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Trump Threatens to End Trade with China Over Soybean Dispute and Cooking Oil Imports

Oct 15, 2025 01:11 am UTC| Economy Politics

President Donald Trump has warned of potential trade retaliation against China, accusing Beijing of engaging in what he described as an Economically Hostile Act by halting purchases of U.S. soybeans. In a post on Truth...

Fed Poised for Second Rate Cut as Powell Signals Softer Job Market and End to QT

Oct 15, 2025 01:09 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to deliver its second interest rate cut of the year later this month, following remarks from Chairman Jerome Powell that highlighted growing risks in the U.S. labor market and the...

U.S. and China Escalate Maritime Trade War with New Port Fees on Shipping Firms

Oct 15, 2025 00:53 am UTC| Politics Economy

The United States and China have intensified their trade conflict by imposing new port fees on ocean shipping companies handling everything from crude oil to holiday goods. The measures, which took effect Tuesday, signal a...

Asian Currencies Steady as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate; Dollar Holds Firm Before Powell Speech

Oct 14, 2025 05:06 am UTC| Economy

Asian currencies traded in a narrow range on Tuesday as renewed U.S.-China trade tensions kept markets on edge. The dollar remained steady ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powells upcoming address, while regional...

Gold Prices Hit Record High Above $4,100 as U.S.-China Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Demand

Oct 14, 2025 05:04 am UTC| Economy

Gold prices soared to an unprecedented level above $4,100 per ounce in Asian trading on Tuesday, driven by renewed geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. Investors turned to safe-haven assets amid...

Japan Urges New Economic Strategy Amid Rising Inflation and Yen Weakness

Oct 14, 2025 04:59 am UTC| Politics Economy

Japans Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato has emphasized the need for a new economic strategy tailored to the countrys shifting conditions, where inflation has replaced deflation as the primary concern. Speaking at a regular...

Trump and Xi Expected to Meet in South Korea Amid U.S.-China Trade Tensions

Oct 14, 2025 02:08 am UTC| Politics Economy

U.S. President Donald Trump is still scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea later this October, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The announcement comes as Washington and Beijing...

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WTO Digital Trade Talks Stall as E-Commerce Tariff Deadline Looms

Trade ministers convening in Cameroon for the World Trade Organization ministerial summit are entering a critical final stretch with no agreement in sight on one of global commerces most consequential digital policy...

Australia's Energy Crisis: Free Public Transport as Fuel Shortages Bite

Victoria and Tasmania have rolled out emergency public transport fare waivers as surging fuel costs put pressure on Australian households. The relief measures come amid a month of escalating supply risks linked to Middle...

Russell 1000 Companies Hit $2.2T Cash Record While Aggressively Reinvesting in Growth

Large-cap U.S. corporations are sitting on record cash reserves while simultaneously pouring money back into their businesses at an unprecedented pace. According to Morgan Stanleys latest benchmark report on Q4 2025 data,...

U.S. Jobs Market Eyes March Recovery Amid Inflation Pressures

Economists are forecasting a modest rebound in U.S. employment for March, with nonfarm payrolls projected to climb by 60,000 a significant turnaround after a 92,000 decline in February, one of the steepest monthly drops...

EU and CPTPP Nations Push for Landmark Digital Trade Agreement

The European Union and member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have officially agreed to pursue a groundbreaking digital trade deal, marking a potentially...

Politics

Iran-U.S. Military Tensions Escalate: Markets, Universities, and the Strait of Hormuz at Risk

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have intensified dramatically as Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stark warning targeting U.S.-affiliated universities across neighboring countries. The IRGC...

Pakistan's Diplomatic Pivot: Brokering Peace Between the U.S. and Iran

Pakistan has undergone a remarkable foreign policy transformation, shifting from regional isolation to becoming one of the most consequential diplomatic players in the Middle East. Under the joint leadership of Prime...

Corey Lewandowski Exits DHS as Trump Administration Reshapes Homeland Security Leadership

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that Corey Lewandowski, a longtime Trump ally and former 2016 campaign manager, has officially departed from his unpaid advisory role at the agency. The exit marks...

Pentagon Eyes Weeks-Long Ground Operations in Iran, Reports Say

Senior U.S. military officials are reportedly drawing up plans for extended ground operations in Iran spanning several weeks, according to a Saturday report from The Washington Post. The report, which cited unnamed U.S....

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Six Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ongoing Ceasefire

Israeli airstrikes struck two Hamas-led police checkpoints in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, killing at least six Palestinians, including a young girl, according to local health officials. Three police officers and...

Science

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Technology

Cybersecurity Stocks Tumble After Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI Leak Sparks Market Fears

Major cybersecurity stocks took a sharp hit Friday following reports that Anthropic accidentally exposed details about its next-generation AI model before its official launch. CrowdStrike fell 7%, Palo Alto Networks...

Chinese Universities with PLA Ties Found Purchasing Restricted U.S. AI Chips Through Super Micro Servers

Procurement records reveal that four Chinese universities, two of which have direct ties to the Peoples Liberation Army, acquired Super Micro Computer servers loaded with restricted Nvidia AI chips over the past year. The...

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Anthropic

A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from enforcing its designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk, dealing an early blow to the Trump administration in a growing dispute over...

SMIC Allegedly Supplies Chipmaking Tools to Iran's Military, U.S. Officials Warn

Chinas top semiconductor manufacturer, SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), has reportedly been transferring chipmaking equipment to Irans military industrial complex, according to two senior Trump...

Google's TurboQuant Algorithm Sends Memory Chip Stocks Tumbling

Major memory chipmakers took a significant hit on Thursday after Google researchers introduced a groundbreaking compression algorithm that threatens to reduce artificial intelligence demand for memory chips. Samsung...