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Singapore’s STI edges down 0.4% after Monday’s dramatic sell-off
Singapore stocks continued their decline on Tuesday (Apr 8) morning, but the worst of the fallout from tariffs announced by US President…
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Tokyo: Nikkei jumps 6%, rebounds from 1-1/2-year low on US tech boost
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 6 per cent on Tuesday in a widespread rally, rebounding from a 1-1/2-year low hit in the previous…
Politics
Businesses anxious over tariffs, Fed must look at ‘hard data’ in policy response: official
CHICAGO Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said that businesses are anxious about US President Donald Trump’s tariffs but that…
Politics
How Trump’s TikTok Negotiations Were Upended by China and Tariffs
Last Wednesday, the Trump administration believed it had a plan to save TikTok. ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, along with some of its…
Politics
Apple customers dash to stores to buy iPhones ahead of tariffs
The Trump administration’s threat of massive new tariffs has sent Apple’s share price plummeting, but it also brought a short-term…
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Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over Ethiopian Airlines crash
Boeing has reached a last-minute settlement to avoid a civil trial that was due to start on Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an…
Business
US: Dow, S&P 500 lower after volatile session; Nasdaq ends positive
Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Monday following a volatile session amid rising recession worries due to President Donald…
Politics
After Navarro Defends Tariffs, Bessent Says Trump Is Ready to Negotiate
Peter Navarro, a senior White House trade adviser, on Monday defended the sweeping tariffs President Trump has imposed on foreign nations…
Politics
Another Law Firm Braces for Possible Blowback From Trump
As a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Wall Street’s oldest law firm, Todd Blanche had represented people close to President Trump…
Politics
Trump Border Czar Tried to Deport His Own Neighbors. It Didn’t Work.
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 Forgets Basic European History in Bizarre Tariff Rant
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 and Paramount Agree on Mediator in ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
Paramount and President Trump are poised to begin mediation in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News, according to two people with…
Politics
Trump Adviser Releases Insane List of Demands for Tariffed Countries
Initially, Marks said that he tried to be on good terms with his vaccine-skeptic new boss regarding vaccine safety, making plans to…
Politics
Cognitive Decline? Trump Calls for Open Borders in Rant on Tariffs
Initially, Marks said that he tried to be on good terms with his vaccine-skeptic new boss regarding vaccine safety, making plans to…
Politics
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…