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Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy

Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy

The Treasury secretary received counsel and criticism from some of his predecessors over President Trump’s policies. www.nytimes.com [...]
Trump Is Defiant as Tariff Moves Roil Markets a Second Day

Trump Is Defiant as Tariff Moves Roil Markets a Second Day

After China announced new retaliatory measures against the United States, President Trump responded that Beijing “PLAYED IT WRONG.” www.nytimes.com [...]
Senators Hold Up 43 Biden Diplomatic Nominees as Crises Roil World

Senators Hold Up 43 Biden Diplomatic Nominees as Crises Roil World

The State Department says the monthslong blockade has damaged U.S. national security. Several Republican senators have objected to advancing the slate [...]
Biden Promotes Bipartisan Victories as Divisions Roil the Republican Party

Biden Promotes Bipartisan Victories as Divisions Roil the Republican Party

The president, who has said he intends to run for re-election, will travel to Kentucky to emphasize that he is determined to reach across the aisle. [...]
Bitcoin’s Correlation With Stocks Comes Back as Economic Factors Roil Markets

Bitcoin’s Correlation With Stocks Comes Back as Economic Factors Roil Markets

“Bitcoin has behaved similarly to tech stocks, albeit with some idiosyncratic events, namely forced selling by large institutions like Three Arrows Ca [...]
Omicron Fears and Powell’s Hawkish Shift Roil Markets

Omicron Fears and Powell’s Hawkish Shift Roil Markets

The discovery of the new omicron coronavirus variant and the Fed Chair’s more hawkish tilt on tapering, rates, and inflation have injected volatili [...]
‘Pandemic Inside a Pandemic’: Coronavirus and Police Brutality Roil Black Communities

‘Pandemic Inside a Pandemic’: Coronavirus and Police Brutality Roil Black Communities

“We’ve had a variety of volunteers come out and simply inform us how they’re unable to work proper now, and so they simply can’t sit house and do n [...]
Bitcoin Rises Above $10Ok for First Time in 25 Days as Protests Roil US Cities

Bitcoin Rises Above $10Ok for First Time in 25 Days as Protests Roil US Cities

Bitcoin has risen above $10,000 for the primary time in virtually a month as protests in U.S. cities proceed to accentuate. At round 23:05 UTC (7:0 [...]
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