Trump Administration Renews Push to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook Ahead of Key Vote

President Donald Trump’s administration has renewed its request to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. The administration filed a response to a federal appeals court on Sunday, arguing against Cook’s legal reasons for staying on the job. This move comes ahead of the central bank’s vote on interest rates. Cook, the…MORE

Trump Says the US Should Do Away With Quarterly Earnings Reports

President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said securities regulators should stop requiring companies to issue financial reports every three months and instead switch to a six-month reporting period. The SEC has required publicly traded companies to report on a quarterly basis since…MORE

China Launches Probes Targeting US Semiconductors Ahead of Madrid Trade Talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector ahead of trade talks in Spain. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday announced an anti-dumping investigation into certain analog IC chips imported from the U.S. The ministry also has announced an anti-discrimination probe into U.S. measures against China’s chip sector. The…MORE