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Trump's Commerce Secretary pushed "unbelievably cheap" Tesla stock as shares continued to fall.

The U.S. Treasury on Friday lifted economic sanctions against Tornado Cash, a firm that makes cryptocurrency transactions harder to track, which the Biden administration had accused of helping launder more than $7 billion for North Korean and other cyber hackers. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control blacklisted Tornado Cash in 2022 after concluding it was helping launder the proceeds of cyber crimes, including more than $455 million stolen by Lazarus, a North Korean government-backed hacking group. Six users of Tornado Cash - a cryptocurrency "mixer" that obscures the origins and recipients of transactions - had filed a lawsuit to challenge the sanctions with the financial backing of the Coinbase crypto exchange.

Oil prices will likely slip this year, the director of North Dakota's state oil regulator predicted, amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on neighboring Canada and Mexico. North Dakota is the third-largest oil producing state in the U.S. U.S. crude futures have been trading below $70 a barrel for the last three weeks, according to data from LSEG, with investor sentiment partly quashed by uncertainty around potential trade tariffs.

Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus is not impressed with X focusing on politics instead of creators. X owner Elon Musk asked him to help build creator tools.

FedEx shares sank Friday as several analysts dropped their price targets for the shipping giant's stock after the company lowered its outlook.

Renewed concerns about the possible effect of tariffs on the economy sent U.S. equities lower at midday.

"Geopolitical dynamics, new tariffs, volatile foreign exchange rates, tax regulations" and consumer confidence are all impacting Nike's outlook.

US stock futures traded flat as Wall Street digested mixed messages from the Federal Reserve in the wake of its decision to hold interest rates steady.

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Maryland Delegate Adrian Boafo and New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel have urged senior Democratic lawmakers to bring a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrency.