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French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Finance

Trump tariffs have JPMorgan flying gold from London to New York—but big banks also find an arbitrage opportunity

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February 14, 2025
India to get access to F-35s as Trump touts his ‘special bond’ with Narendra Modi
Politics

India to get access to F-35s as Trump touts his ‘special bond’ with Narendra Modi

BY
February 14, 2025
Singapore warns of a ‘large cone of uncertainty’ around U.S. policy, even as the Southeast Asian country reports better-than-expected growth
Politics

Singapore warns of a ‘large cone of uncertainty’ around U.S. policy, even as the Southeast Asian country reports better-than-expected growth

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February 14, 2025
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., walks to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) near the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
Politics

State Department slams the brakes on potential $400 million armored Tesla purchase — ‘No government contract has been awarded to Tesla’

BY
February 13, 2025
NYC Mayor Eric Adams closes his eyes, smiles, and gives a thumbs up
Politics

Top federal prosecutor quits after DOJ orders corruption charges dropped against Eric Adams, citing the need for his cooperation on Trump’s immigration crackdown

BYLarry Neumeister and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
The best psych-out artists know how to mess with your mind, but Trump’s push for tariffs shows how this strategy can backfire
Commentary

The best psych-out artists know how to mess with your mind, but Trump’s push for tariffs shows how this strategy can backfire

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February 13, 2025
Elon Musk in front of a Tesla car
Tech

Activists disrupt railway linking Tesla’s EV factory with Berlin

BYMarilen Martin and Bloomberg
February 13, 2025
Donald Trump looks to the left and holds a microphone in his hand
Retail

SharkNinja CEO says Trump’s tariffs won’t mean its air fryers and ice cream makers will be made in the USA. It’ll shuffle the supply chain to dodge those fees instead

BY
February 13, 2025
Elon Musk wearing a black hat in the oval office
Tech

A 25-year-old staffer with Elon Musk’s DOGE was accidentally given permission to edit a sensitive Treasury payments system

BY
February 13, 2025
Tesla Cybertruck
Tech

Plans to buy ‘Armored Teslas’ vanish from State Department procurement list

BYDana Hull and Bloomberg
February 13, 2025
Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For OMB Director Nominee Russell Vought
Personal Finance

The CFPB’s plan to save consumers $15 billion a year in overdraft fees is on hold after Trump’s pause

BYCora Lewis and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal's 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City
Finance

Billionaire Ray Dalio warns America faces ‘economic heart attack’ if it doesn’t radically reduce U.S. fiscal deficit

BY
February 13, 2025
Elon Musk with his young son sitting on his shoulders
Politics

Elon Musk’s young engineers pose ‘the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau has ever faced’ as experts warn of cybersecurity breaches

BYAlex Pigman and AFP
February 13, 2025
The outside of Leavitt's Country Bakery in New Hampshire, which shows a giant mural painted on its roof
Politics

A mural painted by high school students perched atop a New Hampshire bakery is the flashpoint for a major First Amendment showdown

BYKathy McCormack and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Elon Musk says he is ‘pretty sure’ Tesla isn’t getting $400 million sweetheart deal to make armored cars for the U.S. government
Tech

Elon Musk says he is ‘pretty sure’ Tesla isn’t getting $400 million sweetheart deal to make armored cars for the U.S. government

BY
February 13, 2025
Musk’s SpaceX moves closer to creating its own Starbase city as Texas county approves vote
Politics

Musk’s SpaceX moves closer to creating its own Starbase city as Texas county approves vote

BYValerie Gonzalez and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s intelligence chief as GOP falls in line—except for one senator
Politics

Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s intelligence chief as GOP falls in line—except for one senator

BYDavid Klepper and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Ken Griffin says he is ‘so appreciative’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts but slammed Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re ‘what you do in the death throes of a nation’
Politics

Ken Griffin says he is ‘so appreciative’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts but slammed Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re ‘what you do in the death throes of a nation’

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February 13, 2025
Federal judge clears key hurdle for Trump and Musk’s government employee buyout plan
Politics

Federal judge clears key hurdle for Trump and Musk’s government employee buyout plan

BYLindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, Michael Casey and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk
Politics

Elon Musk wants to tear out entire federal agencies: ‘It’s like a weed. If you don’t remove the roots, the weed will grow back’

BY
February 13, 2025
Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to keep ICE agents off school grounds
Politics

Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to keep ICE agents off school grounds

BYHallie Golden and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Modi looks to avoid tariffs in meeting with Trump, who calls India the ‘tariff king’
Politics

Modi looks to avoid tariffs in meeting with Trump, who calls India the ‘tariff king’

BYWill Weissert and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government
Politics

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

BY
February 13, 2025
A price tag for a carton of eggs reads $19.79.
Retail

Inflation, egg prices, and gas prices all rose in January; Trump blames Biden

BYDaniel Avis and AFP
February 13, 2025
Doctor and architect who fled Cuba only to get stuck south of the border turn to their Plan B: ‘Now, it’s the Mexican dream’
Politics

Doctor and architect who fled Cuba only to get stuck south of the border turn to their Plan B: ‘Now, it’s the Mexican dream’

BYMegan Janetsky and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Trump keeps joking about a third term. Here’s what the constitution says
Politics

Trump keeps joking about a third term. Here’s what the constitution says

BYNicholas Riccardi and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Elon Musk speaks next to Donald Trump in the oval office
Politics

One by one, Republicans are speaking up against billionaire Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn DOGE tactics

BYLisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk stands in front of the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla's Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California on November 21, 2019.
Politics

State Department might buy $400 million worth of ‘armored Teslas’ from DOGE head and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

BY
February 13, 2025
US Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene
Politics

House Republicans join Elon Musk’s DOGE crusade to slash ‘stunning’ national debt

BYFrankie Taggart and AFP
February 12, 2025

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