Markets recoil as proposal threatens bank profits and revives regulatory risk across U.S. finance.
Donald Trump
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For Washington, the dilemma lies between leveraging diplomacy and responding forcefully to human rights abuses—choices that could reshape U.S.–Iran relations …
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MARKETSWorld Markets
Stock Futures Slide as DOJ Probe Into Fed Chair Sparks Risk-Off Mood
by Dean Dougnby Dean DougnThe move reflected a broad “risk-off” response to concerns over the independence of the Federal Reserve.
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POLITICS
Powell Says He’s Under Criminal Probe, Warns of Threat to Fed Independence
by Dean Dougnby Dean DougnPowell was first nominated by Trump in 2017, yet their relationship deteriorated as the Fed resisted pressure for faster rate …
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Energy ties with Moscow put New Delhi at the center of Washington’s trade offensive
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POLITICS
Europe Draws a Red Line on Greenland as Trump Revives Annexation Threat
by Daphne Dougnby Daphne DougnLeaders warn Arctic security and NATO unity hinge on sovereignty, not force
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POLITICS
Live: U.S President Trump Holds a Press Conference, Jan. 3, 2026
by Dean Dougnby Dean Dougn“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump …
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Futures & CommoditiesMARKETS
Markets Reprice Risk After US Captures Venezuela’s Maduro
by Daphne Dougnby Daphne DougnInvestors eye oil windfall as geopolitics jolts global markets into a new regime
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POLITICS
Trump Confirms US Strike on Venezuela as Maduro Is Arrested and Deported
by Dean Dougnby Dean DougnExplosions rock Caracas as Washington claims regime takedown, raising global fears of escalation
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What happens next will test whether this strike was a calculated signal—or the opening act of a broader confrontation