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Political support leading to increasing fallout for crypto
Political support leading to increasing fallout for crypto

Support for cryptocurrencies from US President Donald Trump or Argentine leader Javier Milei has seen investors lose billions of dollars and is damaging a sector struggling for credibility, researchers told AFP. "The entire crypto industry is being tarnished," said Claire Balva, strategy director for fintech company Deblock.

'Tariff man': Trump's long history with trade wars
'Tariff man': Trump's long history with trade wars

Donald Trump loves few things more than talking about his affinity for tariffs, but it's nothing new: he's been saying the same thing for decades. He has since joked that it is now his fourth favorite word, after love, God and family -- but his commitment to them remains as strong as ever.

What next for Venezuela as Trump goes after oil revenues?
What next for Venezuela as Trump goes after oil revenues?

President Donald Trump has revoked the licenses that allowed several transnational oil and gas companies to operate in Venezuela despite the country being under US sanctions. The cancellation of the licenses will prevent PDVSA from using oil to pay the foreign energy companies for gas, as it had been doing, Morillo explained.