The thing about every ridiculous or outrageous public statement coming from US President Donald Trump and his cronies is how the world responds with a token bit of collective pearl-clutching and then moves on like nothing has happened until the next shocker. That’s why it’s important to keep reminding everyone what kind of people are…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Yesterday’s edition of this newsletter cautioned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to intervene in the Federal Reserve, as he…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, March 25 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open today following back-to-back gains. The rallies are being fueled by the hope that President Donald Trump will soften his approach to so-called reciprocal tariffs, set to go into effect April 2. Trump said in yesterday’s Cabinet meeting…
What Vice President J.D. Vance did in the Oval Office on Feb. 28, when he picked a fight with embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and emboldened President Trump to angrily call off an agreement that was expected to be signed that afternoon, is what I have always called “The Stranger in the Room.” I was…
China’s ambassador to the United States Xie Feng has called for closer cooperation on artificial intelligence, warning that the technology risks “opening Pandora’s box”. “As the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is unfolding, what we need is not a technological blockade, [but] ‘deep seeking’ for human progress,” Xie said, making…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump found the tone and body language of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy objectionable during an Oval Office meeting that exploded into a loud argument on Friday, the White…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves: Wall Street is attempting to rebound Friday, but policy uncertainty in Washington continued to get in the way. A midday pullback in stocks occurred…
China could fill a leadership vacuum left by the United States and Britain after they refused to sign a global joint declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence (AI) at a recent Paris summit, analysts have said. Meanwhile, they added, countries in the Global South are unlikely to take sides in any AI rivalry between…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. President Donald Trump’s whirlwind blitz through the bureaucracy, economic policy and geopolitical affairs isn’t ending. As top U.S. officials meet their Russian counterparts for high-level talks, Trump suggested to reporters that Ukraine was somehow responsible…
new video loaded: German Chancellor Accuses JD Vance of Election Interference transcript Back transcript German Chancellor Accuses JD Vance of Election Interference At the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rebuked U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s call for German leaders to allow the hard-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, to enter their government. Well,…