Donald J. Trump
Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order, Vance says business valued at $14 billion
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order approving a proposal that would keep TikTok alive in the U.S. in a transaction that Vice President JD Vance said values the business at $14 billion. The deal satisfies the requirements of a national security law requiring China-based […]
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Trump would eviscerate Fed independence with Lisa Cook firing, her lawyers tell Supreme Court
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve and governor nominee for US President Joe Biden, during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Anna Rose Layden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday argued that the Supreme Court should […]
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Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX will be main investors in TikTok U.S., sources say
Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX will be main investors in TikTok’s U.S. business, sources told CNBC’s David Faber on Thursday. Those three entities will control roughly 45% of TikTok USA, Faber reported. ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent, will own 19.9%, with the remaining 35% in the hands of ByteDance investors and new holders. President […]
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We’re buying the dip in a health and life sciences stock that has gone down enough
We’re buying 20 more shares of Danaher at roughly $180 each. Following Thursday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 470 shares of DHR, increasing its weighting to about 2.31% from about 2.22%. While Danaher has certainly been one of a handful of problematic stocks in the portfolio, we are stepping into the name here, […]
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Ken Griffin knocks Trump’s corporate deals, says ‘all of us lose’ when government starts picking winners
CEO of Citadel Ken Griffin is interviewed Chairman of the Milken Institute Michael Milken (not pictured) during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Citadel CEO Ken Griffin on Thursday knocked the Trump administration for making deals with large corporations to avoid the full […]
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New car sales get surprising boost, for now, as consumers fear tariffs and higher prices
GMC SUVs parked outside a GMC Buick dealership in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on March 22, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images DETROIT — Uncertainty surrounding U.S. regulations on tariffs, electric vehicles and other auto-related issues have given new car sales a surprising boost heading into the fourth quarter, according to a new industry […]
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Democrats double down on health care demands with government shutdown days away
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on the government funding deadline in the Will Rogers Corridor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, September 24, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Washington, D.C., is at an impasse with just days to go before the federal government shuts down, […]
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Former Fed, Treasury chiefs urge Supreme Court to block Trump firing Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook takes the oath of office to serve as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System during a ceremony at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building of the Federal Reserve May 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Every living former chair of the Federal Reserve, […]
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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ return draws 6.26 million viewers, ABC parent Disney says
File photo: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Randy Holmes | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty Images “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to air Tuesday night, generating 6.26 million total viewers despite significant preemptions across 23% of U.S. TV households, according to data from Nielsen shared by Disney. This viewership is exponentially higher than average. During the 2024-2025 season, a […]
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Trump claims ‘sabotage’ at U.N. from escalator, teleprompter and mic
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City. Alexi J. Rosenfeld | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he was the victim of a “triple sabotage” at the United Nations a day […]
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