Global stock markets tumble as Beijing imposes new ban on U.S. shipping
A broad-based selloff swept global stock markets this morning after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Financial…
Dollar rebounds as fears of renewed US-China trade feud abate
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar held steady on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s watered down…
Oil edges up as US-China de-escalate trade tensions
By Anjana Anil (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Tuesday as early signs of a thaw in U.S.-China trade…
‘Scandalous’: top economist Jeremy Siegel warns U.S. sleepwalked into rare-earths crisis as China tightens its grip
China’s tightening grip over the minerals that power advanced technologies has moved from long-term strategic concern to immediate…
Bessent says US purchased pesos and finalized framework for $20 billion lifeline for Argentina
The United States has purchased Argentine pesos, in the latest step to stabilize that country’s financial market. –…
Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano is named to the newly created position of IRS CEO
Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano is named to the newly created position of IRS CEO As IRS CEO,…
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE The S&P 500 hit a…
Treasury Secretary Bessent says GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. economic growth could be hurt by the government shutdown. “This…
Soybean farmers feel betrayed as Argentina blows a hole in rural America’s $47 billion soybean bonanza
President Donald Trump counts U.S. farmers as one of his most loyal constituencies, but the administration’s recent move…
Argentina Took a Chainsaw to Its Economy. It Now Needs US Help %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% Argentina took a chainsaw to its economy. It now needs US help
Argentina’s economy, recently hailed by some as a poster child for radical free market reform, now finds itself…