Stocks were sent soaring briefly Thursday after a report the United States may ease tariffs during trade negotiations with China.

The House voted to disapprove of a plan to ease sanctions against companies with ties to a Russian oligarch who is an ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned seven Venezuelans including television and insurance tycoon Raul Gorrin and six others over alleged corruption.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday has again criticized the Federal Reserve, blaming it for this month's plunge in the stock market.

Stocks on Monday plummeted amid mixed signals about the economy from the White House, in the worst day of Christmas Eve trading ever.

President Donald Trump has signed a bill issuing new sanctions against Nicaragua that go after finances associated with the embattled regime of President Daniel Ortega.

The Treasury Department officially sanctioned 15 Russian military intelligence operatives on Wednesday.

The talks between Chinese and U.S. leaders at the G20 summit last weekend suggest efforts to improve trade will succeed, White House adviser Larry Kudlow said.

The U.S. administration imposed sanctions Wednesday on Nicaragua's vice president and first lady Rosario Murillo De Ortega for corruption and human rights abuses.

The Treasury Department sanctioned nine targets Tuesday, accusing them of violating U.S. sanctions against Syria.

The family of Jamal Khashoggi held funeral prayers at two prominent mosques in Saudi Arabia Friday, as the slain reporter's remains have not been found.

U.S. officials sanctioned 17 Saudis Thursday in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, hours after prosecutors in Riyadh indicted nearly a dozen suspects.

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a Singaporean man and a company he operates, accused of laundering money for North Korea.

Empty chairs and solemn tributes remind attendees of Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative conference the death of Jamal Khashoggi hangs over the nation.

U.S President Donald Trump said he believes Saudi Arabia lied in the account of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.