The Meta chief, who was at the White House on Wednesday, has discussed the case with the president and his aides. A trial is set to start in less than two weeks.

WASHINGTON—Mark Zuckerberg is lobbying President Trump and White House officials to agree to a settlement that would prevent Meta Platforms from facing an antitrust trial later this month, according to people familiar with the matter.

Zuckerberg, 40, is understood to have closed on a $23 million mansion in the Woodland Normanstone neighborhood in early March.

Donald Trump’s shake-up of the global trading system is hurting US assets more than those in many of the big economies he has just slapped with additional tariffs.

The word from Washington is that Elon Musk will soon be leaving the White House and his mission as Donald Trump’s cost-cutter in chief. On the surface, at least, there is no surprise there. Even if he continues to act as an adviser,

The Trump tariffs, which swept countries and sent shockwaves to global markets after being announced on April 2, has come at a cost to the world's richest billionaires. Nine out of the top 10 billionaires who lost most wealth are from the US.