67 h. ago Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as it fits the government’s terms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal government. Trump’s order didn’t detail the terms of the national security agreement. But U.S. Steel and […]

Politics

8 d. ago Mike Johnson downplays Musk’s influence and says Republicans will pass Trump’s tax and budget bill

With an uncharacteristically feistiness, Speaker Mike Johnson took clear sides Sunday in President Donald Trump’s breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk. The Republican House leader and staunch Trump ally said Musk’s criticism of the GOP’s massive tax and budget policy bill will not derail the measure, and he downplayed Musk’s influence over the GOP-controlled Congress. “I […]

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9 d. ago Traders Scour for ‘Elusive’ Catalyst to Push S&P 500 to Record

For stock traders there’s little to fear at the moment. Corporate America keeps churning out solid earnings. The chances of a recession aren’t blaring. And President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is expected to become more clear before long.

Economics

1 week ago S&P/TSX composite closes down almost 100 points as tariffs weigh on market

TORONTO — A sharp increase in tariffs the U.S. put on Canadian steel and aluminum Wednesday weighed on markets but investors were relieved Donald Trump’s latest attack didn’t exact the same damage as prior rounds. “If we reflect back obviously to April and the extreme volatility we had at that time, even tariff mentions in […]

Economics

1 week ago Bank of Canada Likely to Hold as Uncertainty Mounts: Decision Guide

The Bank of Canada is likely to hold interest rates steady as officials wait for clearer signals on how US President Donald Trump’s trade war will end up striking the economy.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.  The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole […]

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2 w. ago U.S. lawyer stripped of his security clearance by Trump cautions Canada

Mark Zaid is suing Trump and others after the president stripped him of his security clearance at the same time as Joe Biden and other political figures

Events

3 w. ago Trump takes aim at Putin on social media, say he’s ‘gone absolutely crazy’

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, levelling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles for a third straight night. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, […]

Politics

3 w. ago Trump backs U.S. Steel, Nippon partnership after national security review

President Donald Trump backed a partnership between United States Steel Corp. and Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp., crediting his tariff policies for an investment that would keep the iconic American firm in the U.S. While he stopped short of explicitly endorsing Nippon Steel’s earlier proposed $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, shares of the American steelmaker […]

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