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(WASHINGTON) -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford expressed firm opposition to President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada this weekend, saying that the result of a trade war could be harmful to both countries."Everyone's feeling bullied by President Trump, and this is the worst thing you could do for the American economy," Ford told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz. "I just don't see the purpose. It's absolutely backwards."The U.S. and […]

(NEW YORK) -- Alan Greenspan, the longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve, has died, his wife confirmed. He was 100 years old."Alan passed away at our home this morning at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease,” Andrea Mitchell, his wife and a chief correspondent at NBC News, said in a statement published by the network on Monday.The economist is remembered for leading the American central bank amid […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has formally signed a proclamation temporarily lifting tariffs on some foreign imports of beef beginning Sept. 1, despite the firestorm of backlash he has received from farmers and Republican lawmakers over the action. This action only applies to lean beef trimmings "to combine with U.S. beef" for ground beef, the White House said. These meat parts already entered the U.S. at a low tariff, but this action […]

An app for Kalshi, an online prediction market site, is shown on Feb. 25, 2026, in Chicago. Online prediction market platforms allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- The state of Connecticut sued Kalshi on Thursday to block alleged unlicensed sports gambling offered by the online betting platform, the Office of the Attorney […]

(NEW YORK) -- Nvidia surpassed Wall Street expectations for revenue over a recent three-month period, the company said on Wednesday, demonstrating strong performance as a data center boom drives demand for the company's advanced artificial intelligence chips.The California-based company recorded $96.2 billion in sales over three months ending in July, which beat a Bloomberg forecast of $92 billion. The jump in revenue marked 106% growth compared to the same quarter a year earlier.In recent […]

(NEW YORK) -- Nvidia is set to report earnings on Wednesday as a data center boom drives demand for the company's advanced artificial intelligence chips, despite political backlash and looming concern about a financial bubble.In recent years, the California-based behemoth has defied skeptics with blockbuster revenue quarter after quarter.Rip-roaring growth transformed Nvidia from an ascendant AI player into the world's most valuable company. Investors will be eager to see whether the firm continued to deliver […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest decision on interest rates on Wednesday as the central bank weathers the highest inflation in three years.The announcement will mark the first possible adjustment of the benchmark interest rate since Trump nominee Kevin Warsh began his four-year term as Fed chair last month.The policy move is also set to arrive at a moment of flux for the nation’s economy, […]

(NEW YORK) -- Oil prices on Monday fell to their lowest level since March after U.S. officials announced an agreement between the United States and Iran.West Texas Intermediate futures price, the benchmark index for U.S. trading, registered at about $80.40. That figure, which amounted to a 5% drop on Monday, marked the lowest price since March 5, just a week after the outbreak of the Iran war.Stock prices, meanwhile, climbed on hopes […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods are set to take effect early Saturday morning, just days after he pushed back a previous deadline while the two sides negotiated a trade agreement.Trump claimed earlier this week the United States had reached a preliminary deal to resolve a dispute with one of its top trade partners, saying the breakthrough had prompted him to issue a reprieve from […]