On Friday afternoon, President Trump touted tariff revenue and an influx of domestic manufacturing but offered few details on the state of tariff negotiations ahead of the July 9 deadline, when the tariff pause expires. The president acknowledged that the administration won’t be able to reach deals with 200-plus countries over the next week and
00:00 Speaker A All week, we’re giving you everything that you need to know about paying back your student loans. Today, we’re breaking down all the latest policy changes under the Trump administration. Joining us now for that, we’ve got Mark Kantrowitz, author and student loan expert. Mark, let’s start with some of the proposals
BRUSSELS — Most U.S. allies at NATO endorse President Donald Trump’s demand that they invest 5% of gross domestic product on their defense needs and are ready to ramp up security spending even more, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday. NATO is on the cusp of accepting Trump’s 5% defense investment demand, Rutte says “There’s
Wall Street is keeping a close eye on the bond market after long-term Treasury yields spiked last week as investors reassessed the US fiscal outlook in light of President Trump’s proposed tax legislation. The 30-year Treasury yield (^TYX) surged as high as 5.15% last week, hovering near its highest level since 2007. Yields pulled back
It’s been about five years since the Biden Administration paused college loan repayments. Last month, President Donald Trump announced collections would resume beginning May 5. According to the Department of Education, more than 5 million borrowers have not made a payment in more than 360 days. This number could double to 10 million in just
US stock futures edged cautiously higher on Thursday as investors worried about the US debt pile braced for a looming House vote on President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) nudged up roughly 0.2%, while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) added about 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) clung
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
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
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
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