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Bessent Says Powell Attending Supreme Court Hearing Is ‘Mistake’ - Bloomberg
business 2026/01/20 11:58:04

Bessent Says Powell Attending Supreme Court Hearing Is ‘Mistake’ - Bloomberg

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his plans to attend a Supreme Court hearing regarding the president’s attempt to dismiss a central bank governor.

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Trump Family’s $6.8 Billion Fortune Is Increasingly Tied to Crypto - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/01/20 11:00:32

Trump Family’s $6.8 Billion Fortune Is Increasingly Tied to Crypto - Bloomberg.com

Digital assets added $1.4 billion to the first family’s wealth over the past year, making up about one-fifth of their fortune for the first time

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Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. One year later, has he delivered? - NPR
business 2026/01/20 10:00:00

Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. One year later, has he delivered? - NPR

Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.

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Wall Street-backed landlords a target for both Trump and Democrats - NPR
business 2026/01/20 10:00:00

Wall Street-backed landlords a target for both Trump and Democrats - NPR

Like President Trump, lawmakers around the U.S. blame corporate homebuyers for high prices and want to restrict them. Experts say it’s not so simple, and passing laws has proved difficult.

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U.S. 30-year Treasury yield jumps as trade war fears reignite - CNBC
business 2026/01/20 09:29:14

U.S. 30-year Treasury yield jumps as trade war fears reignite - CNBC

U.S. Treasury yields spiked Tuesday, after President Donald Trump aimed fresh tariff threats at European leaders.

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Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable - Yahoo Finance
business 2026/01/20 05:20:00

Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable - Yahoo Finance

President Donald Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make housing more affordable, but he’s picked a strange…

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