has named longtime tech investor and semiconductor industry executive Lip-Bu Tan as chief executive, after former CEO Pat Gelsinger […]
It’ll be tough for Trump to dig his way out of this one
With his chaotic trade policy, President Donald Trump is digging himself into an economic and political hole so deep, it may prove impossible to climb out. On Wednesday morning, just after markets spent a day reeling from Trump’s on-again-off-again threat to levy extraordinary energy, steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and to destroy the country’s […]
Trump’s moves to hollow out government could be difficult to undo
Americans have grown accustomed to dramatic shifts in policy each time control of the White House changes between parties. But across a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues, President Donald Trump is now pursuing structural changes to the federal government that could prove very difficult for the next Democratic president to undo. On […]
Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to begin dismantling the US Department of Education, seeking to fulfill decades of conservative ambition to get rid of the agency, but raising new questions for the country’s millions of public schools, student-loan holders and parents. No president in modern history has tried to close down […]