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Yahoo Finance Trumponomics Report Card
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Reuters•50 minutes agoTrump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi; Saudis may blame official
Trump dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet King Salman over the case that has strained the Americans' relationship with the Saudis, carefully cultivated by the U.S. president. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, Washington Post columnist and leading critic of the powerful Saudi crown prince
AFP News•3 hours agoUS judge tosses out Stormy Daniels defamation suit against Trump
President Donald Trump scored a legal victory Monday against porn star Stormy Daniels when a federal US judge rejected her defamation suit against him. Daniels -- whose real name is Stephanie Clifford -- still has a separate lawsuit against the president linked to $130,000 in hush money she was paid
- CNBC•3 hours ago
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel makes big midterm splash with $250,000 donation to Trump fund
The committee raised just over $2 million from July through late September. It also received eye-popping contributions from longtime Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz, who gave $50,000, and United States Steel Corp. donated $100,000.
- Associated Press•5 hours ago
Judge tosses Stormy Daniels' defamation suit against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge dismissed Stormy Daniels' defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Monday, saying the president made a "hyperbolic statement" against a political adversary when he tweeted about a composite sketch the porn actress' lawyer released.
- CNBC•5 hours ago
Judge dismisses porn star Stormy Daniels' defamation suit against Trump
Judge S. James Otero said that Trump's April tweet, accusing Daniels of a "total con job" after her appearance on daytime talk show"The View," was "the definition of protected rhetorical hyperbole." Otero further ruled that the president was entitled to attorney&apos
Reuters•6 hours agoSenator Warren, mocked by Trump as 'Pocahontas,' says DNA test backs her ancestry
The Massachusetts lawmaker, known as a liberal firebrand in her party, said last month she would take a "hard look" at running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Trump in 2020. "When I decided to run for Senate in 2012, I never thought that my family's Native American
Reuters•6 hours agoTrump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi; Saudis may blame official
Trump dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet King Salman over the case that has strained the Americans' relationship with the Saudis, carefully cultivated by the U.S. president. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, Washington Post columnist and leading critic of the powerful Saudi crown prince
- Yahoo Finance•7 hours ago
Trump administration: Drug makers should disclose prices in TV ads
just after drug companies announced they will be disclosing prices of drugs advertised on TV via a website, the Trump administration proposes a rule to require medicare and medicaid drugs to disclose price in TV ads.
- The Fiscal Times•7 hours ago
Trump Administration Seeks to Force Drugmakers to Post Prices in Ads
The Trump administration is pushing ahead with its plan to require drugmakers to disclose their list prices for medications in consumer advertising, much as they warn about possible side effects. The move, part of the administration’s blueprint to lower drug prices, was announced Monday by Health and
CNBC•9 hours agoJournalist's disappearance the 'first big policy crisis' for Trump administration: Ex-NATO commander
There's about a 50-50 chance that tensions between the United States and Saudi Arabia significantly escalate, retired Adm. James Stavridis told CNBC on Monday.
- Yahoo Finance•10 hours ago
Trump’s new plan to help struggling workers
Coming in next year's State of the Union speech: a plan to revamp federal worker training programs.
- CNBC•10 hours ago
Saudi Arabia is the top US weapons buyer – but it doesn't spend as much as Trump boasts
Trump recently praised Riyadh's ambitions to buy $110 billion worth of U.S.-made arms, a figure that has yet to manifest in State Department or Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcements.
Reuters•11 hours agoTrump says 'rogue killers' may be behind Khashoggi disappearance
ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday "rogue killers" may have been behind the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and despatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet King Salman over the case. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, Washington
Reuters•12 hours agoGlobal FDI falls 41 percent in first half of 2018 after Trump tax reforms - U.N.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 41 percent to $470 billion in the first six months of this year, the lowest since 2005, preliminary figures from the United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD showed on Monday. President Donald Trump's U.S. tax reforms were the main cause of
Reuters•12 hours agoGlobal FDI falls 41 pct in H1 2018 after Trump tax reforms - UN
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 41 percent to $470 billion in the first six months of this year, the lowest since 2005, preliminary figures from the United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD showed on Monday. President Donald Trump's U.S. tax reforms were the main cause of
- CNBC•13 hours ago
Drugmakers will soon talk about price in ads — but not as explicitly as Trump administration wants
The announcement comes just hours before Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is expected to introduce a proposal that would require drugmakers to include the list price in their direct-to-consumer advertisements.
- Yahoo Finance•14 hours ago
Stocks down as Trump threatens more China tariffs
Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) drop as Apple slips, Saudi issues flare up. The real estate (XLRE) sector is the most in the green, and the technology (XLK) sector is the most in the red. Yahoo Finance’s Scott Gamm joins us live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to talk markets. To discuss the
- CNBC•14 hours ago
Trump said he would give $1M to charity if Elizabeth Warren took a DNA test. She wants him to pay up
Warren, who has said that she would "take a hard look" at a 2020 run after the November midterms are over, is building a national political operation and has increasingly gone on the offensive against Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot in recent months.
- Associated Press•16 hours ago
Trump administration eyes military bases, federal facilities for coal, gas exports after states block West Coast ports
Trump administration eyes military bases, federal facilities for coal, gas exports after states block West Coast ports.
CNBC•16 hours agoTrump suggests 'rogue killers' murdered journalist Khashoggi as he sends Pompeo to meet Saudi king
The president's tweet came after Saudi Arabia's King Salman ordered an investigation into Khashoggi's disappearance. The journalist, a critic of the Saudi royal family who wrote columns for The Washington Post, was last seen Oct. 2, when he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Reuters•16 hours agoIranian crude exports fall further as Trump's sanctions loom
Turkey and Italy are the last buyers of Iranian crude outside China, India and the Middle East, according to tanker data and an industry source, the latest sign that shipments are taking a major hit from looming U.S. sanctions. The Islamic Republic has exported 1.33 million barrels per day so far in
Associated Press•yesterdayAP FACT CHECK: Trump's tall tale on 'record' judges, income
President Donald Trump is exaggerating his record when it comes to federal judges and the economy. With midterm elections three weeks away, he is claiming a "record" 84 judges confirmed to the federal bench and suggests he will fill 50 percent of the seats in the judiciary. Meanwhile, Hurricane
Associated Press•yesterdayAP FACT CHECK: Trump's tall tale on 'record' judges, income
President Donald Trump is exaggerating his record when it comes to federal judges and the economy. With midterm elections three weeks away, he is claiming a "record" 84 judges confirmed to the federal bench and suggests he will fill 50 percent of the seats in the judiciary. Meanwhile, Hurricane
Associated Press•yesterdaySaudis reject threats as stocks plunge after Trump comments
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Sunday threatened to retaliate for any sanctions imposed against it after President Donald Trump said the oil-rich kingdom deserves "severe punishment" if it is responsible for the disappearance and suspected murder of Washington Post contributor
Associated Press•yesterdaySaudis reject threats as stocks plunge after Trump comments
Saudi Arabia on Sunday threatened to retaliate for any sanctions imposed against it after President Donald Trump said the oil-rich kingdom deserves "severe punishment" if it is responsible for the disappearance and suspected murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. The warning
