President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government could help struggling Spirit Airlines as the discount carrier faces the possibility of liquidation. Trump told CNBC’s “Squawk Box“: “I don’t mind mergers. I think I’d love somebody to buy Spirit, as an example. You know, Spirit’s in trouble. … Maybe the federal government should help that…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes the United States is “going to end up with a great deal” with Iran to end the weeks-long war. “I think they have no choice,” Trump said during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” when asked what he expected to come out of a second round of…
Global stocks have clawed back losses triggered by the Iran conflict, with major indexes now trading at or above pre-war levels, as investors rapidly unwind geopolitical risk hedges and refocus on the artificial intelligence boom, said market watchers. The MSCI World Index, which measures the performance of over 1,000 large and mid-cap equities from developed…
U.S. House impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., delivers part of the impeachment managers’ opening argument in the impeachment trial of then former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on the floor of the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 10, 2021. U.S. Senate TV…
The front page of the Javan newspaper (L) and the front page of the Jam Jam newspaper, which features a cartoon of US President Donald Trump drowning in the Strait of Hormuz with the headline “Marine Bluff,” are on sale at a newsstand in Tehran on April 13, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty…
Packages with the logo of Amazon are transported at a packing station of a redistribution center of Amazon in Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany, on Dec. 9, 2024. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Amazon pressured major brands like Levi Strauss & Co. and Hanes to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part…
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the government shutdown on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from the Trump administration, the White House said Monday. Chavez-DeRemer, 58, will “take a position in…
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh said Monday the central bank must be largely independent of political influence but also should stay focused on its primary goals. In remarks to be delivered Tuesday to the Senate Banking Committee, Warsh also expressed firm commitment to fighting inflation with only one mention of the labor market. “Simply…
An Iranian flag flutters as a woman walks past damaged buildings amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 20, 2026. Marko Djurica | Reuters “Complacent” investors risk getting wrong-footed as they continue to misread developments in the Iran war, analysts said after markets reacted to the…
With his penchant for suits, ties and sweater vests, Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh doesn’t share the rumpled look of many of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs he calls friends. But they still count him as one of their own. “You wouldn’t be hanging out with us if you were as normal as you claim…
