Donald Trump Jr. has taken a $4.3 million leap into the crypto economy through a struggling social media startup called Thumzup Media Corp, based in Los Angeles, according to Bloomberg. On Wednesday,

Donald Trump Jr.'s $4M bet on Thumzup highlights the Trump family's growing push into crypto and digital assets.

But the latest stocks rally Wednesday highlights a key dilemma—are the market and the economy going to stay strong, or will Trump’s tariffs derail them?The answer will go a long way to determining if and when interest rates go lower—something Trump has made very clear he would like to see.

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump made history in a New York City bar Wednesday, becoming the first US president to ever use Bitcoin to complete a transaction. Trump, 78, used the ...

Worries about U.S. tariffs may well have triggered the moves. Cryptos tend to move in tandem with tech stocks, and the Nasdaq 100 index closed 0.8% lower Monday after President Donald Trump posted several letters to world leaders threatening 25% to 40% levies from Aug. 1 if they don’t make a deal in the meantime.

President-elect Donald Trump gave a keynote speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center July 27, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Stocks moved lower in early trading Friday as investors digested the latest threats from President Donald Trump to impose hefty tariffs on U.S. trading partners.