Donald J. Trump
Bitcoin-related startup deals soared in 2024 alongside crypto prices, research shows
Romain Costaseca | Afp | Getty Images As crypto prices rallied to record highs last year, venture investors piled into new bitcoin-related startups. The number of pre-seed transactions in the market climbed 50% in 2024, according to a report published Thursday from Trammell Venture Partners. The data indicates that more entrepreneurs entered the bitcoin arena […]
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European markets retreat on U.S. tariff news; trade bellwether Maersk down 8%: Live updates
Europe stocks open lower Europe’s Stoxx 600 index was 1.6% lower shortly after the market open early on Thursday, as traders assessed the scope and impact of U.S. tariffs. Banks on the index were down 3.2% at 8:10 a.m. U.K. time, while technology stocks fell 2.6%. A range of European firms expected to be hit […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump shows no mercy with his tariffs — and stocks suffer
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Psychologist Carl Jung believed in the “collective unconscious,” a universal mind all humanity is tapped into. In the context of the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised to plunge following Trump’s hefty tariffs on countries in the region
Sunset view of Yarra river and Melbourne skyscrapers business office building with evening skyline in Victoria, Australia. Australia tourism, modern city life, or business finance and economy concept Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are poised to plunge on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed hefty reciprocal tariffs on over 180 […]
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See Trump’s list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday laid out the U.S. “reciprocal tariff” rates that more than 180 countries and territories, including European Union members, will face under his sweeping […]
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Wall Street reacts to Trump’s tariff announcement as the stock market drops
President Donald Trump ‘s long-awaited announcement on tariff policy appears to have caught some on Wall Street off guard, or at least come in toward the negative end of expected outcomes. Exchange-traded funds that track market indexes such as the S & P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were selling off during after-hours trading Wednesday. Shares […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says market woes are more about tech stock sell-off than Trump’s tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters outside the West Wing after doing a television interview on the North Lawn of the White House on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the sell-off in the stock market is due more to a sharp pullback in […]
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Trump’s massive 46% Vietnam tariffs could hit Nike, American Eagle and Wayfair
File: workers at the Maxport factory, which makes activewear for various textile clothing brands, in Hanoi. Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images Retailers and brands have turned to Vietnam to manufacture goods from sneakers to couches while moving some or all production out of China. For years, China’s southern neighbor became a popular alternative […]
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Apple leads drop in tech stocks after Trump tariff announcement
CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters Apple […]
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Trump’s tariffs leave gadget makers in crisis: ‘I’m going to run out of appliances’
President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters When President Donald Trump made it clear that he was serious about implementing dramatic tariffs on top U.S. trading […]
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