Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn on Monday defended his company offering faster access to President Donald Trump‘s Truth Social posts, and said more customers have signed up for the pricey and controversial service. “We’re getting into the mid-teens now, and we’re climbing,” McGurn told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when asked if more companies had started…
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Aug. 21, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will raise tariffs on imports of cars, trucks and auto parts from Canada to 50% on Jan. 1, 2027,…
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks to members of the press outside the West Wing of the White House on April 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Monday suggested Canada was responsible for the collapse of trade-deal negotiations last week, telling CNBC that Ottawa changed…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Aug. 20, 2026. Yuri Gripas | Abaca | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Treasury could use its near $1 trillion General Account to help fund its recently announced plans to increase purchases of government bonds, according to two senior…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 20, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S will unveil “the single greatest financial offensive ever” against Iran on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, while Tehran threatened to seize vessels that violate transit rules in the Strait…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference Monday to announce sanctions against Iran that he described to CNBC as the greatest campaign of “coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world.” “At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary,” Bessent said in an opinion piece…
Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives speaks during the CNBC CEO Council Summit in Washington D.C. on June 2, 2026. Aaron Clamage | CNBC Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries met with President Donald Trump‘s son-in-law Jared Kushner in recent weeks, signalling people close to the president may be preparing for at…
Fiber optic cables feed into switches inside a communications room at an office in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A small power plant in the U.K. was shut down for four days in July following a cyberattack carried out by hackers…
President Donald Trump disclosed just over 1,000 financial transitions for the month of June in what appears to be broad reshuffling of his portfolio. The president rotated in and out of stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds throughout the month. The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million, according to Trump’s latest filing on Aug….
US President Donald Trump speaks with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney during a work lunch as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026. A G7 summit is set to take place June 15 to 17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains near Switzerland and it will be attended by…
