Regulations

According to a new U.S. Congressional Budget Office analysis, President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan proposes cuts to the National Institutes of Health that could significantly reduce the number of new drugs entering the market. The agency projected that slashing NIH funding by billions...

Escalating political attacks on the Federal Reserve have prompted economist Mohamed El-Erian to say Fed Chair Jerome Powell should resign—not for missteps, but to actually protect the central bank's independence. "If Chair Powell's objective is to safeguard the Fed's operational autonomy (which I...

Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk issued a sharp warning on the growing use of Buy Now Pay Later services among young Americans, calling the debt model “predatory” and structurally unhealthy. Check out the current price of AFRM stock here. What Happened: Speaking on...

Economist Judy Shelton, a former advisor to President Donald Trump during his first term and senior fellow at the Independent Institute, delivered a sweeping critique of the Federal Reserve on Monday. What Happened: Aligning herself with the former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh's call for “...

Wall Street opened the week on a risk-on footing, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 extending record highs as strong earnings reinforced confidence in corporate America and investors continued to shrug off trade tensions. By midday trading in New York, the S&P 500 had climbed 0.6% to...

A decade ago, the idea of putting Bitcoin or commodities like gold in a retirement plan would've sounded insane. Today, President Donald Trump has the opportunity to radically reshape the way Americans save for retirement. According to a Financial Times report, Trump is expected to sign an...

On Friday, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) called upon three of the country’s leading food delivery platforms: Alibaba Group’s (NYSE:BABA) Ele.me, Meituan (OTC:MPNGY), and JD.com (NASDAQ:JD). The regulator urged these companies to adopt more “...

Wall Street extended its historic rally this week, with major benchmarks such as the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 hitting fresh all-time highs, as strong corporate earnings, robust economic data and AI-fueled tech momentum continued to boost investor optimism. Big banks beat earnings...

Despite a Washington-Beijing trade truce at May’s Geneva summit, China just dropped its U.S. Treasury holdings to the lowest level in over 16 years ― and the timing couldn't be more telling. In May, Beijing trimmed its stockpile of American debt to $756.3 billion, shaving off nearly $1...

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock is taking a hit Friday as a U.S. government decision to permit the chip giant to resume sales of its H20 AI chips to China faces strong opposition from House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar. This move, seen by some as a boost to China’s AI...

It’s a cautious end to the week on Wall Street, as earnings from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) failed to impress investors. Meanwhile, continued trade tensions kept investors on the sidelines, preventing further gains in tech-heavy indexes already sitting near record levels. The S&P 500...

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller made his most assertive case yet for a July rate cut—and signaled he's ready to take Jerome Powell's seat if President Donald Trump asks. Speaking Friday on Bloomberg TV, Fed’s Waller joined fellow policymaker Michelle Bowman in backing a July rate...

Northern Dynasty Minerals (NYSE:NAK) closed sharply lower on Thursday, losing 31% after insider trading disclosures revealed share sales by key executives. The selloff erased gains following the July 4 announcement that the company is in talks to potentially resolve a legal standoff with the...

U.S. equities climbed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 briefly testing a record high 6,300 level at midday in New York, bolstered by strong earnings and upbeat retail sales data that reinforced investor risk appetite. The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.9% to a fresh record above 23,000, while the Dow Jones...