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Europe: Shares recover ground as markets brace for US tariff deadline
EUROPEAN shares rebounded on Tuesday from a two-month low touched in the previous session, while the market braced for an impending April…
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How Trump’s Tariffs Are Hitting One Chinese Factory Owner: ‘We Are Helpless’
Women in blue cloth hairnets sew the finishing touches on plush pink piggies and orange stuffed foxes, before tossing them onto giant…
Politics
Trump Finally Takes Revenge on CDC With Total Bloodbath
Other states, such as Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Alaska will lose the majority of their funding, while Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana,…
Politics
Nine House Republicans Torpedo Mike Johnson’s Plans
Other states, such as Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Alaska will lose the majority of their funding, while Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana,…
News
It’s Still April Fools’ Day on Social Media
April 1 always seems to begin with social media users reminding everyone that it’s April Fools’ Day. At this point, do we really need a…
Politics
Here’s Where Trump’s Cuts to Planned Parenthood Will Hurt Most
Other states, such as Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Alaska will lose the majority of their funding, while Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana,…
Politics
Press Secretary Suddenly Knows Nothing About Trump Tariff Comments
Trump’s global tariff war is expected to affect just about every sector of life for the average American. Products that will see prices…
Politics
Trump Says His Tariffs Will Take Effect Wednesday
President Trump has settled on a final plan for sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs, which are expected to take effect on Wednesday after he…
News
More than 230 People Infected With Norovirus on Luxury Cruise Ship
More than 230 passengers and crew members have been sickened in an outbreak of norovirus during a 29-day round-trip luxury cruise from…
Politics
The Lawlessness Is the Point
Except Abrego Garcia did have the legal right to be here, and he is not a “convicted MS-13 gang member.” As explained below, the…
Politics
Auto Sales Surged in Anticipation of Trump’s Tariffs
The auto industry witnessed a different kind of March madness last month as buyers flocked to dealerships to lock in deals before…
Politics
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances
The incoming German chancellor, more convinced than ever that the defense and trade relationship with Washington is crumbling, has made…
Politics
Trump’s Dismantling of Minority Business Agency Could Hinder Job Growth
The Trump administration’s move to gut an agency that aims to support minority-owned businesses has alarmed Democratic lawmakers and…
News
Chinese Auto Giants Dongfeng and Changan Are in Talks to Merge
Two of China’s biggest state-owned automakers are in advanced discussions to merge, in a deal that would create a formidable manufacturer…
News
Xiaomi Driverless Technology in Focus After Fatal Electric Car Crash
China’s Xiaomi, a consumer electronics giant turned automaker, said it is cooperating with a police investigation into a fatal crash…
Politics
US dollar struggles for direction before Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, awaits data
THE greenback was roughly unchanged on Tuesday (Apr 1) as investors braced for reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump is due to…
Business
Hooters Files for Bankruptcy, but Its Restaurants Will Stay Open
Hooters, the restaurant chain known for its chicken wings, its all-female serving staff in revealing outfits and its slogan —…
Politics
High Stakes and Lack of Details Add to Jitters About Trump Tariffs
What’s behind door No. 1? President Trump likes a big splash, and he’s not holding back for Wednesday’s introduction of reciprocal tariffs…
Business
UltraGreen.ai is said to mull up to S$400 million IPO in Singapore
The company is working with financial advisers to help plan an offering that could take place in Singapore as soon as this year…
Business
Coinbase sees worst quarter since FTX fell as crypto slides
Shares of Coinbase Global and other firms linked to cryptocurrencies were hammered this quarter as growing concerns about the US economy…
Culture
Amazon’s New Movie Strategy Starts With Theaters
Amazon’s movie strategy is finally ready for its close-up. After a decade-long dalliance with big-screen theatrical releases, the giant…
Politics
As Trump Stokes Uncertainty, the Fed Asks Businesses Where It Hurts
Chris Bergen, who runs a commercial greenhouse business in northern Minnesota, finds himself “walking a tightrope” roughly two months into…
News
Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime.
The world’s biggest powers were deep in a trade war. Economic losses from the tariffs that President Trump had imposed on most of the…
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Brightline Brought High-Speed Rail to Florida. Can the Public Sector Follow?
Firemen from Highland Beach, Fla., were heading to a conference in Miami, a money manager to his office in Boca Raton. Families with young…