President Donald Trump is likely to name his new $300 million White House ballroom after himself, senior administration officials told ABC News. Officials have already begun referring to the project as “The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom,” a name that “will likely stick,” according to ABC News. Trump has not publicly confirmed what he plans…
By Maiya Keidan and Doina Chiacu TORONTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Canada stands ready to resume trade talks with the United States that President Donald Trump halted over an anti-tariff advertisement issued by Ontario’s provincial government. Trump terminated the talks on Thursday over the video which used Republican icon, former…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force in San Francisco, a city he’s blasted as everything wrong with liberal governance. Then conversations with some of the Bay Area’s most prominent tech leaders and the mayor changed his mind. “I got a great call from some incredible…
China and India are pulling back from buying Russian oil after President Trump sanctioned two of Moscow’s biggest exporters Wednesday. Reuters reported Thursday that Chinese state-run petroleum firms PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC and Zhenhua Oil had suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the Treasury Department announced sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, citing Moscow’s “lack of serious commitment…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Oct 23 – U.S. stock markets edged higher Thursday as investors attempted to recover from Wednesday’s broad declines. The S&P 500 rose about 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained roughly 28 points, or 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, climbing 0.6% on strength from tech names including Nvidia…
President Donald Trump is weighing sweeping new export controls that could block a wide range of software-based products from reaching China, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest restrictions on rare earth exports, Bloomberg reported. The potential measure—still under consideration—would restrict global shipments of items made with U.S. software or using U.S. software tools, including laptops, semiconductors,…
President Donald Trump’s approval rating on his handling of the economy has hit a new low, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University on Wednesday. Why It Matters Trump’s sliding grade on the economy comes as Americans have reported increased anxiety over the rising costs of living, a softening job market, and a protracted…
Public access to the White House has been suspended for about two months because tours started at the East Wing, and the demolition of parts of that wing and construction of the new ballroom have made the visits impossible, officials told CBS News. White House officials said that although the tours are still paused, they expect…
The Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing’s latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a US official and three people briefed by US authorities. While the plan is not the only option on the…
President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, in what could be the first state visit to the U.S. by a foreign leader in Trump’s second term, according to several people familiar with the planning.Work is underway to prepare a package…