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Trader Michael Milano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Apr 23, 2025

Wall Street rises and markets rally worldwide as Trump softens his tough talk on tariffs and the Fed

U.S. stocks rose as Trump eased pressure on the Fed and hinted at lower China tariffs, boosting tech shares and calming markets after sharp swings.

Tariff turmoil: How Tesla and other companies are dealing with the uncertainty of the trade war
Apr 23, 2025

Tariff turmoil: How Tesla and other companies are dealing with the uncertainty of the trade war

Uncertain tariffs and trade tensions challenge Tesla, Akzo Nobel, and Boston Scientific as they navigate rising costs and shifting global markets.

Sell-off worsens worldwide and Dow drops 1,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs
Apr 23, 2025

Stock market today: Markets bounce after Trump says he won’t try to fire Fed Chair Powell

U.S. markets are poised to open with big gains, a clear sign of relief after President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.9% before the bell Wednesday, while S&P 500 futures rose 2.6%. Nasdaq futures climbed a full 3%. Trump,[...]

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he participates in a ceremonial swearing in of Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Apr 22, 2025

Trump says he has ‘no intention’ of firing Federal Reserve chair

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just days after his statement that he would like to terminate the head of the U.S. central bank caused a stock market selloff. Trump told reporters, “I have no intention of firing him." The U.S. president had previously insinuated [...]

Exterior shot of Walgreens
Apr 22, 2025

Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, which said that it was illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances. The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another [...]

FILE - Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory on Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, file)
Apr 22, 2025

Tesla Q1 profit falls sharply as it fights backlash tied to Musk’s role in Trump administration

Tesla's Q1 profit plunged 70% to $409M amid weak sales, backlash over Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration, and rising competition in the EV market.

US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable’
Apr 22, 2025

US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable’

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainable and expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. But in a private speech in Washington for JPMorgan Chase, Bessent also cau[...]

The Latest: As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another
Apr 22, 2025

The Latest: As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another

The infighting and backstabbing that plagued Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty. The latest turmoil threatens to engulf the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out top advisers and face[...]

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
Apr 21, 2025

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday. Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. The Trump administration &[...]

FILE - In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Apr 21, 2025

Trump renews attack on Federal Reserve Chair Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump repeated his attacks Monday against the chair of the Federal Reserve, demanding that the central bank lower its key interest rate to boost the economy. Trump called Jerome Powell “a major loser” and said that energy and grocery prices are “substantially lower” and “there is[...]

Daniris Espinal stands for a portrait in Sunset Park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew
Apr 21, 2025

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance — finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and [&[...]

FILE - A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area, on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Apr 21, 2025

Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

Google confronts an existential threat Monday as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into a ruthless monopoly. The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized[...]

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