Author: mercuryoregon.com

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore Oregon, shaking coastal areas without triggering tsunami alerts or immediate damage reports, according to monitoring data.

Norway reacted strongly after Machado handed her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump, prompting Nobel bodies to restate the limits of laureate status.

The White House imposed a 25% tariff on Nvidia H200 chips routed to China, pairing limited export approvals with added trade restrictions on AI hardware.

Economic studies and official figures show Trump era tariffs raised prices for US firms while failing to narrow the long standing goods trade gap with China.

Wall Street saw its biggest annual job decline since 2016 as the six largest US banks ended 2025 with about 10600 fewer employees than a year earlier.

The Trump administration’s legal confrontation with the Federal Reserve has drawn congressional resistance and complicated the central bank’s leadership transition.

Wall Street advanced as chip stocks climbed and new highs spread, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 gaining support from stronger market breadth.

HHS restored nearly $2 billion in mental health and substance use grants after abrupt cancellations raised concern among providers states and lawmakers today.

Epic Systems filed a federal lawsuit alleging a health data network improperly accessed nearly 300000 patient records through national medical exchange systems.

Argentina repaid the U.S. Treasury 2.5 billion dollars under a currency swap agreement, completing the process in December and ending the fund’s exposure.