© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held tight ranges against its peers on Monday as investors awaited clarity on the health of U.S. President Donald Trump after he tested positive for the coronavirus, sendingRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – Stock markets rose on Monday on hopes that President Donald Trump could be discharged from hospital later in the day, easing some of theRead More →
U.S. stock indexes rebounded from early losses on Friday but traded mostly lower as investors reacted to a weaker-than-expected September jobs report and news that U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. The president and his wife will need to beRead More →
As speculation swirls around who President Trump will appoint as his third Supreme Court justice, political analysts have focused on the two contenders. Indiana appellate judge Amy Corny Barrett and Florida federal appellate judge Barbara Ragoa. Trump said Monday that he may have five appointees in mind for theRead More →
Attorney General William Barr on Sunday sought to rewrite the narrative surrounding President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to walk across Lafayette Square on Monday to briefly hold a photo-op at St. John’s Church. In a testy interview on CBS’s “Face The Nation” (video embedded below), Barr said the common viewRead More →
© Reuters. A man wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, is reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo By Tom Westbrook and Koh Gui Qing SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asia’s stock markets pulled back and major currencies were held in checkRead More →
Twitter Inc. marked tweets by President Donald Trump with a fact-check warning label for the first time Tuesday, after the president falsely claimed mail-in ballots are “substantially fraudulent.” “These tweets contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots,” a TwitterRead More →
© Reuters. U.S. President Trump talks to reporters as he receives a Hurricane Dorian update at the White House in Washington By Karen Freifeld and Mike Stone (Reuters) – U.S. government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to China’s Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], despite President Donald Trump’s tweetsRead More →
Some high-profile House Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, skipped Tuesday night’s State of the Union address to protest President Donald Trump. The New York lawmaker and fellow “Squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts boycotted the speech, along with Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Rep.Read More →
WASHINGTON — President Trump and his senior national-security advisers waited anxiously in the White House Situation Room Tuesday night after intelligence warnings that Iranian missiles would hit two bases the U.S. military uses in Iraq. When it became clear Iran had inflicted no casualties, there was relief, according to administrationRead More →
LAS VEGAS — She came. She spoke. And the tech world behaved. Ivanka Trump was greeted with polite applause despite some bruising words in the days leading up to Tuesday’s keynote presentation on the future of work at CES with Consumer Technology Association Chief Executive Gary Shapiro. “There really isRead More →
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and top Democrats indicated Friday that they remain at an impasse over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The Democratic-led House voted to impeach Trump on Dec. 18, but the exact timing for a Senate trial on the charges against him isn’t clear because House SpeakerRead More →
‘I’m looking forward to a great 2020. I mean, forecast-wise, I’m seeing closer to 3% real GDP growth than 2%. I’m seeing at least 32,000 on the Dow.’ Peter Navarro President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro is calling for a roughly 13% gain by the Dow Jones Industrial AverageRead More →
At first glance, 2019 was a rough year for anyone in favor of an economy and society guided from the bottom up by people with the freedom to exchange, cooperate and think as they choose. The highly visible left flank of the Democratic Party, fully embracing socialism in name andRead More →
If you’re a supporter of President Trump and felt you’d be called on to defend him over the holidays but weren’t sure what to say, his re-election campaign had you covered. The campaign created a website intended to provide talking points about the first three years of the 45th president’sRead More →
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage fueled speculation of a return to the U.S. to help Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as his party headed for failure in the U.K. election. Farage hinted he could play a role in next year’s U.S. election in a television interview on Thursday night. Exit pollsRead More →
© Reuters. Employees of the Tokyo Stock Exchange work at the bourse in Tokyo By Stanley White and Noah Sin TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stock markets in Asia inched up on Thursday on the possibility that China and the United States may soon seal a “phase one” deal to endRead More →
Asian markets fell in early trading Wednesday after President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China may not come until after the 2020 presidential election. “In some ways, I think it’s better to wait until after the election if you want to know the truth. But I’m not goingRead More →
Back in October, President Donald Trump called out former FBI lawyer Lisa Page by name — again — as he regaled an adoring Minneapolis crowd with, as she put it, a “demeaning fake orgasm” that ultimately led her to break her public silence. Here’s the clip from the event: AtRead More →
So, how was President Donald Trump planning to spend his Thanksgiving? Well, according to Newsweek’s initial account, he was going to be busy “tweeting, golfing and more” — but no mention of the president’s unannounced trip to Afghanistan. As you can see, Trump’s son wasn’t too pleased with the story:Read More →
(Reuters) – European shares retreated from four-year highs on Wednesday, as a highly anticipated speech by U.S. President Donald Trump gave no new clues on the progress of a trade deal with China, and as anti-government protests in Hong Kong raged on, denting sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ()Read More →
‘There is definite hanky-panky going on, to the world’s financial markets’ detriment. This is abysmal.’ That’s one longtime CME trader’s troubling assessment of what he views as stock-market manipulation the likes of which he hasn’t seen since al Qaeda cashed in before initiating the Sept. 11 attacks. In Vanity Fair’sRead More →
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira slipped 0.6% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “powerful” sanctions over the country’s offensive into Syria, a somewhat muted response that analysts said reflected doubt that the White House would act. The lira weakened to 5.9205 against the U.S. dollar, on trackRead More →
The Prince estate isn’t the first to rain, purple or otherwise, on Trump’s parade. In fact, there’s a long history of musicians fighting with politicians over their rights to use songs on the campaign trail. President Trump, though, has been deemed notably discordant with the images many artists wish toRead More →
New research argues the ultra-rich paid a lower overall tax rate for the first time ever last year than the other income groups. “There are a lot of advantages to being rich, and this is one of them,” said Mark Mazur, director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The moreRead More →
