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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 09:20:51 AM
American drivers could soon feel the fallout from the Iran war at the pump — and at the repair shop — as industry leaders warn of looming motor oil shortages and soaring.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 07:36:09 AM
President Donald Trump criticized the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 20 after it struck down his global tariffs, a key part of his economic and foreign policy agenda. The.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Tuesday, May 19, 2026 04:15:21 PM
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that seven Chinese executives and four major shipping container manufacturers were indicted on allegations they conspired to fix.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Tuesday, May 19, 2026 03:55:40 PM
U.S. senators from both parties will unveil a bill on Tuesday aimed at countering Chinese sales of AI tools overseas, according to a copy seen by Reuters...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Tuesday, May 19, 2026 01:59:54 PM
The stagflation narrative dominating financial social media isn't completely wrong. That's what makes it so dangerous...[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 04:31:12 PM
TurboTax parent Intuit missed quarterly revenue estimates Wednesday and said it would cut 17% of its full-time workforce, sending its shares down 10% in extended trading.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 04:23:51 PM
Nvidia forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations Wednesday, and announced an $80 billion share repurchase program...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 01:47:17 PM
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos defended New York City's proposed tax on luxury second homes Wednesday, while also criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani for publicly targeting.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:35:51 AM
Meta has begun notifying employees of sweeping layoffs expected to affect roughly 10% of its global workforce, or about 8,000 jobs including managerial positions,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 09:58:00 AM
Intuit is laying off about 17% of its workforce, or about 3,000 employees worldwide, to streamline operations and sharpen focus on its key bets including its AI efforts,.....[Full Story]
Opinion
Frank Gaffney - Thursday, May 09, 2024 04:23:50 PM
The Biden administration is stealthily preparing to surrender our sovereign, constitutional republic and the freedoms it guarantees to the World Health Organization's.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Friday, April 09, 2021 02:44:12 PM
"Managed decline" is a euphemism for the proposition that the United States is a terminally waning power and must accommodate itself to the inevitable rise of Communist.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, April 06, 2021 04:13:28 PM
What the Fight Over Georgia’s Election Law is Really About..[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Wednesday, March 03, 2021 10:08:37 AM
Especially alarming is the relentless inflaming of racial tensions with the reinstitution of virulent "critical race theory" curricula, systematic vilification of white.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:56 AM
The former President laid out his vision for restoring an America in which elections are once again free and fair, our borders secure, our economy vibrant, our enemies.....[Full Story]
Global Talk
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, May 21, 2026 06:59:33 AM
Pakistan stepped up diplomatic efforts on Thursday to hasten U.S. and Iran peace talks, as Tehran said it was reviewing Washington's latest responses and President.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, May 21, 2026 06:57:17 AM
Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, May 21, 2026 06:45:58 AM
The British ‌government on Thursday published historic documents on the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy, saying it found no evidence that.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, May 21, 2026 06:02:01 AM
Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, May 21, 2026 06:01:33 AM
On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping's backtoback summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar, with formal handshakes.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 08:55:17 AM
The sharp rise in long-term Treasury yields is rattling Wall Street and threatening to push mortgage borrowing costs sharply higher, reviving comparisons to the early.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, May 19, 2026 07:45:47 AM
The Trump administration plans to unveil a framework for trading tokenized or digital versions of securities, Bloomberg News reported Monday...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Friday, May 08, 2026 10:40:18 AM
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on Friday pointed to stronger-than-expected April jobs numbers as evidence that President Donald Trump's economic policies are boosting.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, May 07, 2026 10:00:15 AM
Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz has jolted the world economy, causing a spike in fuel prices that has rippled through other sectors with effects far beyond the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, May 06, 2026 12:32:34 PM
A humming U.S. corporate profit engine is at the heart of the U.S. stock market's rally to record highs -- an encouraging sign for investors as long as the fuel driving.....[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Thursday, May 21, 2026 07:19:02 AM
The Trump administration is awarding $2 billion in grants to ​nine quantum-computing companies in deals that include U.S. ⁠government equity stakes, the Wall Street.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 10:06:28 PM
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is warning that her city might have a hotel-room shortage during the 2028 Summer Olympics...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 09:05:43 PM
An Australian court upheld a regulator's fine against Elon Musk's social media company, X Corp., after it admitted violating the law by failing to supply information.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 08:45:56 PM
Former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, who led the Department of Justice's Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative in 2021 and later joined Microsoft as president of global.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 07:55:05 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., criticized Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, after the company on Wednesday announced layoffs affecting roughly 10% of its global workforce.....[Full Story]
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