Saturday, January 18, 2025
General
- CBO sees US 2025 deficit flat at $1.9 trillion before any Trump tax changes
- TikTok faces US ban deadline as users brace for fallout
- Trump team plans wealth-fund revamp for federal agency, Bloomberg News reports
- Trump will inherit a housing market creaking under the strain of high prices and high interest rates
- Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging in before any talks
- The Billionaires Flocking to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump
- LA’s Devastation Is Revealed as Fires Come Under Control
- What LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing Shortage
- TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
- U.S. Starts Maneuvers to Avoid Breaching Debt Limit, Putting Pressure on Congress
- One Weapon China Is Reluctant to Deploy Against Tariffs: A Weaker Currency
- The Year That Hedge Funds Got Their Mojo Back
- Los Angeles after the fires: ‘You can only live in a disaster zone for so long’
- US consumers ‘resilient and strong’ in face of high prices and interest rates
- Biggest US banks notch up $142bn in profits in blockbuster 2024
- Bond wobble underscores allure of cash
- Iran and Russia boost military and intelligence ties