US stocks tumble as businesses and consumers worry about tariffs and Washington; Dow down nearly 750
The S&P 500 was down 1.7% in late trading and heading toward its worst day in two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
Letters: DOGE has traded efficiency for lawlessness
Right now, we shouldn’t be asking whether any of the bodies in trees (DOGE cuts) are really horse thieves (wasteful spending), we should be asking how the outlaws got into the sheriff’s office and how ...
Letters: The human cost of Trump’s cuts is unknown
Faulty comparison | Sign on ineptitude | Attacking humanity. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Feb. 23, 2025.
Trump removes 150-year-old Resolute Desk from the Oval Office to be 'lightly refinished'
President Donald Trump temporarily removes the 150-year-old Resolute Desk from the Oval Office to be refinished.
Asian, European Stocks Rise. There’s Some Relief From Trump Tariff Fears.
Stock markets in Asia and Europe edged higher on Friday as relief that U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to raise tariffs weren’t more disruptive. Japan’s Nikkei closed 0.3% higher. The Hang Seng in ...
Discouraging economic reports knock Wall Street further from its record
Wall Street is pulling further from its record after reports on Friday showed worries about President Donald Trump’s policies ...
Donald Trump seeks to reshape Asia's energy supplies with US gas
Trump and his energy tsar Doug Burgum framed the venture as a way for Japan to replace Middle East energy shipments and ...
Why does SpaceX founder Elon Musk want to deorbit the ISS?
Elon Musk continues to push the idea that it’s time to deorbit the International Space Station and shift focus toward the Red ...