President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a powerful watchdog agency whose operations Bessent […]
Trump tariffs could raise medication costs and exacerbate shortages, drug trade groups warn
President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China could worsen existing drug shortages in the U.S., raise healthcare costs for patients, and threaten cash-strapped generic drugmakers, […]
CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a powerful watchdog agency. Bessent immediately halted […]
‘America First’: Largest steel producer in US announces support of Trump tariffs
The CEO of Nucor Corp., the largest steel producer in the U.S., endorsed President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. Leon J. Topalian, the chair, president, […]
State Farm asks for insurance rate hike of 22 percent after L.A. fires
Wildfires in Los Angeles have resulted in at least 27 deaths. The Palisades Fire has destroyed thousands of buildings and burned through more than 23,700 acres, while the […]
Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the creation of a sovereign wealth fund within the next year, saying […]
Trump’s tariff threat sends crypto prices falling
Cryptocurrency prices took a hit from the prospect of a trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners, with some well-known digital assets seeing values fall […]
Trump fires Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden Administrator holdover. Chopra was one of the […]
Oil prices climb after US tariffs spark supply disruption fears
[](https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/BPOXYVZQP5N4JEO6TMRJKA37NM.jpg?auth=1e1fd3ba945ebfdcaf98e20c887d7e73d064e1fb64f5d2ce10a68eab36f39cdb&height=1005&width=1920&quality=80&smart=true) 720w, 480h SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed […]
JPMorgan says Trump administration may be ‘business unfriendly’
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