Energy
U.S. crude oil falls below $60 per barrel as selloff continues on fears of full-blown trade war
A view shows disused oil pump jacks at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan April 2, 2025. Pavel Mikheyev | Reuters Crude oil futures fell Tuesday, adding further to already steep losses on fears that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will trigger a full-blown, global trade war. U.S. […]
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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 obtained by NBC News […]
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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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Trump orders new review of U.S. Steel acquisition by Japan’s Nippon Steel
A tugboat pushes a barge near the U.S. Steel Corp. Clairton Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 9, 2024. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel to undergo a new review after the deal was blocked by […]
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U.S. crude oil losses deepen as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears
A view shows disused oil pump jacks at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan April 2, 2025. Pavel Mikheyev | Reuters U.S. oil prices fell about 2% on Monday, adding to last week’s steep losses on fears President Donald Trump’s global tariffs would push the U.S., and maybe […]
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Affirm heads for second-worst week on record on tariff worries, Klarna delayed IPO
Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Affirm shares have plunged nearly 30% over the past two trading days and are on track to close out their second-worst week on record, following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement on Wednesday. Widespread tariffs could represent a particular problem for Affirm because the provider […]
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U.S. energy secretary’s former company crushed by oil sell-off after Trump tariff escalation
Chris Wright, chief executive officer of Liberty Energy Inc. and US energy secretary nominee for US President-elect Donald Trump, arrives for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Liberty Energy shares lost around nearly a third of their […]
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Why OPEC+ is accelerating oil production as prices are tanking and tariffs hammer markets
The Phillips 66 Company’s Los Angeles Refinery in California. Bing Guan | Reuters The oil price outlook is being hit with more bearish forecasts on the back of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping and market-hammering tariff announcements. Businesses and investors worry that a trade war and lower global growth lies ahead. Goldman Sachs on Thursday […]
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BP chair Helge Lund to step down after oil major pledges strategic reset
British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil major BP on Friday said its chair Helge Lund will soon step down, kickstarting a succession process shortly after the company launched a fundamental strategic reset. “Having fundamentally […]
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Fintech stocks such as Affirm, PayPal plunge on concern Trump tariffs will hurt consumer spending
The global market rout on Thursday, sparked by President Donald Trump’s announcement of widespread tariffs, had an outsized effect on fintech companies and credit card issuers that are closely tied to consumer spending and credit. Affirm, which offers buy now, pay later purchasing options, plunged 19%, while stock trading app Robinhood slid 10% and payments […]
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