Donald J. Trump
Trump’s new reciprocal tariffs take effect on imports from around the world
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, on the day he signs energy-related executive orders at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A new round of steep tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump took effect early Wednesday morning on products imported from scores of countries around the world. The […]
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Judge says White House can’t ban AP from Oval Office, Air Force One
AP’s members leave the U.S. District Court, on the day a judge hears arguments in the Associated Press’ (AP) bid to restore access for its journalists to cover press events aboard Air Force One and at the White House, after the Trump administration barred the news agency for continuing to refer to the Gulf of […]
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Elon Musk ratchets up attacks on Navarro as Tesla shares slump for fourth day
As Tesla shares plummeted for a fourth straight day, CEO Elon Musk let loose on President Donald Trump’s top trade advisor Peter Navarro. Musk, the world’s richest person, started going after Navarro over the weekend, posting on X that a “PhD in econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing,” a reference […]
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Apple’s 4-day slide puts Microsoft back on top as most valuable company
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, laughs as he attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Apple‘s 23% plunge over the past four trading sessions has again turned Microsoft into the world’s most valuable public company. As of Tuesday’s close, Microsoft is worth $2.64 […]
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Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils markets
A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates hit their highest level in over a month this week, reversing course after a period of improvement. The average rate on the 30-year fixed rate jumped 22 basis points Monday and another 3 […]
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Cambodia hit with highest Trump tariff, but manufacturing ‘absolutely not’ coming back to U.S., trade group says
A garment factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Among the top goals for President Donald Trump and his administration in hitting trading partners with steep tariffs is bringing manufacturing capacity back to the U.S., even if it comes at the price of short-term market and economic duress. But in Cambodia, […]
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DOJ ends crypto enforcement team, shifts focus to terrorism and fraud
Department of Justice Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 2022. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department abruptly shut down its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, signaling a major shift in how the federal government will handle crypto-related crimes going forward, according to a memo sent Monday night by […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says China’s escalation was ‘big mistake,’ country playing with ‘losing hand’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. holds a substantial advantage over China as the two nations exchange threats in a burgeoning trade war. “I think it was a big mistake, this Chinese escalation, because they’re playing with a pair of twos,” Bessent said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “What do we […]
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Drone delivery startup Zipline expands to Texas with Walmart partnership
A drone operator loads a Walmart package into Zipline’s P1 fixed-wing drone for delivery to a customer home in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, on March 30, 2023. Bunee Tomlinson Zipline, a startup that delivers everything from vaccines to ice cream via electric autonomous drones, expanded its service to the Dallas area on Tuesday through a partnership […]
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Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The temporary order comes hours after a Justice […]
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