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CFPB on life support as senior staff exit
Congress is weighing whether to restructure the agency or dissolve it after the Trump administration temporarily halted its operations.
Craig Hudson/Reuters
How Arjun Sethi runs Kraken for crypto ‘hypergrowth’
The VC turned co-CEO has scores of direct reports and an army of bots to digest the data coming up from them.
Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images
China’s retaliatory US tariffs loom as analysts warn of escalating trade war
Beijing’s duties on US manufacturing and energy sectors — set to take effect Monday — could have a greater impact on Republican states, an analysis found.
Go Nakamura/Reuters
US hiring slowed in January, but economy remains resilient
After December’s hot jobs report, January hiring fell below expectations.
Isabel Infantes/Reuters
Trump team considers housing detained migrants in container offices
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in discussions with Phoenix-based Willscot about a lease, according to people familiar with the matter.
DHS/Handout via Reuters
Auto parts giant LKQ will give activist Ancora board seats
The $10 billion used auto parts giant is expected to announce a deal with the dissident as soon as Thursday.
Yves Herman/File Photo/Reuters
US trade deficit widens sharply amid Trump tariff threats
Imports to the US surged in December — particularly from Mexico, China, and Canada — as businesses brace for the impact of Trump’s tariffs.
JAB insurance deal pivots a century-old European family fortune
With $3 billion deal, the investment firm that grew out of the Reckitt Benckiser heirs is joining the Wall Street gold rush, but promising to avoid outsized risks.
Trump administration weighs adding Shein, Temu to forced labor list
It would be a significant show of interest in cracking down on consumer imports from China.
The new Trump trades are wacky
RFK’s plan to defluorinate water is seen boosting dental stocks, among the ideas hedge funds have taken from Trump’s first month in office.
Canada, Mexico pledge retaliatory tariffs as markets brace for turmoil
US President Donald Trump has ordered 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, while Chinese imports face 10% tariffs.
Suede coats and sacred cows: Patrice Louvet on turning Ralph Lauren around
A focus on consumers, costs and the CEO-founder relationship have restored the brand to relevance.
US economy finished 2024 on solid footing, as tariff threats weigh on 2025 forecasts
The country’s economy slowed slightly toward the end of the year, but consumer spending was stronger than expected.
Saudi seeks foreign capital to build global, competitive industries
Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim says attracting capital to develop competitive exports of goods and services is key to the kingdom’s economic transformation.
Meta, Microsoft, Tesla release latest quarter earnings
The results were a mixed bag, with Wall Street increasingly skeptical of capital expenditures on artificial intelligence.
US Fed keeps interest rates steady in first rate decision under Trump
The central bank said it would continue its pause on cutting borrowing costs, having made three cuts last year.
Boeing tries to stem the bleeding after disastrous year
The US aerospace giant reported a $11.8 billion annual loss for 2024 Tuesday — its worst since 2020.
HSBC gives up on Wall Street, where Americans still rule
Europe’s biggest lender is getting out of most investment banking, joining a long line of commercial lenders that have tried and failed to crack the dealmaking world. But hope springs eternal.