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Hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, Vivek Ramaswamy officially stepped down from the “Department of Government Efficiency”

“Six months after we married, we had planned to get pre-qualified for a mortgage with the intention of selling both our homes.”

The meme-coin frenzy surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s launch saw twists and turns over the weekend following the launch of a coin celebrating his wife Melania.

Companies like Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and OpenAI have donated $1 million apiece to the Trump Inauguration, and their leaders are in prime spots.

The two major events fall on the same day — Jan. 20 — but most closures are because of MLK Day, which is a federal holiday.

The 30-year mortgage rate has inched up to the highest level since early last summer. Refinances are unexpectedly going up.

For stocks, much depends on whether the past week marked a peak in yields or was merely a snapback after getting technically overstretched.

The app still likely needs to find a buyer for its It’s been an eventful weekend for U.S. TikTok users, as the app went dark late on Saturday and is now back online as of midday Sunday.

“It’s not easy to go to another platform” and build what you have on TikTok, one creator says

Trump has expressed interest in a joint venture that could keep TikTok operational over the long haul. For now, the app is back online.

“I have been a stay-at-home mom for the past five years and my husband is the sole breadwinner.”

The U.S. stock market broadened its rally this week, with all S&P 500 sectors booking weekly gains, as investors appeared relieved by interest rates in the bond market reversing some of their recent startling climb.

Coffee chain Starbucks’s promised overhaul may require cutting jobs as it tries to work more efficiently, CEO Brian Niccol said.

With the incoming pro-business Trump administration, Wall Street needs people willing to ask hard questions and look into whether there’s substance behind bold corporate predictions.

Incoming President Donald Trump’s second administration kicks off as the U.S. debt-ceiling debate enters another critical juncture.

The pharmacy “allowed millions of opioid pills and other controlled substances to flow illegally out of Walgreens stores,” the Justice Department said.

U.S. stocks closed out the Biden era on a high note as the president bids farewell to the White House.

Yields on U.S. government debt finished higher on Friday as traders weighed the inflationary impact of possible tariffs from incoming President Donald Trump. Nonetheless, market-based rates still posted their biggest weekly declines since November, helped by the possibility inflation may still come down by enough to justify multiple 2025 rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.