No other president over the last 75 years has come close to duplicating this dubious feat. Sean Williams | The Motley Fool US stock markets continue to plunge after Trump’s tariff rollout US stock futures dropped sharply extending a massive two-day sell-off that erased over $5.4 trillion in market value. The S&P 500 is approaching bear
China vows to ‘fight to the end’ on President Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump threatened China with more tariffs after they put a 34% tariff on U.S. imports. Video shows key takeaways, tense moments from April 8 Senate Finance Committee hearing on tariffs Trump has announced reciprocal levies on trading partners U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson
The Trump Administration has proposed changes that could reshape the American cryptocurrency landscape. President Donald J. Trump’s stance on cryptocurrencies has evolved significantly since his last presidency. Although in 2019 he voiced skepticism about digital assets, in June 2024, he attended a Bitcoin conference where he pledged to make the United States the “crypto capital
From left: Securities and Exchange Commission Chair-designate Paul Atkins; Comptroller of the Currency-designate Jonathan Gould; Assistant Secretary of Treasury-designate Luke Pettit; and Marcus Molinaro, Federal Transit administrator-designate. Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the nominations of key bank regulatory roles to the full Senate. The panel approved the nomination of
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., left, and House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill, R-Ark. Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — House Republicans couldn’t quickly pass their stablecoin bill out of committee as Democratic lawmakers exhaustively introduced amendments to address fears that President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency ambitions pose a significant conflict of interest. No votes had been taken
As President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs create turmoil in financial markets, a personal finance pro shared guidance on why you shouldn’t check your 401(k) right away or make any rash financial moves. “Go ahead and panic. Scream, cry; you can even curse,” Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary said Thursday as Americans saw drops to yearslong
Michaela Galligan | Staff Writer On Thursday, March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, following through on his long-standing opposition to the agency. Trump has targeted the department since his campaign citing concerns over bureaucracy and liberal influence. Before the order, his administration had already downsized
Several nonprofit groups across the country are suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a bid to restore funding tied to providing legal representation for roughly 26,000 unaccompanied children in the United States, days after the Trump administration moved to cancel such contracts. The federal lawsuit announced Wednesday, March 26, was filed
This is not good: The Trump administration is going about federal civil rights investigations rather unusually, per The Washington Post, and appears to be making tip lists of students they seek to deport or otherwise punish. Generally speaking, federal civil rights probes involve inquiries to the colleges in question as to what type of incidents they encountered, how
US President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies spell opportunity for some climate investors. Trump’s push for to drill more oil and gas and reduced reliance on clean power may be drawing the ire of climate activists and have helped Big Oil firms pivot back to what they are best at. But as fossil fuel giants