Larry Kudlow

The Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates last week, and President Donald Trump is once again expressing his displeasure with the Fed and his appointed Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump lashed out at the Fed Monday on Twitter, telling followers the Fed “doesn’t know what it...

Global stocks surged Tuesday following news that President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be meeting to discuss trade at the upcoming G-20 summit at the end of the month. What Happened On Tuesday, Trump tweeted that he and Xi had a productive phone call and agreed to...

Investors received more bad news Monday morning as an escalation of the trade war between the U.S. and China drove stocks even lower following a horrible performance last week. The latest wave of selling comes on reports that China will be raising tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods to 25 percent...

The outlook for the U.S. fed funds rate has made a major shift in the last month alone. A month ago, investors were expecting the Federal Reserve to maintain or raise interest rates this year. Now, investors are betting on an interest rate cut in 2019, and White House advisor Larry Kudlow said...

The U.S. grew its gross domestic product by 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, slightly better than consensus forecasts but well below the growth rate of the prior two quarters. What Happened On Thursday morning, the Commerce Department said U.S. GDP was up 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter...

President Donald Trump said his administration is planning a new tax reduction of 10 percent targeted at the middle class — although Congress is not in session. With details still scarce, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Tuesday that the tax cut is in the planning...

National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow expressed confidence in the country's economic boom, took jabs at China's trade relationship with the U.S. and offered advice to the Motor City in remarks Thursday to the Detroit Economic Club.  Tax Cuts “It’s only a year into...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Federal Reserve is "going loco and there's no reason for them to do it." On Thursday, White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow emphasized the Fed's independence and said Trump is not dictating any of its policies from...

Hundreds of thousands of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) employees will see have bigger paychecks next month. What Happened Amazon said Tuesday it will pay every employee at least $15 per hour as of Nov. 1. The pay increase will directly benefit more than 250,000 current employees along with...

Tuesday morning, President Trump aired grievances against Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google and its search algorithms in a string of tweets. What Happened "Google search results for ‘Trump News’ shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media,”...

In this weekend's Barron's cover story, Jack Bogle shares his views on the future of the fund industry. Other featured articles offer consumer staples stocks that may be bargains and drone stocks hitting turbulence. Also, the prospects for cryptocurrency, a home superstore operator...

China has responded to the latest round of U.S. tariffs by announcing its own set of 25 percent tariffs on 105 categories of U.S. exports, including soybeans, airplanes and automobiles. The news sent the S&P 500 and Dow Jones falling on Wednesday, and Height Capital Markets analyst Clayton...

CNBC viewers are certainly familiar with President Donald Trump’s new chief economic advisor, Larry Kudlow. Kudlow has been a regular contributor to CNBC for years and even hosted his own show called “The Kudlow Report” from 2005 to 2014. But while trader’s may know Kudlow...

CNBC's Larry Kudlow, an informal adviser to President Donald Trump, thinks now more than ever the White House needs to get its "act together" or risk getting "creamed" in the 2018 midterm elections. Now that the debacle surrounding former FBI Director James Comey is arguably over, it's time for...