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Trump Calls Out Japan Over "Unfair" Auto Trade, Urges More U.S. Imports

Jun 30, 2025 00:23 am UTC| Politics Economy

President Donald Trump criticized Japans trade practices in a recent Fox News interview, calling its auto trade with the U.S. unfair and demanding Tokyo increase imports of American goods to help narrow the trade deficit....

France Urges Extension of EU-U.S. Trade Talks to Secure Better Deal

Jun 29, 2025 13:13 pm UTC| Politics Economy

Frances Finance Minister Eric Lombard has called for an extension of the EU-U.S. trade negotiations beyond the July 9 deadline, warning that rushing the deal could lead to unfavorable terms. The talks, initiated under...

AI Stocks Surge on Analyst Upgrades: Microsoft, Tesla, AMD Lead the Way

Jun 29, 2025 13:09 pm UTC| Economy

Top Wall Street analysts have boosted price targets and outlooks on major AI-related stocks this week, signaling growing confidence in the sectors growth trajectory. Wedbushs Daniel Ives raised Microsofts (NASDAQ:MSFT)...

AI Tools to Revive U.S. E-Commerce Growth by 2030

Jun 29, 2025 13:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Artificial intelligence is poised to reignite growth in U.S. e-commerce, according to analysts at Bernstein. After years of pandemic-driven disruption and sluggish recovery, online retail is expected to regain momentum,...

Senate Advances Trump’s Tax and Spending Bill Amid Heated Debate

Jun 29, 2025 07:16 am UTC| Politics Economy

The U.S. Senate narrowly voted 51-49 on Saturday to advance President Donald Trumps sweeping tax and spending bill, setting the stage for contentious debate. The 940-page bill supports Trumps top priorities, including tax...

Senate Advances Trump’s $3 Trillion Tax Bill Amid Debt Concerns and Political Backlash

Jun 29, 2025 00:10 am UTC| Politics Governance Economy

U.S. Senate Republicans are moving forward with President Donald Trumps sweeping tax and spending bill, aiming for a procedural vote following amendments addressing rural hospital funding and state tax deductions. The...

G7, U.S. Agree on Tax Deal Adjustments, Scrap Section 899

Jun 29, 2025 00:08 am UTC| Politics Economy

The United States and G7 nations have reached an agreement to adopt a new side-by-side international tax framework that exempts U.S. companies from parts of the existing global corporate tax deal. The agreement comes after...

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Economy

Gold Prices Inch Higher Amid U.S.-Iran War Tensions and Technical Rebound

Gold prices edged up in Asian trading on Monday, recovering modestly after a turbulent week marked by sharp volatility tied to escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran. Spot gold climbed 0.4% to...

Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Tensions as Houthi Attacks Escalate Conflict

Global oil prices climbed sharply at the start of Mondays trading session following a significant escalation in Middle East hostilities. Yemens Iran-backed Houthi group launched a missile barrage targeting Israel over the...

Asia Markets Tumble as Gulf Conflict Drives Oil Prices to Historic Highs

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday as investors braced for a prolonged Gulf conflict that has sent oil prices surging to their highest monthly gains in decades, raising serious concerns about global inflation and a...

Bank of Japan Signals Rate Flexibility Amid Yen Volatility

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda reaffirmed on Monday that the central bank will keep a close eye on foreign exchange rate movements, acknowledging their significant influence on Japans economic outlook and...

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...

Politics

Trump Says Iran Nuclear Deal Could Be Near as Direct Talks Progress

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States is actively engaged in direct negotiations with Iran, expressing cautious optimism that a diplomatic agreement could be reached soon. Speaking to reporters...

Pakistan Leads Diplomatic Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran War

Pakistan brought together foreign ministers from Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in Islamabad on Sunday in a high-stakes diplomatic effort to end the ongoing Iran war and restore critical oil shipping routes through the...

Trump Eyes Military Operation to Seize Iran's Uranium Stockpile

President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a bold military operation to physically extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing senior U.S. officials. While no final...

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...

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...