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Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
Currencies rise and fall all the time because of inflation fears, central bank moves and other factors. But economists worry ...
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump’s government downsizing continues
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being downsized by President Donald Trump. Roughly 1,500 employees will be cut ...
Capital One $35 billion purchase of Discover Financial gets regulatory approvals
The pending merger between Capital One and Discover Financial services received approval from several regulators Friday, ...
Live updates: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB
A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds ...
The EPA can’t end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly ...
Trump goes all in with bet that the heavy price of tariffs will pay off for Americans
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless ...
Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
Trump said he didn’t want markets to fall, but also that he wasn’t concerned about the massive sell-off either, adding, ...
South Korea to boost support of semiconductor industry in the face of Trump’s tariffs
South Korea on Tuesday said it will expand its financial support package for its crucial semiconductor industry to about $23 billion in part of efforts to address uncertainties posed by the Trump ...