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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, October 17, 2025 03:18:26 PM
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that he would likely meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng next week to prepare for high-stakes talks between the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, October 17, 2025 01:20:50 PM
A senior member of the US Federal Reserve Friday indicated he could back another interest rate cut later this month, while urging a meeting-by-meeting approach going.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, October 17, 2025 11:10:38 AM
Donald Trump is the master of memes - and of the media. No modern political figure understands better how to energize the long-humiliated conservative-patriotic soul.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, October 17, 2025 10:33:44 AM
Protectionism jams everyday commerce. No product is too small. Italian pasta makers warn that Trump's new duties, some nearing 92%, could double the price of a $4 box of.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, October 17, 2025 09:50:52 AM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Friday gave specific marching orders for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take tougher stances on China's.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, October 17, 2025 04:01:33 PM
Wall Street ended higher Friday as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump's latest remarks on China, while quarterly results from regional banks eased concerns.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, October 17, 2025 10:00:14 AM
Novo Nordisk shares fell as much as 6.4% in early trading Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the price of the Danish drugmaker's weight-loss drugs would.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, October 17, 2025 08:59:01 AM
Global stocks, commodities, and risk-sensitive currencies are poised for a powerful rally if real progress emerges from President Trump's diplomatic drive to end the war.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, October 17, 2025 07:40:45 AM
Tumbling bank shares pulled global stocks lower Friday, while gold hit a fresh peak, as signs of credit stress at U.S. regional lenders unnerved investors and drove them.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, October 17, 2025 07:22:08 AM
Gold surged past $4,300 an ounce on Friday, headed for its biggest weekly gain since December 2008, as geopolitical and economic uncertainty along with growing U.S. rate.....[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 - Sunday, October 19, 2025 03:03:55 PM
Father Benedict Kiely, founder of the Nasarean organization, said Sunday on Newsmax that Christians in the Middle East have faced centuries of persecution and remain.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 02:30:59 PM
Nobel Prize winner María Corina Machado might have beaten out President Donald Trump for the coveted award, but she says she is on the same team as Trump in striking at.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 02:24:12 PM
President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia's terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine in a White House meeting on.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 01:31:06 PM
A NATO expert who is warning against Vladimir Putin's desires to not only reinvigorate the old Soviet Union but take over all of Europe as a modern-day Hitler lays out.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 12:49:39 PM
While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy still insisted Sunday morning that "we will give nothing" to Russia, President Donald Trump is reminding the world that is not the.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Friday, October 17, 2025 01:56:48 PM
U.S. regional banks are showing increasing signs of stress even after they stockpiled more money to absorb credit losses and sought out more stable deposits since the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Friday, October 17, 2025 07:40:45 AM
Tumbling bank shares pulled global stocks lower Friday, while gold hit a fresh peak, as signs of credit stress at U.S. regional lenders unnerved investors and drove them.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, October 16, 2025 06:32:03 AM
For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college - or whether to go at all - has become a complex calculation of costs and benefits that often.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, October 14, 2025 12:37:16 PM
Wall Street had one of its most profitable quarters ever, if the earnings from four of nation's biggest banks that reported Tuesday are to be believed; as the companies.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Monday, October 13, 2025 09:48:51 AM
If you want to understand where we are in the cycle, skip the noise and follow profits. Corporate profits are the lifeblood of investment, hiring, and market returns...[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:12:32 AM
Movies like "The Hangover" and "Ocean's Eleven" piqued interest in the Las Vegas Strip long ago. But now Nevada labor unions hoping to boost jobs and tourism are pushing.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 09:08:31 AM
Earnings reports next week, including from Tesla and Netflix, will provide a deeper look at U.S. corporate profits while delayed U.S. inflation data will mark another.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 08:09:09 AM
Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs poll.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 07:45:57 AM
Democratic candidates Zohran Mamdani of New York City and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey are separated by a river, but the gulf between them would appear to be larger than.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Sunday, October 19, 2025 06:08:26 AM
South Korea has a higher chance of reaching a trade deal with the U.S. by the time of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea later this.....[Full Story]
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