A conservative journalist was mocked online after wrongly blaming Obama for the 2008 Wall Street bailout.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested there was insider trading in Congress related to Trump's pause on tariffs for all countries but China

Top GOP donor Ken Langone and other billionaire allies have slammed President Donald Trump's steep tariffs as reckless and inflationary.

Donald Trump told Americans to not be "weak" and "stupid" as he continues to defend his tariffs despite a three-day-long market crash

Markets suddenly spiked on Monday over a quote attributed to the director of the National Economic Council. They dipped again after it was proven false

Goldman Sachs placed the chances of a recession at 45% as the impact of Trump's tariffs continue to roil markets

Investors have criticized Trump's tariffs, warning that the policy is causing a market downturn and threatening the U.S.'s global economic standing.

London, Paris and Frankfurt rose at the open. The rally came after a second successive day of gains on Wall Street, which has been hammered this month by a sell-off sparked by Trump's tariffs campaign that many fear could ramp up US inflation and hammer the economy.

Vivek Ramaswamy blasted the Federal Reserve's mismanagement, calling it an "open secret" that investors track the Fed not for insight but to anticipate its next blunder, as he pushes his government efficiency agenda ahead of a likely run for Ohio governor.

In a much-anticipated speech via video link at the Davos World Forum in Switzerland, Trump pushed for lower interest rates and said he would cut taxes for companies investing in the United States while imposing tariffs on those who do not.

The three main US indices all slumped around one percent on Monday, adding to Friday's losses, with Tesla down 3.3 percent and Facebook owner Meta off 1.4 percent.

The NYPD issued a bulletin Tuesday, warning CEOs that they are targets after a slew of "Wanted" posters for executives started popping up throughout the city.

The company called the transaction a crucial step toward the completion of the proposed Endeavor take-private by Silver Lake. It is subject to standard closing conditions, including the necessary approvals from relevant gaming regulatory authorities, and is expected to close just prior to the finalization of the take-private deal.

The sell-off came despite another record close on Wall Street, fuelled by expectations that Trump will push through promised business-friendly policies and hopes that his administration will be pro-crypto, which saw bitcoin push to a new record close to $90,000.

The three main US stock indices lost ground on Wednesday, and Asian investors appeared to be in a risk-averse mood ahead of a coin-toss US election and after a widely expected decision by the Bank of Japan to leave its main interest rate unchanged.

US futures were holding steady after Elon Musk's company surged nearly 22 percent on the back of higher earnings following a streak of disappointing results, helping to lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500.

Traders have been put in a bullish mood by the Federal Reserve's decision to go big on its first reduction since the start of the Covid pandemic -- opting for 50 basis points instead of 25 -- and pledging more would come.

The sight of investors running to the hills sparked memories of the brief but tumultuous sell-off at the start of August that was partly fuelled by a big miss on US jobs creation.

Equities across the planet have seen big fluctuations since a closely watched gauge of the US labour market came in well below forecasts and fanned fears the Federal Reserve may have waited too long to cut interest rates.

The upbeat mood comes at the start of a busy week for traders, with the central banks of the United States and Japan making policy decisions, a key US jobs report due on Friday and megacaps releasing their earnings.

Traders struggled to extend gains on Wall Street, where the Dow chalked up its first record since May, while the dollar rose with Treasury yields on speculation that another Trump tariff battle with China and likely tax cuts could push inflation higher.

The advances also saw Hong Kong and Shanghai push higher after struggling in recent weeks over worries about the Chinese economy, with investors awaiting a key Communist Party meeting next week.

While Europe's main stock markets were dragged down Tuesday by political uncertainty in France, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in the United States edged to all-time highs.

Major companies trading on Wall Street are conveying a mostly unified message on the issue

SEC officials announced the approval of 11 Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

In recent years, the SEC rejected proposals for Bitcoin spot ETFs on concerns about potential market manipulation

Asian markets enjoyed a much-needed bounce Tuesday after a dour start to the year, with traders tracking a rally on Wall Street fuelled by bargain-buying and a surge into sold-off tech giants.