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Since returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump has touted corporate and foreign US investment announcements as proof he is ushering in “the golden age of America”. On January 21, Trump said that before he’d finished the “first full business day” of his second term, the United States had “already secured nearly $3 trillion of new investments”. On April 2, he said, “It looks like we’re going to have about $6 trillion of investments”. Six days later, Trump told National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner attendees that the investment...

US Stock Market Highlights: The S&P 500 closed higher, marking a five-session winning streak with a 5.3% weekly gain. The Nasdaq rose 0.52%, up 7.2% for the week, led by tech stocks amid easing US-China trade tensions.US Stock Market Live: The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday, extending its winning streak to five sessions and posting a strong weekly gain of 5.3%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.52% to end at 19,211.10, surging 7.2% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 331.99 points, or 0.78%, to finish at...

US Stock Market Live: The Dow Jones opened lower but rose 50 points. S&P is up 11 points, and Nasdaq is up 50 points. Stocks gained as bond yields fell, but Fed chair warned rates may stay high. Trump announced major FDI.US Stock Market Live: The Dow Jones Industrial Average has opened Friday's trading session on Wall Street in the red, trading 80 points lower, before it ticked up into the green, rising 50 points. Meanwhile, S&P is marginally up, 11 points, and the Nasdaq Composite Index is up 50...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are trading with gains indicating a positive start for Wall Street on the final trading day of the week. The Dow futures are up 150 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are up 15 points and 50 points respectively. Stocks had received a boost on Thursday as bond yields fell in anticipation of more rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve, after some disappointing macro data. Watch this space for all live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street...

Daedo Kim and Jaehyun Eom  |  BloombergThe dollar erased this week’s gains on fresh speculation President Donald Trump favors a weaker greenback and will prod other governments to let their currencies rise in return for trade deals with the US.The US currency extended an earlier decline on Wednesday after a Bloomberg News report that South Korea and US officials discussed exchange rate policies at a May 5 meeting in Milan and will continue to do so.The won rose nearly 2% and the Japanese yen also climbed, helping to push the...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have seen a sharp surge on Sunday evening US time, after the Trump administration and China, both cited "substantial progress" on trade talks that took place over the weekend in Geneva, Switzerland. The Dow futures are up 440 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are up 70 points and 280 points respectively. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have seen a sharp surge on Sunday evening US time, after the Trump...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have seen a sharp surge on Sunday evening US time, after the Trump administration and China, both cited "substantial progress" on trade talks that took place over the weekend in Geneva, Switzerland. The Dow futures are up 440 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are up 70 points and 280 points respectively. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have seen a sharp surge on Sunday evening US time, after the Trump...

WASHINGTON — President Trump will be focused on obtaining investments for the US when he travels to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates during his Middle East trip next week, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told The Post. “The relationships are very established,” Wiles said about Trump’s longstanding ties with the respective world leaders. “It’s almost entirely about business deals and investment in the United States by all three countries,” she added during the April 29 interview. “It’s across the board investments, and they’re very substantial.” Trump...

Donald Trump’s trade war has already sparked a crisis of confidence in the US - Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Donald Trump has branded it the “big beautiful bill” that will save millions of jobs and boost Americans’ take-home pay by up to $5,000 (£3,700) a year. However, while recent focus has been on the market ructions caused by the trade war, the US president’s package of sweeping tax cuts will arguably be a bigger test of investors’ faith in the world’s biggest economy. Congress remains deeply divided over not only the...

FBI opens investigation into NY Attorney General Letitia JamesThe Department of Justice opened an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, multiple news outlets reported.WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has opened up an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James over real estate transactions, multiple news outlets reported.The FBI investigation is tied to loans and property purchases in New York City and Virginia, the Albany Times Union, Guardian and Washington Post reported on May 8.President Donald Trump has frequently attacked James since she won a $454 million...