Former President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against CNN, accusing the network of engaging in a smear campaign against him in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential race. Mr. Trump’s ...
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Trump files $475 million lawsuit against CNN, claiming defamation
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump on Monday sued CNN, seeking $475 million in damages, saying the network had defamed him in an effort to short-circuit any future political campaign. The lawsui...
Supreme Court won’t hear MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s defamation case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit in which Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the company o...
If Hurricane Ian destroyed your home, take these critical first steps for disaster relief and insurance
The full financial and human price of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still unknown, days after it lashed Florida, and now with the Carolinas fresh off its wrath. But even with the immediate search-and...
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss Admits Mistake in Communicating Economic Plan
LONDON—U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said that her government could have done a better job preparing financial markets for a surprise tax-cut plan funded by increased debt, but otherwise defended the ...
Brazil’s Election Is Almost Here. Get Ready to Buy Petrobras Stock.
Chocolate and peanut butter go together; falling oil prices and Brazilian political uncertainty most certainly do not. Yet Petrobras stock may still be worth buying. Yes, that sounds like a terrible i...
Exxon CEO Warns Biden Administration Against Limiting Fuel Exports
Exxon Mobil is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden administration in August, arguing that restricting shipments would further squeeze global supplies and lift pump ...
Trump Might Be Shielded From Defamation Suit, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court said a law shielding U.S. government employees from tort claims could potentially protect former President Donald Trump from a defamation lawsuit brought by a New York writer. ...
Defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Lou Dobbs can proceed to trial
NEW YORK — A defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp. FOX, +1.58%, Fox News Network and Lou Dobbs can proceed toward trial, a judge ruled Monday after concluding that a Venezuelan businessman had made suf...
The U.K. Economy Is Having a Meltdown. Why It’s Going to Get Worse.
The recent sharp drop in the British pound and in U.K. government bonds means traders are at panic stations, with repercussions being felt across the globe. The spectacular drops in the past month wer...
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Biden’s Student Loan Relief
An Indiana public interest lawyer filed a lawsuit against the Education Department to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars of federal student debt, saying it would force...
U.K. could trigger a global crisis as pound collapses while bond yields soar, Larry Summers says
““A currency crisis in a reserve currency could well have global consequences. I am surprised that we have heard nothing from the IMF.”” — Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury secretary Former U.S. Tre...
Crypto Bill That Would Have Transformed Industry Vetoed by California’s Newsom
Text size California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed a bill that would have brought strong regulatio...
New York Suit Against Trump Mixes Routine Business Law, Uncommon Allegations
The New York attorney general’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump uses a common state business law to make allegations about property valuations, which lawyers say are rarely the focus of ...
Senators drill down on Zelle reimbursements, inflation and ‘uber-woke’ policies in bank CEO hearing
Democratic senators criticized banks for not serving consumers fairly while Republicans complained about liberal social agendas promoted by the same institutions, as chief executive officers of the co...
Jamie Dimon says stopping oil and gas funding would be ‘road to hell for America’
“Stopping new oil and gas funding? ‘That would be the road to hell for America.’” — Jamie Dimon JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon resoundingly assured lawmakers that his bank has no intention of stopping...
There’s only one ‘perfect asset’ to fight all the bad news that could be coming, says this strategist
Ahead of that, stocks are falling after Ford warned on high supply costs, on the heels of FedEx’s FDX, -1.99% profit caution last week. The dollar and cash have been among the most popular havens for ...
Why Alibaba Stock Is an Exception to Goldman’s US Market Preference
Text size Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks have been battered since the beginning of last year. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks have taken a beating since many hit all-time highs in earl...
Why Alibaba, Other China Tech Stocks Are an Exception to Goldman Sachs’ Outlook
Text size Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks have been battered since the beginning of last year. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks have taken a beating since many hit all-time highs in earl...
Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor Pleads Guilty to $7 Million Fraud
A former Morgan Stanley advisor pleaded guilty on Thursday to wire fraud and money laundering as part of a $7 million fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. Ex-advisor Shawn Edward Good...
Crypto poses threat to ‘financial stability’ of everyday Americans, feds warn
President Joe Biden’s administration expressed concern over recent developments in cryptocurrency markets and their impact on average Americans’ financial health as it introduced a series of reports F...
Toomey tells SEC chief to be ‘on notice’ that Supreme Court may overrule new climate rule
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee took aim at Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s plan to implement a new rule requiring disclosure of climate change risks during a heari...
Cash Is No Longer Trash. T-Bill Yields Near 4%.
Text size After years of yielding near zero, cash is suddenly a better investment. Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images Cash is no longer trash. For the first time in 15 years, investors can get nearly 4%...
This superbull at JPMorgan who called the summer rally sees a soft landing ahead. Here’s his advice on stocks and oil.
A fifth-straight win was taken off the table after August CPI numbers surprised on the upside. And it looks like there’s nothing to sway the Fed from a 75-basis-point hike this month. Still, when it d...
These three potential ‘naked swimmers’ threaten stocks and financial markets
Following a hat trick for all three major indexes last week, both optimism and trepidation are in the air as a new trading stretch begins. But some, like the Kobeissi Letter’s editor in chief and foun...
Opinion: This 401(k) bill opens the door to risky assets
Senators Pat Toomey, Tim Scott and Peter Meijer have just proposed a bill in Congress that would allow 401(k) plans to stretch beyond traditional investments like stocks and bonds. And when we say “be...