Politics
Author of explosive Meta memoir stars at US Senate hearing, details Zuckerberg working with China
The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta on Wednesday alleged that the social networking giant…
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Politics
House Strikes Down $5 Overdraft Fee Limit, Sending Issue to Trump
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved resolutions striking down a $5 cap on most bank overdraft fees and overturning a rule…
Politics
Trump Reverses Course on Global Tariffs, Announcing 90-Day Pause
President Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed course on steep global tariffs that have roiled markets, upset members of his own party and…
Politics
Oil jumps 4% after Trump pauses tariffs on many countries, raises China levy
Oil prices climbed more than 4 per cent on Wednesday, bouncing back from four-year lows earlier in the session, after US President Donald…
Politics
Amazon cancels some inventory orders from China after tariffs
Amazon.com has cancelled orders for multiple products made in China and other Asian countries, according to a document reviewed by…
Business
US: Wall Street soars on Trump tariff pause with Nasdaq up 12%
WALL Street stocks rocketed to close solidly higher on Wednesday, with dramatic advances on all three major indexes as US President Donald…
Politics
Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump’s Crackdown on Big Law
The leader of the pro bono practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is resigning from the law firm, within weeks of the elite…
Business
Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses
The 25 percent tariff Canada began collecting on cars and trucks imported from the United States early Wednesday is notjust the country’s…
Business
CNBC and Fox Business See Viewership Soar Amid Market Chaos
The plunge in the financial markets has caused a boost for financial news. Viewership of Fox Business and CNBC, the cable news channels…
News
A Frenzy at Trader Joe’s: ‘Everyone’s Here for the Tote Bags’
For the second year in a row, Trader Joe’s has brought a Black Friday-like frenzy to its stores. But instead of lining up for a new video…
Politics
Trump Defends Tariff Strategy Amid Global Trade War and Market Chaos
As new U.S. tariffs upended financial markets and sent foreign governments scrambling to respond, President Trump on Wednesday morning…
News
Oil Prices Tumble as China-U.S. Tariffs Weaken Economic Confidence
U.S. oil prices bounced back to around $62 a barrel on Wednesday afternoon, more than erasing earlier losses after President Trump said he…
Politics
Companies See China as a Safe Harbor Amid Trump’s Tariffs
Even as President Trump heaped additional tariffs on China, his barrage of trade levies on countries across Asia and unpredictability…
Business
Delta Warns Trump’s Trade War Could Lead to a Recession
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday became one of the largest American companies to warn that President Trump’s escalating trade war was weighing…
Politics
Bob McManus, Blunt Editorial Voice of New York Post, Dies at 81
Bob McManus, the trenchant editorial page editor of The New York Post and a columnist for other conservative publications who prided…
Politics
Bond Sell Off Raises Questions About U.S. Safe Haven Status
A sharp sell-off in U.S. government bond markets has sparked fears about the growing fallout from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs and…
Politics
For small Lesotho, there are few options for responding to large tariffs.
In Lesotho, the small southern African nation that is among the countries hardest hit by President Trump’s new tariffs, business owners…
Politics
China Hits Back Again at Trump, Bringing New Tariffs on U.S. Goods to 84%
Beijing on Wednesday aimed the latest blow in the escalating trade war between the United States and Washington, with plans to raise new…
Politics
U.S. Bond Sell-Off is Another Worrisome Echo of the Liz Truss Fiasco
The parallels between President Trump and Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, are growing starker. Ms. Truss triggered…
Politics
China Condemns American ‘Protectionism’
The Chinese government on Wednesday issued a lengthy denunciation of American trade policies, accusing the United States of years of…
Business
Global bond rout starting to sound market alarm bells
[SINGAPORE/LONDON] US Treasuries, the bedrock of the global financial system, were hit by fresh selling pressure on Wednesday (Apr 9) in a…
Business
Grab, Sea seen as defensive stocks as they’re not exposed to direct trade links with US
Singapore-headquartered tech giants Grab and Sea – both listed in the US – have not been spared amid a wider market sell-off sparked by…
Business
Singapore shares, STI continue to tumble on Wednesday
The Straits Times Index (STI) closed down, mirroring most regional indices that dipped on Wednesday (Apr 9). The STI fell 2.2 per cent or…
Business
In China, whispers of change as some companies tell staff to work less
A handful of major Chinese companies like home appliance maker Midea have new badges of honour this year: mandatory clock-off times for…