Donald J. Trump
Trump says he’s weighing giving 20% of DOGE savings to Americans
President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that he’s considering sending 20% of the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency advisory group to Americans. “There’s even under consideration a new concept where we give 20% of the DOGE savings to American citizens and 20% goes to paying down debt,” Trump said during his remarks […]
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Trump says his administration will check Fort Knox ‘to make sure the gold is there’
watch now VIDEO6:2006:20 Alamos Gold CEO John McCluskey on record production, 2025 outlook Squawk Box President Donald Trump said his administration is going to audit the U.S. gold reserves kept at Fort Knox in Kentucky. “We’re going to go to Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox, to make sure the gold is there,” Trump said […]
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Schneider Electric shares pop 6% as record profit beats expectations; Europe stocks mixed
Renault reports record operating profit and revenue beat French automaker Renault on Thursday posted its highest-ever annual operating profit while revenues came in well above expectations, as the company said its “unprecedented” flurry of product launches had boosted performance. Group revenue increased 7.4% year on year to 56.2 billion euros ($58.6 billion), ahead of the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets were mostly down as Trump tariff threats dent sentiment
Cityscape of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Georgeclerk | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly down Thursday, as investors weigh U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs of about 25% on autos, semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports. Trump, who said the duties could be implemented as soon as April 2, did not specify whether they will be […]
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Palantir plunges after CEO Karp changes share sales plan, Pentagon budget cut report
Palantir co-founder & CEO Alex Karp attends meetings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The share price of Palantir fell by as much as 12.5% Wednesday after news that CEO Alex Karp had adopted a new stock trading plan, and a report that the Pentagon has been […]
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Government travel has ‘fallen off’ since Trump inauguration, United Airlines says
A United Airlines plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport November 23, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Drew Angerer | Getty Images United Airlines says travel demand has been resilient lately — except from the U.S. government. Government travel “has fallen off here post-inauguration,” United’s Chief Financial Officer Mike Leskinen said at a Barclays […]
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Etsy stock tumbles on revenue miss as company reports drop in number of goods sold
An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy Inc. signage at the company’s headquarters in the Brooklyn. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Etsy missed on revenue and gross merchandise sales for the fourth quarter, with the company citing “significant headwinds,” including a pullback in consumer spending. The stock slid more than 9% in morning […]
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Trump suggests 25% tariffs on autos, pharma and semiconductors that could go even higher
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Feb. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump said he may broaden the scope of U.S. tariffs on imports to include automobiles, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. In remarks to reporters Tuesday, Trump said the duties would be around 25% and “go very […]
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White House posts video of immigrants in shackles, calls deportation footage ‘ASMR’
A deportation flight. Source: Twitter/X | The White House The White House on Tuesday afternoon posted a video online showing immigrants in shackles being prepared to board a deportation flight from Seattle. The video includes footage of a set of handcuffs and chains jingling as they are pulled from a basket containing other shackles and […]
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Trump scores win in suit challenging Elon Musk’s cost-cutting powers
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he stands in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day Robert F. Kennedy Jr is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Services, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Donald Trump’s administration scored a victory on Tuesday when a […]
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