Morning News: January 30, 2026

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Despite Trump’s Tariffs

Trump Picks Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair

Wall Street Reacts as Warsh Selected by Trump as Next Fed Chair

Will Warsh Do What Trump Wants?

Dollar Fears Are Flaring as Trump Rekindles Debasement Trade

Private Assets Will Benefit From Fed’s Openness to Rate Cuts

Gold and Silver Plunge as Wild Swings Rock Metals Markets

Trump’s Crackdown on Defense Dividends Should Worry Retirees and Investors

Judge Rules Bank of America Must Face Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties

New Jersey Governor’s Electricity Obsession Is a Warning

A Tax Cut for ‘Working Families’ Does Nothing For Economic Growth

Panic in Miami: Haitians Confront Suddenly Losing Legal Status

Trump Deal to Avert Major Shutdown Set to Miss Funding Deadline

Senate, White House Look for a Way Out of ICE Funding Fight

Kristi Noem Is Also Failing at Running FEMA

Goodbye Arms Control, Hello Nuclear Anarchy

Panama High Court Gives Trump a Win Over Canal by Ousting Hong Kong Port Operator

Sanctioned Vessels, Pursuits at Sea: Tanker Trackers Keep Tabs

Exxon, Chevron Post Slimmest Annual Profits Since 2021

Chevron Sees Self-Funding Model in Venezuela to Safeguard Cash

A Fight Against Russian Oil Hits Lukoil Station Owners in the U.S.

Chinalco, Rio Tinto to Buy Control of Brazilian Aluminum Maker

The End of the Model S Is the Start of a New Tesla

Apple Gives Itself the Toughest Act to Follow

LG Electronics Reports First Net Loss in a Year

Verizon Posts Strong Subscriber Gains in Its First Quarter Under New CEO

Walmart’s New CEO Takes Over With $1 Trillion Valuation in Reach

End of Amazon Go Marks Retreat From Effort to Reinvent Physical Stores

Uniqlo’s Billionaire Founder Wants Tenfold US Growth. Early Signs Are Good

Colgate-Palmolive Swings to a Loss on Charges

Church & Dwight Logs Sales Growth

Twix Is OK but Granola Isn’t as States Deploy New Food Stamp Rules

Can This Man Break Disney’s Succession Curse?

The GameStop CEO Has an Audacious Plan to Clinch His $35 Billion Payday

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Posted by on January 30th, 2026 at 7:03 am


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