Lisa Cook, governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he had fired Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented and dramatic escalation of his attacks on the U.S. central bank’s independence over…
European stock markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday, pulled down by French equities as traders monitored the potential for a no confidence vote in the government next month. France’s CAC 40 index plummeted more than 2% in early deals after the country’s three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote called by…
Eternalcreative | Istock | Getty Images Miracle drugs, obesity treatments and skinny jabs. Call them what you will, few drugs have had a more transformative effect on Wall Street and waistlines over recent decades than GLP-1s. Familiarly known under the brand names Wegovy and Zepbound, Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are a class of medication used to…
Hugo Ortega, an American, had a well-paying job as an engineer and a long-term girlfriend. But he wasn’t happy, he said. “I didn’t like the job that I had. I didn’t like the degree that I had just finished doing,” he said. “I was starting to feel kind of weighed down by a lot of…
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung talk to reporters before an Oval Office meeting at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. During Lee’s first official visit to the White House, the two leaders are set to discuss trade and military cooperation…
A brand new Nissan car is displayed on the sales lot at Golden State Nissan on March 26, 2025 in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nissan Motor shares tumbled on Tuesday after Mercedes-Benz announced plans to offload its 3.8% holding in the Japanese automaker. Tokyo-listed shares of Nissan declined as much as 6.7%…
People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalatory rhetoric on tariffs. Trump reportedly threatened to “200% tariffs or something” on China if it does not export rare-earth magnets to the U.S, while also warning levies on countries…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose “substantial” new tariffs and restrict U.S. chip exports for all countries that do not remove digital taxes and related regulations. Trump wrote on Truth Social…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google-owned YouTube on Monday said it may remove channels including Fox Broadcast Network, Fox News and Fox Sports from its TV streaming platform if it doesn’t reach an agreement with Fox Corporation. YouTube TV’s renewal date with Fox is coming on Wednesday, and while the two companies have been…
In this photo illustration, the Interactive Brokers LLC logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty Images S&P Dow Jones Indices said Monday that it will add Interactive Brokers to the S&P 500 Index at the opening of trading on Thursday. The brokerage service is replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance, which is…
