Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
Donald Trump’s media company has slipped into a market reality that no campaign rally can spin away, with its stock plumbing fresh lows just as the president faces a thicket of political and legal pressures. The selloff has erased billions of dollars in paper wealth, undercutting the narrative that Trump Media & Technology Group would…
The Trump administration is no longer just talking about shrinking the federal role in schools, it is actively breaking apart the Department of Education and redistributing its core functions across the government. What began as a political slogan about returning power to states has hardened into a structural reorganization that could permanently alter how the…
President Donald Trump has turned his long-running feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell into a fresh test of presidential power, claiming that advisers and lawyers have stopped him from removing the central bank chief. His latest comments sharpen a yearslong pattern of public threats, legal pushback and political theater around the Fed, even as…
President Trump is turning his affordability message into a fast‑food stage show, using McDonald’s as the backdrop for a broader economic sales pitch. By bringing his argument about prices and paychecks into a setting built on value menus and combo deals, he is trying to convince Americans that their wallets are in better shape than…
Donald Trump is now urging Congress to make public the government’s Jeffrey Epstein records, insisting he has “nothing to hide” after previously signaling resistance to a broad release. His shift turns a long‑running political liability into a test of transparency, and it raises fresh questions about how much control any president truly has over a…
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced that she is receiving threats following a public feud with President Donald Trump. This conflict has intensified as Trump coined a new nickname for Greene, highlighting the growing tensions within the Republican Party. The feud underscores the broader dynamics at play as Trump continues to wield influence through his…
President Donald Trump has announced a directive for the Department of Justice to investigate the connections between Jeffrey Epstein and several high-profile entities, including JPMorgan Chase and notable business leaders. This move, revealed on November 14, 2025, also extends to probing the ties of individuals such as Reid Hoffman and Larry Summers. Furthermore, Trump has…
Recent financial disclosures have revealed that President Donald Trump has significantly expanded his investment portfolio by purchasing at least $82 million in bonds since late August. This latest acquisition includes corporate and municipal bonds, bringing his total bond purchases since August to over $337 million. Notable companies involved in these investments include Meta Platforms, JP…
A federal judge has indefinitely prohibited President Trump from reducing federal funding to the University of California, following threats related to the university’s policies on a transgender athlete. This ruling, issued on November 14, 2025, prevents immediate financial cuts that could have severely impacted the university’s operations across its campuses. The decision reflects earlier judicial…
Raphael Bostic, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, has announced his decision to retire at the end of his term in February 2026. This unexpected move has been described as a surprise retirement, occurring amid a period of political transition as President Donald Trump seeks to exert greater influence over the Federal…