Day: April 18, 2025
Trump says government to change service regulations for career government employees
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on on the day he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 17, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government’s human resources agency will change rules for civil service employees to ensure they […]
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Trump renews call for interest rate cut, says rates would be lower if Fed chief Powell ‘understood what he was doing’
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Win McNamee | Annabelle Gordon | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed his latest criticism at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as the White House’s discontent for the economic policy leader hits a fever pitch. During a Friday afternoon question-and-answer session with reporters, Trump […]
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U.S. judge temporarily blocks mass firings at consumer bureau
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday halted the mass firings carried out Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying she was deeply concerned that the Trump administration had violatedcourt orders […]
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Capital One and Discover merger approved by Federal Reserve
Key Points Capital One Financial’s application to acquire Discover Financial Services has officially been approved by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Capital One announced plans to acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion in February 2024. It will also indirectly acquire Discover Bank through the transaction. Source
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Trump will study whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says
President Donald Trump, right, speaks as Jerome Powell, Trump’s nominee as chairman of the Federal Reserve, listens during a nomination announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2017. Olivier Douliery | Bloomberg | Getty Images White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday that President Donald Trump […]
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U.S. proposes lighter sanctions on Russia as part of peace plan with Ukraine: Bloomberg
Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on August 14, 2024. The Ukrainian army entered Russia’s Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. Roman Pilipey | […]
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Nintendo Switch 2 retail preorder to begin April 24 following tariff delays
An attendee wearing a Super Mario costume uses a Nintendo Switch 2 game console while playing a video game during the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, April 11, 2025. Isabel Infantes | Reuters Nintendo on Friday announced that retail preorder for its Nintendo Switch […]
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More rich Americans are opening Swiss bank accounts fearing U.S. risks
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. A growing number of wealthy Americans are opening bank accounts in Switzerland as part of the “de-Americanization” of their portfolios, according […]
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Canadian small businesses are taking Trump’s tariffs personally
Close-up of ‘Shop Canadian’ poster displayed in a local storefront in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on April 4, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Just across the U.S.-Canada border, some small businesses are taking tariffs personally. President Donald Trump has said his wide-sweeping tariffs, even on some of the country’s closest trade partners, will […]
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How quantum could supercharge Google’s AI ambitions
Inside a secretive set of buildings in Santa Barbara, California, scientists at Alphabet are working on one of the company’s most ambitious bets yet. They’re attempting to develop the world’s most advanced quantum computers. “In the future, quantum and AI, they could really complement each other back and forth,” said Julian Kelly, director of hardware […]
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