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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:12:11 PM
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has promised that the U.S. central bank will deliver price stability, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's decision Wednesday to.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, August 20, 2026 09:42:59 AM
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Thursday that the U.S. Treasury market suggests monetary policy is appropriately positioned and that the central.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, August 20, 2026 08:38:39 AM
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, suggesting that the labor market remains stable despite a surprise drop in employment.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, August 19, 2026 04:36:22 PM
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, marking a historic milestone in a borrowing buildup that has accumulated over generations, through.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, August 19, 2026 02:03:33 PM
Concern about inflation deepened at the Federal Reserve's meeting last month, with "several" policymakers ready to raise interest rates and "many" saying a hike in.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:38:40 PM
Nvidia plans to start shipping small volumes of an AI chip designed for Chinese customers by year-end, The Information reported Thursday, citing two employees...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, August 20, 2026 10:51:31 AM
S&P 500 companies are winding up a banner quarterly earnings season, fueled in large part by surging profits at AI-related companies...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, August 20, 2026 10:00:50 AM
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Micron Technology said Thursday it plans to spend $10 billion on its newly established research lab at Boise, Idaho, over the next decade to advance.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, August 20, 2026 08:24:26 AM
Moderna shares more than doubled Wednesday after it announced initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment that would be the first of its kind if.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, August 20, 2026 07:57:30 AM
Target raised its annual sales forecast for a second time this year as efforts to cut prices and freshen merchandise yielded results, while its quarterly profit received.....[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, August 20, 2026 02:00:40 PM
A Croatian judge on Thursday ordered the detention of a Ukrainian man who is wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:58:24 PM
The United States will on Thursday issue fresh ‌sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it under a terrorism authority, according to a.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:32:31 PM
The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Thursday, relieving a long-deployed carrier following.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:31:36 PM
President Donald Trump's administration has increased pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 12:08:13 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the Trump administration's plan to intensify economic pressure on Iran could eliminate the need for a large-scale.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, August 18, 2026 03:17:16 PM
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday proposed a new regulatory framework for crypto assets, the first major step under U.S. President Donald Trump's.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, August 18, 2026 07:19:58 AM
A selloff in U.S. government bonds picked up pace Tuesday, sending the 30-year Treasury yield to a near two-decade high as fears of an escalation in the Middle East war.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Monday, August 17, 2026 11:59:28 AM
Japan didn't just spark a currency crisis; it reminded everyone that the Fed has quietly backstopped the dollar for 60 years. The Yen intervention is not new, and while.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Monday, August 17, 2026 06:43:59 AM
A market correction to tech stock exuberance in the U.S. is likely and could have far-reaching consequences due to limits in fiscal and monetary policy buffers to blunt.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Monday, August 10, 2026 10:29:31 AM
J.P. Morgan raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 8,000 from 7,800 Monday, citing prospects of solid corporate earnings and rising confidence that AI.....[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:45:21 PM
The U.S. Justice Department urged a judge on Thursday not to schedule an urgent hearing on Disney's suit that seeks to block the Federal Communications Commission early.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:38:40 PM
Nvidia plans to start shipping small volumes of an AI chip designed for Chinese customers by year-end, The Information reported Thursday, citing two employees...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:36:39 PM
Michigan's health department reported 14,277 cases linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak on Thursday, up 368 from its previous update a week earlier, an increase of nearly.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 01:12:11 PM
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has promised that the U.S. central bank will deliver price stability, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's decision Wednesday to.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Thursday, August 20, 2026 11:42:50 AM
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $500 million in grants to seven companies building domestic lithium, cobalt, and other mineral and battery projects, the latest.....[Full Story]
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