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As tensions flare in Minnesota, Treasury Secretary Bessent pushes a crackdown on fraud

9 janvier 2026 à 20:30
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department is taking a closer look at financial transactions between Minnesotan residents and businesses and Somalia as the federal government ramps up its immigration crackdown in the state, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Friday during a visit to the state. Read More

More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

9 janvier 2026 à 19:38
BEIJING (AP) -- A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically drew to a close with no sign of improvements Friday as the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo rebuffed his host nation and the Japanese reported delayed shipments to suppliers in China because of the spat. Read More

US treasury secretary says Argentina has repaid its US credit line in a win for Milei

9 janvier 2026 à 19:06
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina has repaid the funds it drew from a $20 billion credit line with the Trump administration, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday, in a crucial step for Argentine President Javier Milei to restore confidence in his chronically distressed economy. Read More

Geoff Russ: Carney cozying up to China aligns us with those who would destroy us

9 janvier 2026 à 17:35
Prime Minister Mark Carney is going to China next week to discuss trade with President Xi Jinping, just as American power is moving hard and fast to curtail or eliminate Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere. Canada has nothing to gain from isolating itself from the United States or the West in the short term, just to stick it to Donald Trump. Read More

Trump meets with oil executives at the White House on Friday, seeking investments in Venezuela

9 janvier 2026 à 17:29
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum -- a plan that rides on their comfort in making commitments in a country plagued by instability, inflation and uncertainty. Read More
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