Articles by Amanda Macias

America’s quietest crop is set to take center stage in Trump–Xi talks

As President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepare to meet Thursday, one soft-spoken U.S. export star will take center stage: soybeans. The humble crop, a $30 billion pillar of U.S. agriculture exports, has become a powerful symbol of the economic interdependence and political tension between Washington and Beijing....

Oct 29, 2025

Technology

PHOTOS: The making of Trump’s White House ballroom, a look at the construction progress

History is being rewritten on the White House grounds, where a new formal ballroom is rising in place of the East Wing. The project has become a political lightning rod, as images of its construction reignite debate over President Donald Trump’s imprint on the nation's most iconic address. While the...

Oct 26, 2025

Technology

Billionaire Ken Griffin says Citadel’s Chicago exodus was ‘not hard,’ cites crime, taxes

Billionaire Ken Griffin said his hedge fund’s Chicago footprint will shrink to just two floors as crime, taxes, and other challenges push employees to relocate to Miami and New York. "Chicago, you know, over the last, unfortunately, over the last six or seven years, has been engulfed in a series...

Oct 12, 2025

Technology

Trump's shortlist to replace Powell is starting to take shape

The names on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's radar to lead the world’s most powerful central bank are coming into view. Bessent, who has been interviewing candidates since Labor Day, is down to five candidates, senior Treasury officials confirmed to FOX Business' Edward Lawrence. A source familiar with the process said...

Oct 10, 2025

Technology

Sweeping layoffs 'have begun' as government shutdown drags on

The White House began a sweeping downsizing of its workforce on Friday as the government shutdown dragged into a second week. "The RIFs have begun," White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought wrote on X, using an abbreviation for "reductions in force." An OMB official, who...

Oct 10, 2025

Technology

Think tank founder faces scrutiny over China corporate ties despite decoupling advocacy

Oren Cass, founder of the Washington-based think tank American Compass, has built a reputation as one of the right’s most outspoken advocates for economic nationalism and "strategic decoupling" from Beijing. Yet recent details about the group’s corporate partnerships and staff affiliations raise questions about consistency between its rhetoric and its...

Oct 8, 2025