Economy

Gold prices held above the $2,100 level on Wednesday, near a record peak hit in the previous session as hopes for U.S. rates easing by mid-year mount, while traders awaited remarks on the economy’s health from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Uli Deck | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Gold prices lost about 3% after […]

Justin Sun, founder of blockchain platform Tron, poses for a photograph in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, May 8, 2020. Calvin Sit | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun has invested $30 million into Donald Trump’scrypto project, World Liberty Financial, he announced Monday. “We are thrilled to invest $30 million in World […]

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — President-elect Donald Trump plans to raise tariffs by an additional 10% on all Chinese goods coming into the U.S., according to a post on his […]

Walmart Supercenter in Burbank onThursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Allen J. Cockroaches | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Walmart on Monday confirmed that it’s ending some of its diversity initiatives, removing some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website and winding down a nonprofit that funded programs for minorities. The nation’s largest employer, which has about 1.6 […]

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – May 30, 2026: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on May 30, (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) Ezra Acayan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. aims to sustain equilibrium in the Asia-Pacific region and is working […]

A ship fires a weapon during drills east of Taiwan, in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 29, 2025. Eastern Theatre Command | Via Reuters The U.S. Congress continues to have strong support for Taiwan even as it remains a focal point […]

The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on May 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Centeras he did in late December, ruling […]

A mail-in ballot featuring California’s Proposition 50 is seen in this illustration taken in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 21, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters The U.S. Postal Service proposed new rules Friday that would require states to provide voter-level data on mail-in ballots in federal elections, one day after a federal judge declined to immediately […]

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said next week could bring key answers for technology stocks after a blockbuster quarter from Dell Technologies added to the enthusiasm around the data center trade. “When we look back, I wonder if we’ll say this was that moment when Dell simply took over the computer space” the “Mad Money” host said […]

A man walks past the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building on July 20, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jiang Qiming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images China on Monday kept its medium-term lending rate steady, as the country’s central bank seeks to stabilize the […]