May 7, 2025

President Trump

Crypto

The companies that helped Trump’s inauguration shatter fundraising records

A wide array of companies helped President Trump shatter fundraising records during his second inauguration, a new filing with the Federal Election Commission shows, with nearly 140 donors giving at least $1 million each. Many of the gifts were previously announced, but the newly released list offers a more complete accounting and spans over 650

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Investors

How Canadian investors are reacting to Trump’s tariffs

00:00 Speaker A Leslie, I want to also ask um as your about your perspective as a Canadian based asset manager, right? You guys are global, you invest globally, you have clients all over the place, but I imagine a lot of your clients are Canadian, and you’re based there, and so the situation is

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Crypto

Trump reverses Biden-era crypto tax law, bitcoin jumps

00:00 Speaker A Bitcoin is rising today after President Trump signed a bill into law reversing Biden era IRS rules that make decentralized finance platforms comply with the same tax rules as traditional brokers. The crypto market has been on a wild ride since President Trump won the presidential election, initially jumping to all-time highs

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Investors

What it means for investors

00:00 Speaker A Well, most investors looked for clarity about where President Trump’s trade agenda was heading. Our next guest accurately predicted that Trump’s tariffs were really all about China. Joining us now, David Wu, a former top Wall Street global macro strategist, current CEO of David Wu Unbound where David publishes his research. And

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Investors

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq slip while GM, Ford hit as investors weigh Trump’s tariff escalation

Gold (GC=F) hit new highs on Thursday as concerns of an escalating trade war heightened. Futures touched their 17th record of the year just north of $3,060 after President Trump’s auto tariff announcement on Wednesday stoked further fears of a trade war. A move lower in the US dollar (DX-Y.NYB) index also helped drive prices

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Investors

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq waver as investors weigh Trump’s tariff escalation

Gold (GC=F) hit new highs on Thursday as concerns of an escalating trade war heightened. Futures touched their 17th record of the year just north of $3,060 after President Trump’s auto tariff announcement on Wednesday stoked further fears of a trade war. A move lower in the US dollar (DX-Y.NYB) index also helped drive prices

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Investors

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as investors eye Trump’s tariff shifts

Americans continue to sour on the US economic outlook as uncertainty around President Trump’s policies and higher prices weigh on consumer sentiment. The latest consumer confidence index reading from the Conference Board was 92.9 in March, below the 100.1 seen in February and the lowest level in more than four years. The expectations index, which

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Investors

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver as investors eye Trump’s tariff shifts

Americans continue to sour on the US economic outlook as uncertainty around President Trump’s policies and higher prices weigh on consumer sentiment. The latest consumer confidence index reading from the Conference Board was 92.9 in March, below the 100.1 seen in February and the lowest level in more than four years. Its expectations index —

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Loans

Trump aims to shut down the Department of Education with a new executive order. Here’s how that could affect student loans and local schools.

In a move he’s been signaling for months, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. Newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon must “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department,” read a draft of the order that circulated in early

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