Donald Trump

• Ray Dalio warns the world is ‘on the brink’ of a capital war - The billionaire Bridgewater founder also weighed in on investing in gold after the metal was gripped by a sharp sell-off.
• Pfizer beats quarterly estimates despite Covid product decline, reaffirms modest outlook - The pharmaceutical giant reaffirmed the modest 2026 outlook that rattled investors in December.
• Authoritarianism Expert Says Donald Trump Is Doing The Exact Thing That Never Ends Well - The professor of history at New York University described the phenomenon as “autocratic backfire."
• Merck tops quarterly estimates, posts modest 2026 guidance as generic competition looms - Merck posted a modest 2026 outlook that fell short of estimates, as it prepares for some drugs to go off patent later this year and face generic competition.
• Trump refuses to be outdone by Europe, signing his own U.S.-India trade deal - The U.S. deal comes after global trading partners have been signing trade pacts, leaving America looking ostracized and more isolated.
• Rare earth stocks jump after Trump launches $12 billion critical minerals stockpile - The moves come shortly after President Donald Trump announced the establishment of a U.S. critical mineral reserve.
• Gold and silver rebound after historic wipeout as analysts say thematic drivers stay intact - Gold and silver prices rebounded after suffering a historic selloff, with analysts suggesting that the recent violent correction was more a positioning reset.
• House hardliners complicate ending government shutdown as Speaker Johnson moves ahead - The U.S. government partially shut down Saturday morning after Congress failed to pass legislation to keep it funded.
• Trump Says $200 Million Kennedy Center Renovation Will Keep Steel Structure, Gut the Rest: ‘It Will Be Brand New’ | Video - The president insists that the performing arts center and JFK memorial is "run down," "dilapidated" and "dangerous."
• Asia markets rise on U.S.-India trade deal optimism; gold and silver rebound - Asia-Pacific markets rose after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington and India had struck a trade deal.