Donald Trump
- Silver plummets 15%, gold falls 7% — dragging down miners and ETFs - Gold and silver prices plunged on Friday, following weeks of gains as investors poured money into safe havens.
- Trump's wide ambitions for Board of Peace sparks new support for the United Nations - President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired after major world powers rejected U.S. aspirations for it to have a larger international mandate b
- World leaders flock to Beijing, hedging against U.S. disruptions - Nations that avoided China in recent years are now sending their leaders to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Trump gets a boost as Panama court voids Hong Kong firm’s canal contract - The ruling from Panama's top court is widely seen as a victory for the Trump administration, which is seeking to counter any Chinese influence in the region.
- Gold prices fall over 4%; Asia-Pacific shares trade mixed after Trump says he will name new Fed chair - Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will announce his choice for the next Federal Reserve chair on Friday.
- Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis. The ord
- Trump says he will announce a replacement for Powell as Fed chair Friday morning - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will be naming his pick Friday for the new Federal Reserve chair.
- Trump Suggests He Appointed Doug Burgum to Cabinet Because Wife Is Attractive: ‘I Saw Them Riding Horses…’ - President Donald Trump suggested that he hired Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum because his wife was attractive, claiming on Thursday he initially wanted to work with Burgum because “anybody that has somebody like” that indicates succe
- Tesla Pumps $2 Billion Into xAI - We're looking at Elon Musk funding one company with another, and the Hyundai Santa Cruz's upcoming exit from this mortal coil and more.
- Trade balance soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff efforts - The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled.