Donald Trump
- Nine of the largest pharma companies ink deals with Trump to lower drug prices - President Donald Trump has pushed to lower drug prices for Americans, which are on average nearly three times higher than overseas.
- Kennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name - New signage is being installed at Washington, DC’s performing arts center on Friday to include President Donald Trump’s name.
- This Report Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells in the Pentagon - The people running the U.S. military should be sweating right now.
- Jeffrey Epstein: DOJ expects to release some—but not all—files Friday despite legal deadline - President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November.
- Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business - The new joint venture will prevent TikTok from shutting down in the U.S. due to national security concerns.
- Wall Street banked on a flurry of deals under Trump in 2025. It wasn't that simple - Dealmakers expected a flood of M&A to take place in 2025 following the election of President Trump. The number of transactions didn't live up to the hype.
- Waller had a 'strong interview' for Fed chair with Trump as president appears to turn focus to job market - The positive description of the Waller interview by officials was not necessarily an indication that he was a favorite candidate for the job.
- CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Why the India-U.S. trade deal remains elusive - Despite strong economic and strategic reasons, the absence of political will remains the biggest hurdle in closing of India-U.S. trade deal.
- Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await Bank of Japan decision - Asia-Pacific markets rose as investors on look toward the Bank of Japan decision coming out later in the day.
- TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says - TikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew.