Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk

Judge Susan Crawford, the Democrat-backed nominee for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, during the final stop of the Common Sense Justice Tour ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, March 31, 2025. Jim Vondruska | Bloomberg | Getty Images Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, … Read more

Republicans win special elections for two deep-red House seats in Florida

Florida State House Representative Randy Fine speaks during a press conference where Governor DeSantis signs five state house bills into law at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Florida, U.S. May 17, 2023. Octavio Jones | Reuters The Republican candidates prevailed in a pair of special congressional elections in Florida on Tuesday, NBC News projects, giving … Read more

Cory Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in anti-Trump remarks that exceeded 25 hours

In this image provided by Senate Television, Sen, Cory Booker, D-N.J. speaks on the Senate floor, Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025. Senate Television | AP WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker set the record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night in marathon remarks that began Monday evening and tore into what he called the … Read more

GM reports robust first quarter sales as industry braces for tariffs

SUVs at a Chevrolet dealership in Oshawa, ON. Rene Johnston | Toronto Star | Getty Images General Motors and other automakers reported notable increases in their first-quarter U.S. vehicle sales, as the automotive industry braces for the impacts of President Donald Trump‘s auto tariffs that are set to take effect this week. GM on Tuesday … Read more

Bitcoin traders are overstating the impact of the US-led tariff war on BTC price

Despite Bitcoin’s 2.2% gains on April 1, BTC (BTC) hasn’t traded above $89,000 since March 7. Even though the recent price weakness is often linked to the escalating US-led global trade war, several factors had already been weighing on investor sentiment long before President Donald Trump announced the tariffs. Some market participants claimed that Strategy’s … Read more

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 01, 2025 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were relatively unchanged on Tuesday evening as Wall Street braces for the expected rollout of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday. Futures tied to the … Read more

Trump tariffs’ effect on consumer prices debated by economists

The U.S. government is set to increase tariff rates on several categories of imported products. Some economists tracking these trade proposals say the higher tariff rates could lead to higher consumer prices. One model constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston suggests that in an “extreme” scenario, heightened taxes on U.S. imports could result … Read more

Trump-affiliated crypto mining venture mulls IPO — Report

American Bitcoin Corp., a Trump family-backed crypto mining operation, has plans to raise additional capital, including through an initial public offering (IPO), according to an April 1 report by Bloomberg.  On March 31, Hut 8 — a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) miner — acquired a majority stake in American Bitcoin (formerly American Data Centers), whose … Read more

USDC issuer Circle files for IPO as public markets open to crypto

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder and CEO, Circle  David A. Grogan | CNBC Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The S1 lays the groundwork for Circle’s long-anticipated entry into the public markets. While the filing does not yet disclose the number of … Read more