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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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Marine Corps Provides Details on How New Littoral Regiment Would Fight in Pacific
The Marine Corps' new littoral regiment is less than two years old and growing as the service contends with how to resupply and sustain it…
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Republicans react to Donald Trump's 90-Day pause on reciprocal tariffs
Republicans are responding to President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pause most reciprocal tariffs just hours after they took effect…
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Whistleblower claims Meta helped China develop advanced AI to ‘outcompete American companies’: bombshell testimony
Meta actively helped China in the race to develop artificial intelligence as part of its failed effort to cozy up to Beijing, a former…
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Top Democrats previously backed reciprocal tariffs and demanded punishing tariffs on China
Democrats haven't always been the anti-tariff party, with some of the party's leaders previously calling for reciprocal tariffs --…
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Trump pauses most global tariffs for 90 days, but escalates trade war with China
WASHINGTON — President Trump partially backed down Wednesday on his plan to hike tariffs on countries around the world, with the exception…
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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…
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Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs on many nations for 90 days, increases tariff on China
President Trump on Wednesday said he's pausing his reciprocal tariffs on nations that didn't retaliate against the U.S. for 90 days, a…
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US: Wall Street mixed at open as China raises tariffs on US goods
Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at the open on Wednesday (Apr 9) after China announced more levies on US goods, retaliating against…
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NATO and Japan to deepen defence ties amid threats from Russia, China
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed on Wednesday to deepen his country's cooperation with NATO in the defence industry in light…
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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…
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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
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…
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Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs begin: What to know
By Hugh Cameron is Newsweek U.S. news reporter based in London, U.K. with a focus on covering American economic and business news. Hugh…
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Trump Admin responds to Ukraine's capture of Chinese troops
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and…
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China engineers orderly yuan drop as trade war threatens growth
China is guiding the yuan weaker at a carefully orchestrated pace, as the central bank seeks to blunt some of the economic impact of the…
Business
China drives record gold ETF inflows as trade war deepens
Chinese investors funnelled a record amount of cash into gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) last week, drawn by the safety of the…
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Singapore’s STI tumbles over 2% ahead of Trump’s planned tariff hit of 104% on China
Singapore stocks slid further on Wednesday (Apr 9) following this week’s rout, as US President Donald Trump poised for a 104 per cent…
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Singapore’s STI stumbles over 2% as Trump’s 104% tariff hit on China kicks in
Singapore stocks slid further on Wednesday (Apr 9) following this week’s rout, with US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs…
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Harsh trade retaliation from Canada, China show challenge ahead for Trump team
WASHINGTON — Canada will begin imposing 25% tariffs on select U.S. car imports Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between Washington and…
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Trump forges ahead with 104% tariff on China, no delay in 'reciprocal tariffs'
President Trump will not pause or postpone hefty tariffs that target dozens of countries, and massive new levies on China will take effect…