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    Photo: A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks edged higher early Tuesday, extending an upbeat stretch as markets continue to look past a US government shutdown that has curtailed economic data releases. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

    Global selloff underway as traders sour on U.S. government shutdown and doubts about the Fed grow

    It’s not chaos but it’s not good.

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    October 10, 2025

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    A 116-year-old law gifted Harvard and most universities with tax-exempt status. Can Trump actually revoke it?
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    A 116-year-old law gifted Harvard and most universities with tax-exempt status. Can Trump actually revoke it?

    By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
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    Trump doubles down on claim he can remove Fed chair Jerome Powell: ‘If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast’
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    Trump doubles down on claim he can remove Fed chair Jerome Powell: ‘If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast’

    By Christopher Rugaber, Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak and The Associated Press
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    Trump wants lower interest rates to ‘counteract’ the inflation from his own tariff policies

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    Jerome Powell puts his left hand to his head as he testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services.
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    Jerome Powell insists the Fed’s independence is enshrined in law. The Supreme Court might change that

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    April 17, 2025
    Two of Elon Musk’s top DOGE hires are a married couple who worked at X and lived at Twitter’s HQ with their infant child
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    Two of Elon Musk’s top DOGE hires are a married couple who worked at X and lived at Twitter’s HQ with their infant child

    By Byron Tau, Joshua Goodman, Garance Burke, Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
    April 17, 2025
    The tariff loophole that drove Shein and Temu to fast-fashion dominance is closing in 8 days—and forcing the cheap brands to hike prices
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    The tariff loophole that drove Shein and Temu to fast-fashion dominance is closing in 8 days—and forcing the cheap brands to hike prices

    By The Associated Press and Mae Anderson
    April 17, 2025
    Harvard’s famous endowment will help it withstand Trump—to a point. ‘It’s not a $50 billion bank account’
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    Harvard’s famous endowment will help it withstand Trump—to a point. ‘It’s not a $50 billion bank account’

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    April 17, 2025
    UAW member Brian Pannebecker speaks at podium with Trump watching
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    Getting good jobs out of Trump’s tariff policy demands a labor movement his administration is bent on kneecapping, union historian says

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    April 17, 2025
    Armin Papperger, Chairman of the Executive Board (CEO) of Rheinmetall AG, during the annual press conference on March 12, 2025 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
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    Rheinmetall CEO expects order book to balloon by 450% amid Germany military boom

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    April 17, 2025
    President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
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    Trump is creating distance between Elon Musk and the White House’s China policy

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    April 17, 2025
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    Netflix stock has been nearly unscathed by Trump tariffs. Some think it could be Silicon Valley’s version of Johnson & Johnson

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    April 17, 2025
    The Trump administration defied the courts twice in one day, and experts say it could hurt America’s sterling reputation as an attractive place to invest
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    The Trump administration defied the courts twice in one day, and experts say it could hurt America’s sterling reputation as an attractive place to invest

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    April 17, 2025
    Trump touts ‘big progress’ in talks with Japan, one of the first countries trying to get a tariff reprieve
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    Trump touts ‘big progress’ in talks with Japan, one of the first countries trying to get a tariff reprieve

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    April 17, 2025
    Elon Musk’s DOGE reportedly wants to kill the IRS tool that makes filing free for American taxpayers
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    Elon Musk’s DOGE reportedly wants to kill the IRS tool that makes filing free for American taxpayers

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
    April 16, 2025
    Summers slams Trump ‘tyranny’ in escalating attacks on Harvard
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    Summers slams Trump ‘tyranny’ in escalating attacks on Harvard

    By Janet Lorin, David Westin and Bloomberg
    April 16, 2025
    Boomers are bracing for the Trump tariff-fueled hit to their retirement accounts: ‘I can’t live if he takes my Social Security’
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    Boomers are bracing for the Trump tariff-fueled hit to their retirement accounts: ‘I can’t live if he takes my Social Security’

    By Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated Press
    April 16, 2025
    Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security, Biden says in first remarks since leaving office
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    Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security, Biden says in first remarks since leaving office

    By Steve Peoples, Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
    April 16, 2025
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    ‘China’s Elon Musk’ uses just two numbers to demonstrate why his country’s auto industry is now outcompeting the U.S. and Europe

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    April 16, 2025
    IRS whistleblower who testified about Hunter Biden tax investigation is set to be named acting commissioner
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    IRS whistleblower who testified about Hunter Biden tax investigation is set to be named acting commissioner

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
    April 16, 2025
    Exclusive: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim demand investigation into DOGE cuts at CFPB
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    Exclusive: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim demand investigation into DOGE cuts at CFPB

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    April 16, 2025
    Japan’s chief trade negotiator will visit Washington to deal with Trump tariffs prime minister calls ‘a national crisis’
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    Japan’s chief trade negotiator will visit Washington to deal with Trump tariffs prime minister calls ‘a national crisis’

    By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated Press
    April 16, 2025
    Hong Kong will stop shipping small packages to the U.S. after Trump drops ‘de minimis’ exemption that let Shein and Temu sell to Americans
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    Hong Kong will stop shipping small packages to the U.S. after Trump drops ‘de minimis’ exemption that let Shein and Temu sell to Americans

    By Kanis Leung and The Associated Press
    April 16, 2025
    China names new trade negotiator who ‘supports free trade’ as it gears up for trade war with U.S.
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    China names new trade negotiator who ‘supports free trade’ as it gears up for trade war with U.S.

    By Christopher Bodeen and The Associated Press
    April 16, 2025
    Elon Musk’s DOGE is claiming victory after uncovering $382 million in unemployment fraud—but the government already found it years ago: ‘I don’t think it’s news to anyone’
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    Elon Musk’s DOGE is claiming victory after uncovering $382 million in unemployment fraud—but the government already found it years ago: ‘I don’t think it’s news to anyone’

    By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press
    April 15, 2025
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    U.S. economy to lose billions as foreign tourists stay away

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
    April 15, 2025
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    Trump trade war sparks run on U.S. warehouses with tariff loophole

    By Spencer Soper, Cailley LaPara, John Gittelsohn and Bloomberg
    April 15, 2025
    RFK Jr., Indiana, and Arkansas want to control food and drink SNAP users can buy with their $6.20 a day
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    RFK Jr., Indiana, and Arkansas want to control food and drink SNAP users can buy with their $6.20 a day

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    Elon Musk’s 28-year-old DOGE lieutenant dismantled USAID. Now it’s taking place at the State Department
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    Elon Musk’s 28-year-old DOGE lieutenant dismantled USAID. Now it’s taking place at the State Department

    By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee and The Associated Press
    April 15, 2025
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    ‘The Trump administration can’t ignore Boeing,’ BofA says after China reportedly halts imports from the U.S. aircraft manufacturer

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    Trump tariffs could prove nearly as harmful to U.S. auto market as Lehman collapse and COVID outbreak, warn S&P forecasters

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