Aug 31 Watch 6:52 Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump announced an unprecedented agreement in which the Pentagon would become an investor in a private company granted exclusive oil development rights in Venezuela. Nick Schifrin discussed the deal with Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program… Continue watching
Aug 31 WATCH: Trump says Fed Chair Warsh will 'do what he has to do' on possible rate hikes By Associated Press Trump suggested he’s not necessarily opposed to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh raising interest rates because of inflationary pressures, but he said that he thinks interest rates are “too high.”… Continue reading
Aug 31 Hosting G20 meeting, Bessent tries to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran. Continue reading
Aug 30 U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press “This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said in the interview. “We are showing people that we know who you are, you know who you are, and this has got to stop.”… Continue reading
Aug 29 Warsh raises stakes for Fed's next meeting, and other takeaways from Jackson Hole conference By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Warsh's high-profile speech at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole economic conference was mostly praised afterward by economists and other Fed policymakers in attendance. Still, there was also some pushback and criticism during the first day of the conference. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 6:11 Fed Chair Warsh not ruling out interest rate hike amid inflation concerns By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Amalia Huot-Marchand Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said there is still work to do on inflation. At the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Warsh also said that although he is not committed to a rate hike, he is not… Continue watching
Aug 28 WATCH: Fed Chair Warsh signals stubborn inflation may require rate hikes in Jackson Hole speech By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he had sent previously… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 7:14 $17B Meta settlement puts focus on youth mental health crisis, Colorado AG says By Geoff Bennett Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion in a settlement, putting to rest a trial where dozens of states accused it of deliberately endangering children through their platforms. The company behind Facebook and Instagram agreed to implement digital guardrails… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 8:02 How data centers became a major issue in the midterms By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson While there are many issues dividing voters this midterm season, one seems to be uniting them: opposition to AI data centers. Candidates who've taken notice are racing to shape policy around these centers, which could be a defining issue in… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 6:55 Trump faces backlash from ranchers over plan to import beef By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Amalia Huot-Marchand Backlash is mounting over President Trump's plan to pause tariffs on imported ground beef. The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from both ranchers and Republican politicians, who say the cheap imports will undercut struggling American producers and weaken the industry… Continue watching