Business
The Fed Isn’t Rushing to Save the Markets This Time
The notion that the Federal Reserve will rush in to rescue investors in a crisis has comforted investors for decades. But in the big…
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Politics
Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
The nation that the Trump administration slapped with the heftiest tariff this week is a small, rural, landlocked country in southern…
Business
A Sneak Peek Inside Universal’s New Epic Universe Theme Park in Orlando
Believe the hype: Epic Universe, the first major new theme park to open in Central Florida in 26 years, lives up to its name and then…
Business
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink gets 14% compensation bump in 2024
Tthe world’s largest asset manager has also been doling out long-term incentive pay to retain its top brass BlackRock chief executive…
Politics
Opec+ stuns oil market with policy shift to drive down price
For most of this decade, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (Opec+) has been the world’s most stalwart…
Politics
China retaliation on US farm goods hits soybeans, bolstering Brazil
[BEIJING/SINGAPORE] China’s retaliation on Friday (Apr 4) against new US tariffs is poised to accelerate Beijing’s move towards…
Business
Wall Street fears job cuts as dealmaking fizzles in trade war
Up and down Wall Street, executives are starting to come to terms with a new reality: Donald Trump is not delivering the long-awaited…
Business
Microsoft, turning 50, dials up Copilot actions to stay in AI game
Thousands of people swooned in a dark conference hall that felt more like a rock concert when a Microsoft product manager demonstrated the…
Politics
As Markets Plunge Over Trump Tariffs, All Is Calm on Fox News
At 11 a.m. on Friday, the S&P 500 was down about 4 percent, on top of a nearly 5 percent drop the day before. On Fox News, Harris Faulkner…
Business
Walmart denies ABC News report it could join investor group to buy TikTok
Walmart on Friday (Apr 4) denied a report from ABC News that it was considering joining a group of investors to buy short video app…
Politics
Trump Is Defiant as Tariff Moves Roil Markets a Second Day
Two days after President Trump announced his expansive global tariffs, the United States confronted wide-ranging and painful blowback, as…
Business
Fed’s Powell says larger-than-expected tariffs mean higher inflation, slower growth
US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are “larger than expected” and the economic fallout including higher inflation and slower growth…
Business
Europe: Shares confirm correction in worst day since 2020 after China’s tariff response
European shares slumped on Friday (Apr 4), with the benchmark Stoxx 600 and Germany’s DAX confirming correction territory, as China’s…
Business
US: Stock market wipes out over US$5 trillion on Trump’s tariff war
The S&P 500 Index declined to the lowest level in 11 months, slashing US$5.4 trillion in market value in just two sessions as US Federal…
Politics
Ted Cruz and Other Senate Republicans Question Trump’s Tariffs
Some Republican senators on Capitol Hill, including one of President Trump’s most ardent supporters, have signaled their uneasiness to the…
Politics
Republican Plan to Kill California’s E.V. Policies Hits Senate Snag
Republicans in Congress cannot use an obscure legislative maneuver to stop California’s ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by…
Politics
More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump
More than 500 law firms on Friday threw their support behind some of their embattled peers, declaring that President Trump’s recent…
Politics
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Return Wrongly Deported Man
On Friday, McConnell found that the Trump administration disregarded the court order, with at least 19 states, all of whom with Democratic…
Politics
U.S. Farmers Brace for Losses in New Trade War With China
The U.S. agricultural industry is bracing for the potential of tens of billions of dollars in losses after China on Friday announced a 34…
Business
Investors Recoil From Trump’s Pledge to Remake the Global Economy
Investors around the globe this week sent President Trump a clear message about his new tariff policy, announced triumphantly as a…
Politics
The Trump Administration Just Violated Another Court Order
On Friday, McConnell found that the Trump administration disregarded the court order, with at least 19 states, all of whom with Democratic…
Business
The Best Features to Look for in a Landing Page Creator
A well-designed landing page can significantly impact the success or failure of acquiring a first or retaining a paying customer. Landing…
News
New England’s King of Couches Relinquishes His Crown
Bostonians like to brag about their celebrities with big personalities — David Ortiz, Mindy Kaling, Mark Wahlberg, to name a few. And then…
Politics
Trump’s Tariff War Tanks Stock Market Even Further
This underscores the reputational damage Schumer has taken in the early days of Trump’s second term, particularly after he decided to…