OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 billion proposal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - OpenAI says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion takeover bid by Elon Musk.

Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades. The "reciprocal'' tariffs that he announced Thursday are likely to create chaos for global businesses and conflict with America's allies and adversaries alike.

Latest: Trump tariffs all US trading partners

Taxes on imports could soon go up, as President Donald Trump signed a measure to have tariff rates match what other countries charge. "We had a very unfair system to us," Trump said in the Oval Office. "Everybody took advantage of the United States."

US halts $400M worth of armored vehicles from Tesla

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase.

Editorials from Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Musk will withdraw $97.4 billion bid if OpenAI remains nonprofit

Elon Musk says he will abandon his $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker drops its plan to convert into a for-profit company.

DOGE's access to Treasury data risks US financial standing

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Government Efficiency's embed into the federal government has raised a host of concerns, transforming a debate over how to cut government waste into a confrontation over privacy rights and the nation's financial standing in the world.

Powell says Trump's comments won't affect interest rate decisions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates won’t lead the central bank to change its rate decisions.