LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to say Wednesday whether he would urge President Trump to drop his threat to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over the broadcaster’s edit of a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election. During his weekly questioning in the House of Commons, Starmer was asked by…
US stock futures rose on Wednesday, with the Dow eyeing a fresh record as upbeat earnings boosted AI optimism and chances grew that the record-long US shutdown will end soon. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) moved up 0.3%, coming off the blue-chip benchmark’s record-high close on Tuesday in a split session for stocks. S&P…
Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. President Trump recently confirmed that his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, and that shift could have a massive impact on the U.S. economy. Currently, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug…
President Trump did the impossible last week. He horrified the neo-isolationist “restrainers” who hoped that his second term would see the U.S. turning away from foreign quarrels to focus on “America first.” And Mr. Trump simultaneously left what remains of the old globalist American foreign policy establishment wringing its hands in despair and chagrin. PREMIUM…
Gold futures (GC=F) jumped on Monday on hopes of renewed government spending amid the prospect of an end to the shutdown, as well as potential tariff rebates, fueling a broader market rally. Gold rose more 2% to touch $4,100 per ounce, its highest level in two weeks after the Senate advanced a bill to end…
President Trump said Sunday that most Americans would receive a $2,000 dividend payment as a result of his administration’s tariffs levied against foreign countries. Trump announced the potential payments on his Truth Social platform, calling opponents of his tariffs “FOOLS” in a post. “We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying…
Gov. Gavin Newsom strode onstage in Houston on Saturday to a cheering crowd of Texas Democrats, saying Proposition 50’s victory in California on election day was a win for the nation and a firm repudiation of President Trump. Newsom possessed the air of a politician running for president at the boisterous rally, a possibility the…
Getty Images As the Washington Commanders move forward with plans to build a new domed stadium on the old RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C., there is reportedly a push from the White House for the stadium to be named after president Donald Trump. Trump and the White House have communicated a desire for the…
During a back and forth with reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office, President Trump recognized that US consumers are “paying something” for tariffs. “No, I don’t agree. I think that they might be paying something. But when you take the overall impact, the Americans are gaining tremendously,” Trump said. The White House has said…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday began its highly anticipated consideration of President Trump’s sweeping blanket tariffs, with the lawyer for the government making an audacious case. Trump’s duties “are not revenue-raising tariffs,” US Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued before the court, calling the tens of billions of dollars currently being brought in each month…