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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, January 09, 2026 03:20:28 PM
President Donald Trump Friday called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in investments to revive the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, January 09, 2026 02:48:13 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined the path for Venezuela's return to normalcy, making his points Friday at a meeting with President Donald Trump, Cabinet.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, January 09, 2026 02:31:58 PM
The United States will refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan ⁠crude oil under a new arrangement with the country following the ousting of former.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, January 09, 2026 12:55:47 PM
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Friday in a radio interview inflation issues are still at the forefront of his economic concerns...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, January 09, 2026 12:25:21 PM
U.S. household wealth hit a record high of more ⁠than $180 trillion in the third quarter of 2025 on the back of an AI-boom in the stock market and continued gains in.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, January 09, 2026 03:20:28 PM
President Donald Trump Friday called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in investments to revive the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, January 09, 2026 01:48:53 PM
A Stock Market Bubble Only Exists if the S&P 500 Hits 10,000 This Year...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, January 09, 2026 01:23:46 PM
The average dividend yield in the S&P 500 Index remains low at 1.1%. As a result, income investors largely have to settle for less dividend income when buying stocks...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, January 09, 2026 09:41:39 AM
Furniture store chain Bob's Discount Furniture, backed by private equity firm Bain Capital, filed for an initial public offering ⁠in the United States Friday...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, January 09, 2026 07:46:17 AM
Mortgage lenders surged in premarket trading Friday, a day after ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ordering his representatives to buy $200 billion in mortgage.....[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 - Friday, January 09, 2026 05:52:52 PM
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla was among the attendees at an event in Venezuela honoring the 32 Cuban Communist Party agents killed during the arrest of.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 05:45:29 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ⁠said on Thursday the text of a bilateral security guarantee between Kyiv and Washington was "essentially ready" to be finalized.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 05:28:50 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said she ordered her country's top diplomat to speak with Trump administration officials about strengthening relations with.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 04:36:04 PM
Harvard University professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said on Newsmax on Friday that President Donald Trump acted within his constitutional authority in a U.S. military.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 04:27:16 PM
President Donald Trump said Friday that Denmark cannot claim to own Greenland just because "they had a boat land there 500 years ago."..[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Friday, January 09, 2026 12:11:14 PM
The U.S. involvement in Venezuela's oil sector offers a potential opportunity for international banks, with JPMorgan Chase in an advantageous spot due to its history in.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, January 08, 2026 01:30:54 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump's muscular moves in Venezuela and Argentina ⁠are adding to a rightward shift across Latin America in a pivotal election year, making foreign.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, January 08, 2026 10:45:03 AM
From ⁠Paris to New York, department stores are sharpening their focus on curated shopping experiences — ice-skating shows, wine tasting and architectural tours — to try.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, January 08, 2026 08:12:12 AM
Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, January 07, 2026 08:17:40 AM
The largest U.S. banks are expected to ⁠report bigger fourth quarter profits next week, fueled by a surge in investment banking revenue as dealmaking accelerates...[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 06:58:03 PM
A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 06:29:08 PM
A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing more than $10 billion in federal social services funding earmarked for New York,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 06:27:38 PM
The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it has approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites as it works to boost.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 05:42:12 PM
Economist Stephen Moore argued on Newsmax on Friday that a record jump in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's GDPNow estimate shows the economy is surging despite last.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, January 09, 2026 03:20:28 PM
President Donald Trump Friday called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in investments to revive the.....[Full Story]
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