Where’s the economic sense behind Trump’s tariffs?
Not even Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent can convincingly defend the president’s trade policy.
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A government program made tax filing free and more efficient. Musk and DOGE may get rid of it anyway
The fate of the IRS Direct File program remains unclear as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency cleave their ...
DOGE, Musk may get rid of free tax filing program
The fate of the IRS Direct File program remains unclear as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency cleave their ...
Don't worry about eggs or a Trump recession. The billionaires will be just fine. | Opinion
So I'm noticing egg prices are still high and the stock market has been dropping and inflation is up and thousands of federal ...
US Treasury's Bessent says economy may slow in shift away from public spending
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. economy may slow as it transitions away from public ...
Trump, Bessent ‘don’t care’ if Americans struggle from possible Canadian dairy tariff: Rep. Gomez
Amidst uncertainty and a loss of consumer confidence, President Trump has floated the idea of putting a large tariff on Canadian dairy. This as reports say Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about ‘access to cheap goods'
"Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream," Bessent said during a speech to the Economic Club of New ...
Don’t expect Trump or Powell to bail out investors this time as stock market hits ‘danger zone’
U.S. stocks headed to the “danger zone,” and this time neither President Donald Trump nor Fed Chair Jerome Powell appears ...
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US Treasury's Bessent says economy may slow in shift away from public spending
But, you know, the terms could go up as time goes by, and they may go up and, you know, I don't know if it's predictability." Bessent reaffirmed that there has been no change in the Treasury's ...
From animal spirits to irrational restraint: Markets tank as Trump and Bessent stir recession fears
Bonds up, gold up and oil down. Try the Porcini Rubbed Rib-Eye.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about ‘access to cheap goods'
Bessent also advocated a deep examination of bank regulations, particularly for smaller institutions, which he said are burdened with rules that don't help safety. As Bessent spoke, stocks added ...