Donald J. Trump
Solana surges 12% on launch of Trump-themed memecoin, ether falls
The Solana logo on a phone screen and representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this photo taken in Krakow, Poland, Aug. 21, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Solana’s SOL token rocketed after a memecoin linked to President-elect Donald Trump launched on the popular blockchain network. The price of SOL was up by […]
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Trump inauguration trades: The sectors that could win in the early days
Specific sectors of the market could be standout winners once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, according to Alpine Macro. Those pockets include small caps, industrials, fossil energy, and aerospace and defense stocks, Dan Alamariu, the firm’s chief geopolitical strategist, wrote in a Thursday note. Specifically, he suggested investors go long […]
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GLP-1s and Brian Thompson’s killing loom large at top health-care conference
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images San Francisco, famed for its abundance of hoodie-clad tech workers, was overrun […]
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TikTok creators post farewell videos to their fans ahead of expected U.S. ban
With the prospect of TikTok disappearing in the U.S., creators on the app spent the week posting heartfelt goodbyes to their fans. “I never even in a million years ever thought that anybody would ever just care about what I say,” Kimberly Rhoades, a creator of humorous videos, told her 3 million followers on Thursday. […]
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TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday without a guarantee from the Biden administration that it won’t punish Apple, Google and other service providers if they support the app. “Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring […]
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Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law; impact is unclear
U.S. Representative Cori Bush along with other U.S. lawmakers and advocates hold a press conference outside the Capitol Hill building to urge U.S. President Joe Biden to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) before his term ends in January in Washington DC, United States on December 10, 2024. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images […]
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Trump announces White House economic policy team
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2018. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced senior staff appointments to his White House National Economic Council. The council advises the President on U.S. and global economic […]
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Trump inauguration to be moved indoors due to extreme cold
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said his inaugural ceremony will be moved indoors due to the extreme cold set to grip Washington, D.C., on Monday. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see […]
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Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting the stage for U.S. users to lose access Sunday
The Supreme Court has upheld the law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok by Sunday or face an effective ban of the popular social video app in the U.S. ByteDance has so far refused to sell TikTok, meaning many U.S. users could lose access to the app this weekend. The app may […]
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Democrats push for inaugural oversight as Trump committee rakes in cash
Seating are pictured at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol building as preparations are underway for the upcoming presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., Jan. 15, 2025. Fabrizio Bensch | Reuters Senate Democrats are pushing for more transparency from presidential inaugural committees, as a wave of cash from corporations and […]
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