Bitcoin tumbled more than 5% to fall below $64,000 on Tuesday as investors continued to grapple with escalating tariff tensions and broader geopolitical risks. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell as low as $63,396 amid investor pressure to move away from risk assets. “The move lower in bitcoin looks less like a crypto‑specific shock and more…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday that he was anxious over the U.S. economy, citing elevated asset prices and a competitive environment in banking that reminded him of the pre-2008 crisis years. Even as economists tout the Trump administration’s tax and deregulatory policies as boosting economic growth this year, Dimon said that his own…
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s central bank kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged Tuesday as authorities navigate a balancing act of supporting a slowing economy while maintaining currency stability. The People’s Bank of China held its 1-year and 5-year loan…
A worker unloads packages from a FedEx truck on Cyber Monday in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Bess Adler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Express on Monday sued the U.S. government, seeking a “full refund” of the money the shipping giant paid for tariffs unilaterally imposed last year by President Donald…
Former British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson enters a vehicle outside a reported residence, after police launched a misconduct in public office investigation following the release of U.S. Justice Department files linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in London, Britain, Feb. 14, 2026. Chris J Ratcliffe | Reuters Police…
A departure board dispays information about cancelled flights, during a winter storm at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, U.S., February 23, 2026. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters A powerful blizzard ground air travel to a near halt at major airports serving New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and other areas of the eastern U.S. on Monday….
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured), in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Europe has warned that trade deals struck with the U.S. could now be at risk after President Donald Trump unveiled a new global 15% tariff on all imports at…
Smoke billows from burning vehicles amid a wave of violence, with torched vehicles and gunmen blocking highways in more than half a dozen states, following a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” was killed, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, February 22, 2026, in this…
Oil retreated from a six-month high on Monday after Oman announced that a third round of talks between Washington and Tehran will continue this week in Geneva. Tensions have remained on high alert throughout the Middle East for weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated a strike on Iran could be imminent. Since then, a…
Snow falls in New York. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images U.S. natural gas prices rose nearly 3% on Monday as a massive winter storm hit the northeast of the country, affecting 35 million people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. It comes as cities and towns across the U.S. east coast…
