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A vacancy on the Fed is opening early as Trump urges board to ‘assume control’ if Powell doesn’t cut rates
Fed Governor Adriana Kugler announced Friday she is stepping down from her position earlier than expected,…
Stock market today: Dow sinks more than 500 points as job numbers shock Wall Street
More last-minute modifications to tariff rates and a disappointing July jobs report weighed heavily on investors…
Everyone’s watching Jerome Powell as warnings flash for the U.S. economy
A surprisingly weak July employment report has intensified expectations that the Federal Reserve will resume cutting…
Trump orders firing of government labor data chief after jobs report stuns market with massive revisions to previous reports
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of the…
Trump rips into ‘stubborn’ Jerome Powell, calls for Fed’s board to launch a coup and seize power
President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the…
Jamie Dimon doubles down on Powell despite Trump criticism, saying an independent Fed means lower rates
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has doubled down on his support for Fed chairman Jerome Powell—despite…
The Trump cliff or the art of the deal? Dozens of countries face tariff deadline without trade deals in hand
Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports…
‘We have made a few deals today that are excellent deals for the country’: Trump is coy as tariff scramble ensues
With President Donald Trump’s dramatic tariff hikes on the cusp of starting, countries around the world…
Trump extends Mexico negotiations by 90 days, keeps 25% tariff rates in place
The tariffs planned by President Donald Trump on Friday touched off a feverish bout of activity…
Trump fulfills campaign promise with digital assets report—but his biggest crypto challenge looms
Just three days after his January inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order that he had…
Trump wants Harvard to pay a lot more than the $200 million Columbia settled for, sources say
The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy…
Trump wants to force 94-year-old Rupert Murdoch to answer questions about the WSJ’s Epstein story within the next 15 days in case he dies
President Donald Trump is asking a federal court in Florida to force Rupert Murdoch to give…
U.S.-Japan trade deal gives Trump control over $550 billion. It could be ‘vaporware’
The pledge from Japan to invest $550 billion in key U.S. industries could show other countries…
U.S. and EU reach a trade deal that sets 15% tariff rate and pledges hundreds of billions in investments
The U.S. and European Union agreed on trade terms that include a 15% rate on most…
Trump scores another big trade deal after securing promise of massive investment, but China will be less willing to cave, analyst says
Now that trade deals have been clinched with the European Union and Japan, the U.S. looks…