President Donald Trump received international praise for his critical role in brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, with some suggesting that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
Read More Trump receives international praise for his role in brokering Gaza peace deal: ‘Nobel Prize to Trump!’
U.S. and NATO military officials are assessing potential security guarantees for Ukraine following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the two leaders discussed next steps toward ending Ukraine’s war with Russia.
Read More U.S. and NATO officials weigh Ukraine security guarantees as WH plans Zelensky-Putin Summit
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and other European leaders on Monday in the East Room of the White House, following his Friday meeting with the Russian president. As the nations work toward a peace agreement, the back-to-back talks highlight a renewed diplomatic effort to halt the killing.
Read More European leaders and Zelensky push for Ukrainian security guarantees during WH meeting
During a Senate floor address on Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer furiously slammed the United States-European Union (EU) trade deal as “fake” — claiming that the benefits are largely “illusory” and not grounded in enforceable obligations.
Read More Schumer calls Trump’s landmark U.S.-EU deal ‘fake’: ‘He just fakes it! Makes it up!’
French Prime Minister François Bayrou criticized the European Union for agreeing to a trade deal with President Donald Trump that places a 15% tariff on all EU goods while the U.S. largely enjoys tariff-free exports.
Read More France’s Prime Minister denounces EU for ‘submitting’ to Trump in U.S.-EU trade deal: ‘A dark day’
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs, while the Dow was on the cusp of that as optimism from a U.S.-EU trade pact set the stage for a week packed with megacap earnings.
Read More S&P, Nasdaq at record highs as US-EU trade deal sparks optimism in pivotal week