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U.S. debt downgrade sinks global markets — but economists are not concerned

Global stock markets tumbled on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating — but top…

U.S. House committee flags MSCI, BlackRock for China investments

BEIJING — U.S. investments in around 50 blacklisted Chinese companies have drawn the attention of the U.S. House of Representatives…

Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’

Follow CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Trump indictment decision. A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter…

Trump sought to ‘exploit the violence and chaos’ of Jan. 6 with lies, indictment says

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump was criminally charged Tuesday with illegally conspiring to overturn his election loss to President…

Trump’s $100 million PAC has burned through nearly all of its cash

Former President Donald Trump’s once-formidable and lucrative political action committee is down to $3 million on hand while committees allied…

Trump grand jury members depart courthouse as potential indictment looms

LIVE UPDATES: Trump’s arraignment on four counts related to the 2020 election. Members of the grand jury hearing evidence in…

Chris Christie attacks Trump for using donations from ‘everyday Americans’ on legal fees, fashion designer

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday railed against former President Donald Trump for using donations to his political…

Israel’s Netanyahu rules out civil war as mass protests divide country over judicial reform

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the possibility of civil war in his country, which has recently been rattled by…

DeSantis claims Biden would beat Trump. The voters he is wooing disagree

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he does not believe Donald Trump can beat President Joe Biden in a general…

JPMorgan moved $1.1 million from Jeffrey Epstein to ‘women or girls’ after terminating client relationship, U.S. Virgin Islands alleges

JPMorgan Chase handled more than $1.1 million in payments from Jeffrey Epstein to “girls or women” after the giant bank…