Nearly 20 oil executives, including veteran wildcatter Harold Hamm, are slated to meet President Donald Trump and top officials at the White House Friday as the administration pushes them to rebuild Venezuela’s battered energy sector.
US defense stocks are off to a strong start in 2026, extending last year’s stellar performance as geopolitical tensions ratchet higher and military spending plans rise to match them.
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno said he is running for the role of European Central Bank vice president.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he anticipates that President Donald Trump decides on a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this month.
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Tyler Kendall discuss several votes on Capitol Hill. On today's show, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, Bully Pulpit International Managing Director Adam Hodge, Firehouse Strategies Managing Partner Adam Terrill and Democratic Congresswoman Suzan DelBene of Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s proposal to keep large firms from buying up single-family homes in the US would be forward-looking and not result in a forced sale of current holdings.
The investigation into the killing of a US citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week is being complicated by clashes between federal and local officials, with the FBI taking control over the objections of Governor Tim Walz.
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith said the status quo on healthcare costs is unacceptable but extending Obamacare subsidies for a small portion of the population won't address the issue. The Missouri Congressman also said that President Trump's call to raise the defense budget by half a trillion dollars is an example of Trump 'investing in law and order.' (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump has ordered the US government to pull out of 66 international organizations that the White House said “no longer serve American interests.”
The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on her willingness to support the operation, people familiar with the matter said.
