Can the US afford Trump’s $1.5 trillion ‘dream military’?
Donald Trump plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up....
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Donald Trump plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up....
Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...
Bitcoin is increasingly trading on fiscal and regulatory signals as policy-driven liquidity expectations reshape market behavior in 2026....
A struggling currency sparked the protests and Trump’s new tariffs on Tehran’s trade partners will only increase the pain...
France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu invoked Article 49.3 of the Constitution on Tuesday to force part of his 2026 budget bill through the deeply divided lower house of parliament without a vot...
Crypto industry leaders scrambled Thursday to salvage the market structure bill—but some conceded the bill now has lower chances of passage....
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at US defense contractors on Tuesday. He said they'...
While the US president fires off social media posts increasing tariffs, the bloc has to overcome political divisions to retaliate...
Shares in the Danish energy firm rose about 5% after a federal court granted a preliminary injunction, allowing construction on the offshore wind project to resume....
Latvijas Banka governor and ECB policymaker urges policymakers to prepare financial system for direct military attack...
Sector has jumped nearly 15% this month as investors bet domestic military spending will have to keep rising...
Canada and China appear ready to kick-start trade talks after years of strained relations, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing this week coinciding with both countries question...
Federal Trade Commission’s move comes as Big Tech’s push to woo the White House has failed to put an end to monopoly cases...
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