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American Express announces the new platinum business card. Courtesy: American Express American Express is finding that even for a provider of credit cards to the affluent, it pays to focus on the highest of high rollers. The company recently shifted marketing dollars to its refreshed Platinum card, which carries an $895 annual fee, and away…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website US President Donald Trump has claimed that his sweeping tariff policies have created an “American economic miracle”, dismissing warnings of global fallout and asserting that critics of his trade strategy “were all wrong”.In an opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Trump said the tariffs he imposed on…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tabled the Economic Survey 2025–26, offering the first official snapshot of where India’s economy stands—and where it’s headed next. The Survey pegs India’s potential growth at around 7%, flags a slight moderation in GDP growth next year, and lays out the government’s thinking on everything from inflation and exports…

The Senate voted on Friday (January 30, 2026) to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. With a weekend shutdown looming, President Donald Trump struck a spending…

The start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs – only to crash on Friday. Gold prices peaked above USD 5,500 (AUD 7,900) per ounce for the first time on Thursday, well above previous highs. But by the end of Friday, it had dropped to around USD 5068 (AUD 7,282). Silver…

The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organisation in its latest report on fisheries and aquaculture has said the global catch and harvest brought in more than 185 million tons of aquatic animals in 2022. File | Photo Credit: VIBHU H The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by…

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said Friday that Venezuela has taken positive steps to protect investment by private oil companies since the Trump administration captured former President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela on Thursday passed reforms to its hydrocarbon law that ease state control of the oil industry and grants private producers more autonomy. Wirth said Chevron is…

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images President Donald Trump last week took exception to a proposal backed by one of his economic advisors to let Americans tap their 401(k) savings for home downpayments — an idea that many financial advisors also oppose. “I’m not a huge fan. Other people like it,” Trump told…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Squawk Box Tax hikes on the rich gathering steam in blue states. CNBC’s Robert Frank joins ‘Squawk Box’ with the details. 👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website 04:41 Check SleepLean Official Website Fri, Jan 30 20267:47 AM EST Robert Frank Source link

Kevin Hassett, the National Economic Council director once considered a clear front-runner to be named the next Federal Reserve chair, said Friday he is fine with continuing in his current role. Fresh off President Donald Trump‘s announcement that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh will be the new chair, Hassett told CNBC that he was not…