The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) skyrocketed on Wednesday, surging over 6% on the day and returning to the 40,000 handle after the Trump administration announced yet another pivot on its own tariff policies. According to US President Donald Trump, all “non-retaliating” countries will see an immediate 90-day suspension on “reciprocal” and 10% tariffs, although…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney cautioned markets that the Canadian government is both ready and willing to start retaliatory trade actions against US President Donald Trump. The White House is set to kick off a wide array of tariffs across the board that will enact sharp economic pain on all of the US’s foreign trading partners and constituents at…
Someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nation’s capital before the fatal midair collision that killed 67 people in January, and reviewing the data now could prevent future crashes, according to the head of the agency investigating the crash. Get investing news alerts: Sign Up National Transportation…
US stocks gain on the view that continuing resolution will pass the Senate. NASDAQ gains 2.3%, Dow advances 1.5%. Dow Jones financials are leading the advance. American Express, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan stocks are just behind Nvidia’s gains. JPMorgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS) and American Express (AXP) were three of the top five advancing Dow…
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, a U.S. official said Sunday. The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said in a statement….
President Donald Trump said Friday he’s committed to making the U.S. a world leader in cryptocurrencies as industry leaders heaped praise on him for reversing what they said had been unfair attacks on digital assets by the previous administration. Get breaking market news alerts: Sign Up “I thought it was very important that we stay…
EUR/USD edges higher to 1.0480 in Monday’s early Asian session, up 0.18% on the day. Germany’s conservatives won the election, AfD leaped to second place, exit polls showed. US February PMI data came in weaker than expected, weighing on the US Dollar. The EUR/USD pair attracts some buyers to near 1.0480 during the early Asian…
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan. Before you make your next trade, you’ll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street’s…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign this week to fight the Trump administration’s push to gut federal health, education and human services agencies. Get analyst upgrade alerts: Sign Up Hundreds of protests are scheduled outside congressional…
MONTEVIDEO (AP) — Argentine lawyers filed fraud charges against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told The Associated Press. On Friday, Milei posted on X about $LIBRA, a coin that he said was aimed at “encouraging economic growth by funding small…