Founders Fund nears $6B close for latest growth fund, sources say Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is nearing the close of its fourth growth fund, Founders Fund Growth IV, with $6 billion in capital commitments, per sources close to the firm. As with most of the firm’s fundraises, demand from outside investors exceeds the fund’s capacity, according to those sources. Additionally, about $1.5 billion...

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Ebola in DR Congo: Six-year-old 'doing well' after armed men took her from hospitalSix-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'9 minutes agoEmery MakumenoBBC Africa, KinshasaReutersEbola is spread by contact with bodily fluidsA six-year-old Ebola patient, who Congolese authorities were searching for after armed men stormed the hospital where she was being...

Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy1 hour agoDaniel BushWashington correspondentDANIEL HEUER/POOL/EPA/ShutterstockTuesday began as a frantic day of diplomacy in Washington, with Air Force Two ready to fly Vice President JD Vance to Islamabad for another round of peace talks between the US and Iran.Several hours later, Air Force Two hadn't taken off and the negotiations...

US economy unexpectedly sheds 92,000 jobs in FebruaryNatalie ShermanBusiness reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe number of jobs in the US economy fell last month, an unexpected contraction that has renewed questions about whether the labour market in the US might be starting to crack. Payrolls in the US dropped by 92,000 and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%, according to the latest...