Bitcoin slides toward $90,000 after Trump orders tariffs

Trump to issue sweeping immigration orders once in office

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to invoke muscular presidential powers to begin a sweeping crackdown on immigration after his inauguration on Monday.

CBS News - Jan. 20

Trump expected to sign about 200 executive orders after being sworn in

CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has a rundown on the roughly 200 executive orders President-elect Donald Trump is expected to sign following his inauguration ...

CBS News - Jan. 20

Trump to sign executive orders ‘moments after’ swearing in

Senior Trump adviser Jason Miller joins TODAY to discuss Donald Trump’s plans after he is sworn in as president for a second time, including signing executive orders “literally moments after” he is ...

NBC News - Jan. 20

Trump is set to sign executive orders today - but what are they?

A US leader can weigh in on anything affecting federal government by issuing their own directions.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Bitcoin hits new record high, dollar dips ahead of Trump inauguration – business live

Bitcoin rises by 4% past $109,000, reversing earlier losses; Donald Trump meme coin price tanks after wife Melania also launches token. The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves , will travel to the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

FirstFT: Trump prepares dozens of executive orders

Also in today’s newsletter, three Israeli hostages released and TikTok restores US access

Financial Times - Jan. 20

China can outfox Trump’s tariffs

Beijing is agile enough to swerve US protectionism

Financial Times - Jan. 19

Is Trump’s bitcoin embrace the biggest ‘pump-and-dump’ ever?

The U.S. government buying bitcoin at inflated prices would do nothing to pay off America’s debt.

MarketWatch - Jan. 18

Smaller crypto may gain more than bitcoin after Trump takes office – should you invest?

Altcoins may have more room to rally than bitcoin after the pro-crypto president elect Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office, with his inauguration scheduled on Monday, industry participants said.

MarketWatch - Jan. 18

Canada, Trump and the new world order

Michael Ignatieff on what the US president-elect’s threats mean for the Americas and beyond

Financial Times - Jan. 18

Bitcoin gains as Trump reportedly plans crypto executive order

Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could release an executive order on crypto as soon as day 1.

CNBC - Jan. 18

What executive orders will Trump issue on Day 1?

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to issue a flurry of executive orders after returning to the White House on Monday. Political strategists Joel Payne and Kevin Sheridan join "America ...

CBS News - Jan. 17

CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million

The case, which involved a 2021 segment about a private security contractor in Afghanistan, played out as media organizations face more legal and political pressures.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

With XRP near highs ahead of Trump inauguration, can bitcoin crack a new record?

Major cryptocurrencies rallied on Friday, with bitcoin back on track toward its record high days ahead of the second inauguration of crypto-friendly President-elect Donald Trump.

MarketWatch - Jan. 17

A deeper look at Trump’s tariff team

Who will set US trade policy?

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Trump and bitcoin: BlackRock predicts another historic year for crypto

BlackRock ETF investment chief Samara Cohen thinks President-elect Donald Trump will push crypto-friendly policies.

CNBC - Jan. 16

Canada sends Trump 'message' with retaliatory tariff talk

Canada must send a “message” to President-elect Trump on tariffs, one of the country's provincial leaders said Wednesday alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who described the threatened levies ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

Small-cap crypto rallies ahead of Trump inauguration, bitcoin trades at $100,000

Cryptocurrencies jumped as investor appetite shifted to smaller, higher risk coins ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

CNBC - Jan. 16

A First-Day Trump Order: A Federal Stockpile of Bitcoin?

The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

The First Bitcoin President? Tracing Trump’s Crypto Connections

Crypto execs funneled millions in donations to swing this election, and now their man is in charge. Here’s how Donald Trump’s “crypto cabinet” could shape the next four years.

Wired - Jan. 16

Pakistan Orders Inquiry After Complaints That Airline Ad Evoked 9/11

An advertisement meant to celebrate the resumption of flights to Paris showed a jet pointed toward the Eiffel Tower.

The New York Times - Jan. 14

Bitcoin accelerates its slide, falling toward $90,000 to start the week

Bitcoin at one point dropped to the $90,000 mark to start the week, extending weekend losses as investors continued to dump tech stocks.

CNBC - Jan. 13

How Trump could break Bitcoin

Donald Trump's promise to turn the U.S. into a global hub for cryptocurrency innovation and his proposal to create a Bitcoin strategic reserve could lead to increased government oversight, ...

The Hill - Jan. 12

Higher bond yields could knock bitcoin back down to $90,000

Bitcoin is on pace to record its third straight day of declines as macroeconomic headwinds weigh on the crypto after it hit a record high near $110,000 last month.

MarketWatch - Jan. 10

Hollywood Hills fire evacuation order to be lifted after blaze contained

Subsiding winds and new resources bring first hope that authorities in Los Angeles can bring disaster under control

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Mexico president addresses fentanyl production after Trump's tariff threat

President Claudia Sheinbaum's statement on Mexico's anti-drug campaign follows President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs over drug trafficking.

CBS News - Jan. 8

My 90,000 shots of the sun: Andrew McCarthy’s best photograph

‘I took all the images with a precisely tuned telescope then joined them up. Use the wrong type of telescope and you’ll blind yourself and burn your house down’. I bought a telescope on a whim in ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Evening Report — Trump vows to reshape global order

👨🏼‍⚖️Plus: Trump praises one judge, blasts another {beacon} Evening Report © AP Trump promises a global shakeup PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP on Tuesday vowed to upend the global order, promising big ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Don't be fooled by Nvidia stock's slide after CEO Jensen Huang laid out an AI roadmap

The CEO's product announcements are not as important as the long-term vision he presented.

CNBC - Jan. 7

New migrant caravan heads toward US as Trump return draws closer

The Mexican government recently announced it will open 25 new shelters to house deported migrants.

The Hill - Jan. 7

Trump cites tariffs in call to merge Canada, US

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump proposes 'merged' US, Canada President-elect Trump on Monday raised the ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

30-year Treasury yield ends at highest since November 2023 after report of Trump tariff plans

Yields on U.S. government debt finished mostly higher on Monday as traders focused on a report about President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for applying tariffs.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

Trump: Washington Post report on tariff policy 'wrong'

President-elect Trump is denying a report in The Washington Post that outlines how his top aides are exploring a tariff plan that would only cover critical imports. The Post report cites three ...