Politics

Options market activity shows traders are betting heavily on a weaker dollar.

The company that runs Truth Social ETFs is buying a conservative-leaning fund that doesn’t own Apple, Amazon or Meta.

Elevance stock tumbled after the Trump administration proposed keeping Medicare rates roughly flat in 2027.

What to know ahead of the Fed decision, ASML sales smash expectations, Meta’s AI spending spree weighs on earnings outlook, and more news to start your day.

Voters have expressed trepidation over the state of the economy and are especially upset about Trump’s job performance on inflation.

Plans for looser fiscal policy in Japan have triggered big moves in the yen and Japanese government bonds that have investors increasingly on edge around the world.

The Trump administration proposed keeping Medicare rates roughly flat this year.

A new analysis says that deportation rates are up, thanks to new tactics from ICE.

The winter weather is testing America’s power grids. And reigniting political tensions over energy.

Investors can get some gains by holding stocks that President Donald Trump might covet.

BlackRock’s Rieder is favored by traders to lead the Fed, healthcare stocks plunge, Polymarket scores another deal, and more news to start your day.

The European Union and India struck a free-trade agreement Tuesday, strengthening their relationship amid tariff tension from the U.S.

Many of Trump’s tariff threats never become reality, but they still add to a deteriorating trade environment.

More than 60 executives signed a joint letter through the state Chamber of Commerce as civil unrest disrupts the local economy.

The price of gold surged past $5,000 for the first time ever. It isn't showing any signs of slowing.

The stock had already been under pressure because of government cost-cutting initiatives.

The White House has made shoring up rare earths—key components in products like smartphones and fighter jets—a top priority.

Undermining American manufacturing by relying on foreign suppliers won’t fix the housing affordability crisis, Scott Paul writes in a guest commentary.

This past weekend the chances of a partial government shutdown went from unlikely to a near inevitability.

Gold's recent rally has lifted mining company stocks with it.

The risk of another government shutdown is rising, Fed Chair Powell takes center stage, gold prices top $5,000 for first time, and more news to start your day.

The prospect of another government shutdown may put Bitcoin under more pressure.

Public markets have powered middle-class financial security for decades. We need to make sure they keep growing, Zach Buchwald writes in a guest commentary.

A new study finds that in a contest between the president and the Fed, “the president usually wins,” thereby “undermining Federal Reserve independence.”

Investors are looking forward to a busy week of earnings, including one-fifth of the S&P 500 companies, and four of the Magnificent Seven stocks reporting results this week.