Key Takeaways The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked employees to stop much of their work, closed the headquarters, and said he would refuse the agency’s funding. Analysts said that the White House cannot close the agency without Congress’ consent but could hold the CFPB back from doing much of its work.
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Old and new economy stocks keep Wall Street pumped up this week as tech and steel sectors advance on a mix of tariff news and an artificial intelligence buzz, with Treasuries in thrall to Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s latest trip
President Trump announced Sunday that he is telling the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies, ending a 233-year run of the 1-cent coin. The penny, one of the first coins made by the U.S. Mint after its establishment in 1792, now costs more than two cents to produce, Trump said in a post on his
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Market News Story Highlights Let’s take a quick look at how the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has been performing. How is VOO stock faring? The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is down 0.13% in the past five days but has risen 21.5% over the past year. Maximize Your Portfolio with Data Driven Insights: Leverage the power of TipRanks’
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US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance speaks to a Fox News reporter in the spin room after participating in the Vice Presidential debate with Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on October 1, 2024. Charly Triballeau |
Firefighters work at the scene of an accident in which a bus fell down a ravine in Guatemala City on February 10, 2025. Photo: JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty A crowded bus in Guatemala plunged off a bridge and into a polluted ravine, killing at least 50 of its passengers. In the early hours of Monday
US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that his special envoy Keith Kellogg, tasked with ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, will push for a swift end to the war. A source in President Zelensky’s office told AFP on Monday that Kellogg was scheduled to arrive on Feb. 20. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage