Donald Trump

• Gold extends gains, breaking past $5,000; Asia stocks mostly track Wall Street losses on tech pullback - Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell, tracking Wall Street losses as a sell-off in U.S. technology stocks weighed on sentiment.
• Pinterest CEO rebukes, fires 'obstructionist' employees who created tool to track layoffs - Pinterest CEO Bill Ready lashed out at staffers who created an internal tool to track layoffs at the company, and fired those involved.
• Fed's Stephen Miran resigns from White House post - Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran has stepped down from his position as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, CNBC has confirmed.
• UK, US agree Chagos air base is of strategic importance after Trump criticism of deal - Feb 3 () - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U. President Donald Trump recognised the "strategic importance" of the U.
• U.S. military shoots down Iranian drone that 'aggressively approached' aircraft carrier - The U.S. Central Command said the drone approached the USS Abraham Lincoln with "unclear intent."
• Ray Dalio warns the world is ‘on the brink’ of a capital war - The billionaire Bridgewater founder also weighed in on investing in gold after the metal was gripped by a sharp sell-off.
• Pfizer beats quarterly estimates despite Covid product decline, reaffirms modest outlook - The pharmaceutical giant reaffirmed the modest 2026 outlook that rattled investors in December.
• Authoritarianism Expert Says Donald Trump Is Doing The Exact Thing That Never Ends Well - The professor of history at New York University described the phenomenon as “autocratic backfire."
• Merck tops quarterly estimates, posts modest 2026 guidance as generic competition looms - Merck posted a modest 2026 outlook that fell short of estimates, as it prepares for some drugs to go off patent later this year and face generic competition.
• Trump refuses to be outdone by Europe, signing his own U.S.-India trade deal - The U.S. deal comes after global trading partners have been signing trade pacts, leaving America looking ostracized and more isolated.