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While he was campaigning last fall, President Trump bemoaned the lack of a U.S.-backed investment fund and promised to create one.“Other countries have wealth funds,” he said. “We have nothing.”On Monday, he...

Two senators plan to introduce a bill on Tuesday to impose a tight cap on credit card interest rates, reviving a proposal that is sure to draw howls from banks and other...

Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products.Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese...

The head of “60 Minutes” told the show’s staff on Monday that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement in a lawsuit brought by President Trump against their network,...

Europe, you’re next.That’s the latest message from President Trump, who has repeatedly said in recent days that he would slap punitive tariffs on the 27 members of the European Union.Tariffs “will definitely...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans was facing a crisis. A sex-abuse scandal was bursting into public view, sending shock waves through the heavily Catholic city.Leaders of one of New Orleans’s other major...

At a newly built dock along Germany’s Elbe River, tankers from the United States unload liquefied natural gas to fuel factories and homes. In central Spain, a forest of wind turbines planted...

Markets around the world braced for volatile trading on Monday as investors began to assess the potential fallout from President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.On Monday, markets in...

President Trump’s decision on Saturday to impose new tariffs on imports from China poses a dilemma for Beijing’s leaders: Is it better to ignore the new tariffs or retaliate?Doing little runs the...

The median American household has a combined balance of $10,000 in its checking and savings accounts, according to a census estimate. For the last few years, anyone keeping this amount in a...