Trump, Wall Street and Fed
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Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and the Wall Street Journal
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President Donald Trump’s vows to roll out punishing new tariffs on Aug. 1 have barely made a ripple with investors who are convinced he’ll once again back down. But at the White House, officials insist they’re serious this time.
After The Wall Street Journal published an exclusive on an apparent letter written to Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump went to battle.
President Donald Trump’s trade agenda and his attempts to undermine Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pose risks to markets and the broader economy. His management of both issues will collide next week.
Trump's legal case against the Wall Street Journal over a story about the president and Jeffrey Epstein could face hurdles, one of which is that it does not appear to comply with Florida state rules over the timing of defamation lawsuits.
The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A judge grants the paper's request for a deadline extension and sealing of records in Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit, citing privacy concerns.
Wall Street was mixed and crude lost ground on Tuesday as investors assessed a spate of mixed earnings and signs that U.S. President Donald Trump's protracted trade war is hitting corporate profit margins,
The company has already made cost-cutting strides this month, axing about 9,000 employees in its latest round of layoffs. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha see about $73 billion in operating expenses in Microsoft's fiscal 2026, which implies 11% growth.