Trump orders creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund
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What is a sovereign wealth fund and why is Trump creating one now?
Designed to invest in the national interest, sovereign wealth funds are typically funded by countries rich in natural resources and it is unclear how a US fund would operate or be financed. Donald ...The Guardian - 1h -
Trump moves to develop sovereign wealth fund to 'create value for American citizens'
President Donald Trump said Monday he would create a sovereign wealth fund, a pool of assets like those that exist in other countries that can help pay out regular funds to ordinary citizens.NBC News - 4h -
Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok
The fund would serve as an economic development tool and perhaps be used to buy TikTok.CNBC - 6h -
Trump Orders Creation of U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, Says It Could Buy TikTok
It came in the form of an executive order, but it was unclear how such a wealth fund would work.Inc. - 9h -
5 things to know about Trump's plan to create a sovereign wealth fund
President Trump is taking steps to overhaul the way the U.S. government invests its money and change the nature of America’s financial presence abroad. The president signed an executive order ...The Hill - 8h -
Trump: Sovereign wealth fund could 'perhaps' do something with TikTok
President Trump signed an executive order to work towards establishing a "sovereign wealth fund," and hinted it could potentially be used to make deals with businesses like TikTok.NBC News - 10h -
Trump signs order to create US sovereign wealth fund, eyeing TikTok purchase
President Trump on Monday directed secretaries to begin a process to create an American sovereign wealth fund, suggesting it could partially own the popular app TikTok. The president signed an ...The Hill - 10h -
Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund that could buy TikTok
President decrees US treasury and commerce departments to create fund after delaying ban of ByteDance-owned app. Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the US treasury and ...The Guardian - 10h -
Jeffries vows to use government shutdown fight to combat Trump orders
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Democrats will use the coming battle over government funding as a vehicle to block President Trump’s early efforts to gut federal ...The Hill - 12h -
US hospitals suspend healthcare for transgender youth after Trump order
President threatened to withhold federal funding from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to those under 19. US politics live – latest updates In the wake of Donald Trump ’s executive ...The Guardian - 12h -
Trump defends aid federal funding freeze after White House says it rescinds order
President Donald Trump defended the federal aid spending freeze, saying it “in no way affected” Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. The administration rescinded the order that froze federal ...NBC News - 5d -
Why Trump’s order to freeze funding evokes the darkest days of Watergate
President’s move has convulsed Washington in a manner arguably unseen since the Saturday Night Massacre of 1973. For its potential to provoke a constitutional crisis, Donald Trump’s attempted ...The Guardian - 5d -
What’s shielding Big Tech stocks like Nvidia in this market, according to the world’s biggest wealth fund
Managers of Norway’s Government Pension Global Fund are resigned to living with tech’s high concentration risk but say stocks like Nvidia have some bubble protection due to this one factor.MarketWatch - 5d -
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund reports record $222 billion annual profit on tech rally
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund reported its full-year earnings on Wednesday.CNBC - 5d -
Trump Orders ‘Iron Dome’ for U.S., but Freezes Funds for Nuclear Protection
The United States is estimated to have spent more than $400 billion on the kinds of antimissile goals that the president now says will provide “for the common defense.”The New York Times - 6d -
Judge pauses Trump funding freeze order until Feb. 3
The Trump administration order would have frozen the issuance of existing federal grants and loans until agencies vetted them.CNBC - 6d -
Lawmakers react to Trump ordering federal funding freeze
President Trump's memo calling for a freeze on federal funding for all public loans, grants and other aid is getting sharp criticism from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.CBS News - 6d -
Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on loans, grants and more aid
The freeze could have wide-ranging implications, with the White House noting that $3 trillion was spent in 2024 on federal assistance programs.CBS News - 6d -
Trump to sign order eliminating diversity policies from US military
The president also will reinstate US servicemembers who were discharged for refusing Covid vaccines.BBC News - Jan. 27 -
Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods after Trump order
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday ordered an increase of import tariffs on goods from the United States in retaliation to President Trump's tariffs and sanctions. Petro, in a post on the ...The Hill - Jan. 26 -
Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods in retaliation to similar order from President Trump
Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods in retaliation to similar order from President TrumpABC News - Jan. 26 -
Only 3 in 10 support Trump DOGE creation: Survey
Only about 3 in 10 Americans support President Trump’s formation of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) that tech billionaire Elon Musk helms, but the majority agree that inefficiency ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Afghan refugees feel 'betrayed' by Trump order blocking move to US
Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in Afghanistan.BBC News - Jan. 24 -
US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
Executive order signed by Trump, which was to take effect on 19 February, is already the subject of five lawsuits . A federal judge in Seattle blocked Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday from ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
What is US birthright citizenship and what does Trump’s executive order do?
Trump signed an order trying to end the right to citizenship for some children born in the US – here’s what to know. US judge blocks Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship As part of a ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Trump’s executive order on gender uses language pointing to ‘fetal personhood’
Words ‘at conception’ in order gesture to push by anti-abortion movement to give embryos and fetuses legal rights. US politics – live updates One of Donald Trump’s new executive orders , ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Trump ordered the US to withdraw from the WHO. What comes next?
President Trump issued an executive order late Monday night withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO). This is the second time Trump has tried to pull the country out of the ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Refugee flights to US canceled after Trump order
The State Department has suspended flights bringing previously approved refugees to the United States, cutting off access to protection in advance of the timeline set by President Trump in a new ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump order leaves Afghans who were approved to resettle in the US in limbo
Trump's executive order freezing refugee programs could impact thousands of Afghans approved to resettle as refugees in the US.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
Davos day two: Rachel Reeves says she’s ‘absolutely’ relaxed about wealth creation; Clegg defends Meta moderation changes – live updates
Rolling coverage of the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos . Rachel Reeves has also revealed ministers want to increase higher skilled migration by creating with more visas for people ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Trump halts more than $300bn in US green infrastructure funding
New president’s order to pause federal disbursements cuts critical loans and grants to developersFinancial Times - Jan. 22 -
World's biggest sovereign wealth fund warns markets at risk from tariff-fueled inflation
"If you look at the risk to financial markets, I think inflation is for sure one, all driven by tariffs."CNBC - Jan. 21 -
Saudi wealth fund ramps up efforts to tap ETF investors
Public Investment Fund stumps up $200mn as seed investor in SSGA’s Europe-listed bond fund in support of Vision 2030Financial Times - Jan. 21 -
Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persistABC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump signs order to withdraw US from World Health Organization
President signs raft of executive orders to unpick Biden agenda and cut federal bureaucracyFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
Trump to use executive order to rename Gulf of Mexico, 'Gulf of America'
President-elect Trump is set to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali as part of a surge of Day 1 executive orders, his incoming press secretary shared on the social platform X. Karoline ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Wealth of US ‘oil-garchs’ went up 15% in nine months as industry figures plan Trump inauguration party
Oil and gas firms have given more than $75m to Trump’s campaign and stand to benefit from his ‘drill, baby drill’ plan. As Joe Biden warns in his farewell address as president that “an oligarchy is ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Nvidia using GenAI to integrate Omniverse virtual creations into physical AI apps
Nvidia unveiled generative AI models and blueprints that expand Nvidia Omniverse integration further into physical AI applications.VentureBeat - Jan. 7
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