Tag: Donald Trump
Will a tariff trade war negatively affect your job?
Type “trade war” into the Bloomberg News wire search and you get 2,206 hits. It is not a topic that is short on press coverage....
Anthony Kennedy, swing vote on U.S. Supreme Court, will retire
NEW YORK - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he will retire, letting President Donald Trump nominate a successor who could create the...
Should Gov. Raimondo send R.I. National Guard troops to the southern...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on June 19 that, as the commander-in-chief of the R.I. National Guard, she would not send any units to...
Trump to let small businesses offer cheaper health plans
NEW YORK - The Trump administration wants to make it easier for small businesses to join together to offer cheaper health-insurance plans that lack some...
At $9.7M a pop, private jets are luring buyers again
NEW YORK - If anyone’s looking for further evidence of a strong economy, here’s a sign: Wealthy individuals and companies are starting to snap...
Trump’s China tariffs met with retaliation vow from Beijing
NEW YORK - The Trump administration moved the United States to the edge of a trade war with China by announcing tariffs on $50 billion...
Trump slaps steel tariffs on closest allies as tensions rise
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced it’s imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, in a move...
Fed releases proposal for easing Volcker Rule trading limits
NEW YORK - Wall Street’s long campaign to chip away at the toughest trading restriction imposed on banks after the financial crisis is finally...
Biggest rollback of bank rules since Dodd-Frank clears House; Citizens, Santander...
NEW YORK - The U.S. House has approved a sweeping overhaul of bank regulations, sending to President Donald Trump a bill that will give...
Trump health secretary says drugmakers must help cut prices
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s top health official said the administration plans to turn up the heat on the pharmaceutical industry if it doesn’t...
