James Comey

His team’s well-laid plans to make this week all about infrastructure went off the rails for President Donald Trump, done in by a familiar foe: a barrage of off-topic tweets delivered with all the finesse of a bunch of bazooka blasts. He called the mayor of London “pathetic” two...

The volatility index, commonly dubbed as the "fear index," hasn't this been low in years. But how many years exactly? Two? Five? Ten? Try 23 years. The CBOE volatility index traded to 9.37 on Friday, marking its lowest level since December 27, 1993, CNBC noted. Accordingly, the exchange-traded note...

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...

So much for “infrastructure week.” Former FBI Director James Comey took a wrecking ball to President Donald Trump’s policy diversion from the monumental problem plaguing the administration: Russian collusion with the 2016 election. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee...

Thursday's trading session is being overshadowed by former-FBI Director James Comey's testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The very public profile of Comey's comments on President Donald Trump and any potential interference from Russia in 2016's president election appear to be...

Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Thursday, but does anyone care anymore? According to Jonathan Golub of RBC Capital Markets the answer is yes and no — depending on who you ask. The media certainly cares about...

Ousted FBI director James B. Comey, over the course of nine awkard private conversations, said President Donald Trump threatened his job, demanded his loyalty, and asked him to drop the probe into the Trump team’s dealings with Russia before ultimately firing him. Comey’s prepared...

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Christopher Wray to be the next director of the FBI. Trump has been searching for a nominee since he fired former FBI Director James Comey last month. He are five facts to know about Wray. 1) Led the Criminal Division Under George W. Bush Wray was...

Geopolitics will once again take center stage this week on Wall Street, as a trio of potential market catalysts could have a major impact on gold prices. When investors get uncertain about potential shifts in the political backdrop, they often turn to gold as an investment safe haven. Here’s...

President Donald Trump may exercise a rarely used presidential legal authority to prevent former FBI director James Comey from testifying about conversations he had with the president in front of the Senate next week. Comey has said Trump pressured him to end an ongoing FBI investigation into...

The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed after former President John F. Kennedy was assassinated to ensure a smooth transfer of power if a president dies or is considered unfit, has suddenly become a serious topic of conversation surrounding President Donald Trump. For all the talk of...

President Donald Trump has taken fire from critics in recent weeks following his firing of FBI head James Comey. While Democrats and even some Republicans are calling for a Trump impeachment, investors are trying to figure out what, if any, impact the recent developments will have on the Republican...

President Donald Trump might have drawn headlines away from his domestic troubles with his first state trip abroad, but ongoing investigations into his team’s Russian ties and financial dealings aren’t going away. Which means the steady murmurs of impeachment will likely remain when he...

Not yet a year into his presidency, Brazilian President Michel Temer is facing a major bribery scandal that has sent Brazilian stocks tumbling. JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, owner Joesley Batista secretly taped the president encouraging continued bribery of a jailed former-...

Robert Mueller’s bulletproof reputation as a relentless, by-the-book investigator virtually guarantees a rigorous and wide-ranging investigation of President Donald Trump’s ties to the Kremlin, the former FBI director’s supporters say. “I can’t think of a better...