Ken Thomas is a national political reporter covering the Trump administration. He has worked for The Wall Street Journal since November 2018.

Signs copies of his book that brings local history to life, “Minnesota’s Most Notorious Mobster: The Making and Breaking of Kid Cann.” Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Once Upon a Crime, 604 W. 26th St., Mpls.

Popular lore ties the birth of "4/20" to a group of high schoolers attending Northern California's San Rafael High School in the early 1970s. The five teens – Steve Capper, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel, ...

The day-to-day volatility for the S&P 500 settled down on Monday and Tuesday. But two-thirds of stocks in the U.S. large-cap benchmark index have declined this year, with 220 of the 500 stocks down at ...

The precious metal posted its best five-day performance since 2020 to cap a chaotic week on Wall Street against the backdrop of an escalating trade war between China and the US. On Friday ...

Consumer prices fell in March for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but economists warn inflation could get worse if the U.S. retains higher tariffs on China ...

The CBOE Volatility Index, or Wall Street’s fear gauge, surged 40% Thursday. The VIX briefly traded above 50 points midday — a rare level associated with extreme volatility. New data on ...

Australian stocks increased in value by almost $120 billion, as the local sharemarket posted its best one-day gain since 2020. The benchmark ... more dramatic rises on Wall Street, where the ...

Technology and mining stocks lead surge on local bourse. US futures point down after Wall Street's historic session as Chinese leaders meet to respond to Trump's 125 per cent hit. On Wall Street ...

Spot gold was up. 'No asset class has been spared' The losses on Wednesday follow a wild overnight trading session on Wall Street, during which stocks opened up only to erase big gains and ended ...

China’s Commerce Ministry “resolutely opposes” U.S. President Donald Trump‘s threat to impose additional 50% duties on Chinese imports and vowed to take countermeasures to protect its ...

The Nasdaq Composite was 0.1% higher after fluctuating between gains and losses. Wall Street’s fear gauge, the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, on Monday closed at the highest level since the ...