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Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs
President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most of America’s trading partners has governments across the globe racing to…
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All Rights Reserved: What Those Words Really Mean
If you’ve ever glanced at a book, magazine, or website, you might have noticed the phrase “all rights reserved” and wondered what it…
Politics
Treasury Secretary Says Fired Federal Workers Can Work in the Factory
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks that all the federal workers who were fired by DOGE will move to manufacturing and reinvigorate…
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RFK Jr. Forces Out Top Vaccine Regulator After Fight Over Data
Initially, Marks said that he tried to be on good terms with his vaccine-skeptic new boss regarding vaccine safety, making plans to…
Politics
Trump Hits New Levels of Insanity With Fresh China Tariffs
Seven years ago, Trump made his desire for a grand military parade well known after he saw a French parade in 2017, telling people at the…
Politics
Trump Threatens Huge Tariffs on China in Response to Its Retaliation
President Trump on Monday issued a new ultimatum to China: Rescind its retaliatory tariffs, or face a 104 percent tax on its exports to…
Politics
U.S. Markets Swing Wildly as Trump Admin Denies 90-Day Tariff Pause Report
U.S. markets swung wildly this morning on an unsubstantiated report that President Trump was considering a 90-day pause to his expansive…
Politics
Trump Agriculture Sec. Has Pathetic Defense for Tariffing Penguins
On Friday, McConnell found that the Trump administration disregarded the court order, with at least 19 states, all of whom with Democratic…
Business
What Is a Bear Market? Are We in One?
President Trump’s global tariffs have sent stock markets worldwide into a tailspin, and the S&P 500 on Monday entered bear market…
Business
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Warns of Economic Pain From Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s wave of tariffs threatens to bring both short-term economic pain, including lower growth, and long-term damage to…
Business
Exxon CEO Woods compensation rose 19% in 2024
Woods’ pay package is about 231 times the average compensation of US$190,266 received by the oil major’s workers ExxonMobil CEO Darren…
Business
Investors seek refuge in US dollar, yen as tariff fallout grips markets
INVESTORS poured into safe havens such as the greenback, yen and Swiss franc on Monday (Apr 7), as the market rout from US President…
Business
Thakral clarifies IPO rumours on associate GemLife; says ‘no certainty’ that any transaction will proceed
Thakral Corp clarified rumours that its associate GemLife, a resort-living developer in Australia, is gearing up for an initial public…
Business
Tariff worries continue to pummel Asian markets on Monday; Hong Kong sheds 13.2%
The sell-off following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement last Wednesday continued to roil Asian markets on Monday…
Business
Trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust declares notice of upcoming EGM is ‘invalid’; any resolutions passed will be void
The trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust has declared an upcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by several dissenting…
Business
Does Trump Have an ‘Off Ramp’ From His Trade Fight?
No letup in sight Frenzied selling is gripping global markets for a third straight session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures deeply in…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Voters Suddenly Shocked at How Badly He Screwed Them
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 7 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
Politics
Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
President Trump’s announcement last week that he will impose a 20 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union sent shock waves…
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How Contracting Work Became a Race to the Bottom
Ben Whelan is not the kind of carpenter to wax poetic about the joys of framing a wall or redoing a roof. Like a lot of men he knows, he…
Business
Microsoft venture Wicresoft to halt China operations, cutting 2,000 jobs: report
The move is in line with Microsoft’s decision to stop outsourcing after-sales support in China to Wicresoft Microsoft’s joint venture…
Business
Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts
President Trump’s global trade war has significantly raised the bar for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, as tariffs risk…
Business
China sovereign fund Huijin buying domestic stocks as market slumps
China’s sovereign fund Central Huijin Investment said on Monday (Apr 7) it is increasing holdings in China stocks and will defend market…
Business
European shares plummet to 16-month low on trade war gloom
[berlin] European shares plunged to a 16-month low on Monday (Apr 7) as investors grappled with the possibility of a recession after US…
Politics
BOJ warns of heightened uncertainty as Trump tariffs batter markets
The Bank of Japan said uncertainty over Japan’s economy was growing as some firms worried about the hit to profits from higher US duties,…