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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:55:25 AM
In late 2025, BRICS quietly moved from idea into action. A working pilot of a gold-anchored digital trade instrument, known simply as "The Unit," has been launched...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:29:55 AM
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, on the short list to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell next year and scheduled to be interviewed for the job by President.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 10:21:34 AM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Americans are poised to see meaningful improvement on affordability in what he described as a "bountiful" 2026, as inflation eases.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 08:13:49 AM
Amazon is in talks to invest in OpenAI in a potential deal that could value the ChatGPT-parent at over $500 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 07:40:09 AM
Company finance chiefs continue to cite tariffs as a top concern and on average see prices rising around 4% next year, according to a survey that may add to U.S. Federal.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 01:38:02 PM
Silver prices surpassed $66 an ounce to a record high Wednesday, while gold firmed as hopes of rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve renewed after signs of a weak labor.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 08:13:49 AM
Amazon is in talks to invest in OpenAI in a potential deal that could value the ChatGPT-parent at over $500 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 08:08:24 AM
Oil prices rallied by nearly 2% Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 01:49:57 PM
Four key considerations..[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 01:21:26 PM
As someone who views corporate finance through a pragmatic lens, I've been closely watching the current surge in capital expenditures (capex) tied to artificial.....[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 - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 01:01:21 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump is threating to blockade sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela, a move that could devastate a country already wrangling with years of.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 01:01:01 PM
A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 01:00:28 PM
Israeli troops fired a mortar shell over the ceasefire line into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, in the latest incident to rock the tenuous ceasefire.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:45:34 PM
President Donald Trump has brought Ukraine and Russia closer to a peace agreement than at any point since their war began, but NATO must adopt a "wartime mindset" while.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:06:17 AM
The U.S. extended on Wednesday a waiver allowing oil sales from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project through June 18 next year, a move that likely allows production of liquefied.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 02:17:44 PM
American Airlines is betting big on luxury to regain altitude. From lie-flat seats and Bollinger champagne to Lavazza coffee and ultra-fast Wi-Fi, the carrier is rolling.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 01:21:26 PM
As someone who views corporate finance through a pragmatic lens, I've been closely watching the current surge in capital expenditures (capex) tied to artificial.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 12:52:51 PM
A new White House order aiming to rein in proxy advisory firms marks a major step in a broader Republican effort to weaken the role of investors and put more power in.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 09:15:35 AM
Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, built an AI-powered sommelier to make unvarnished wine recommendations based on a person's palate. The problem was the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Friday, December 05, 2025 09:58:42 AM
President Donald Trump announced Friday he has approved the manufacturing of "tiny cars" in the U.S...[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 02:17:44 PM
American Airlines is betting big on luxury to regain altitude. From lie-flat seats and Bollinger champagne to Lavazza coffee and ultra-fast Wi-Fi, the carrier is rolling.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 01:38:02 PM
Silver prices surpassed $66 an ounce to a record high Wednesday, while gold firmed as hopes of rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve renewed after signs of a weak labor.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 01:02:07 PM
The U.S. Justice Department has called on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to clarify whether the central bank has stopped losing money, which President Donald.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:35:02 PM
In a seismic shift for one of television's marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:23:24 PM
The Federal Communications Commission must include strong First Amendment protections while using its authority to protect the public interest, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.....[Full Story]
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