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China’s April trade data delivered a sharper message than the headline rebound alone suggests. Exports rose 14.1% from a year earlier in U.S. dollar terms, according to customs data reported Saturday by Reuters and the Associated Press, a marked acceleration from March’s 2.5% gain and
The U.S. Treasury’s latest refunding announcement did more than set next week’s auction calendar. It offered a revealing look at how Washington is choosing to finance a swelling deficit without forcing more long-dated supply into a bond market that has already grown more sensitive to inflation
Bullish’s agreement to acquire Equiniti for $4.2 billion is not just another crypto expansion deal. It is a pointed wager that the next stage of digital-asset growth will depend less on speculative trading and more on owning the regulated infrastructure that public companies and shareholders already use
President Donald Trump has signed legislation providing a 45-day extension for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, keeping the controversial surveillance authority alive as lawmakers continue debating its future. The extension pushes the expiration date from April 30 to June 12, giving Congress additional time to reach
On Tuesday, the United States Senate voted down a measure that would have prevented President Trump from launching military action against Cuba without securing authorization from Congress beforehand. The final tally showed 51 senators opposed to advancing the resolution, while 47 supported it. Three Democratic senators—Tim Kaine of Virginia,
Two weeks prior, President Donald Trump marked the income tax deadline with a symbolic gesture, ordering McDonald’s food via DoorDash to the White House. This delivery served to spotlight the inaugural year of eliminating taxes on gratuities, a provision incorporated into the 2025 Big Beautiful Bill. As the original
Today’s report that a group of U.S. budget airlines is asking the White House for $2.5 billion in relief is more than another distressed-transportation headline. Bloomberg, citing Wall Street Journal reporting, said the group includes Frontier Airlines Holdings and Avelo and is seeking assistance in exchange
Late Friday, the U.S. Space Force gave Wall Street a clearer view of what President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative could mean for the defense industry. Space Systems Command said it has awarded 20 prototype agreements to 12 companies, with a combined ceiling of $3.2 billion, to
Wall Street’s campaign to make stock trading nearly continuous is starting to look less like an obvious modernization and more like a test of how much strain the market’s plumbing can take. That tension came into sharper focus on April 24, when Deutsche Boerse Chief Executive Stephan Leithner
Federal authorities have taken into custody a 44-year-old Iranian national at Los Angeles International Airport, facing accusations of facilitating weapons transactions on behalf of Tehran’s government. Shamim Mafi, who resides in Woodland Hills, California, was apprehended on Saturday evening as she arrived at the airport. According to
The ongoing military conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran that commenced on February 28, 2026, continues to generate intense debate within libertarian circles about the philosophical justification for intervention against authoritarian regimes. The initial strikes that eliminated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei along with senior officials have evolved into
The Trump administration’s naval blockade strategy in the Strait of Hormuz appears to be achieving its intended objectives, forcing Iran into a position where economic collapse looms within weeks. This approach, which involves preventing Iranian oil tankers from leaving their ports while allowing all other international shipping to pass
