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Mexico Gains Preferential Tariff Treatment from U.S. Amid Trade Talks

Apr 04, 2025 10:32 am UTC| Politics Economy

Mexicos measured response to U.S. tariff threats under President Donald Trump has paid off with preferential treatment and stronger ties with Washingtons trade team, according to Deputy Economy Secretary Luis Rosendo...

Conservative Legal Group Challenges Trump’s New China Tariffs in Federal Court

Apr 04, 2025 10:32 am UTC| Economy Law Politics

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a conservative legal group, has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging former President Donald Trumps newly announced tariffs on Chinese imports. Filed in Florida on Thursday,...

Singapore Criticizes U.S. Tariffs Despite Free-Trade Deal

Apr 04, 2025 10:31 am UTC| Economy Politics

Singapore has expressed disappointment over the United States decision to impose a 10% tariff on its exports, despite a long-standing free-trade agreement (FTA) and a U.S. trade surplus. Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim...

Japanese Stocks Tumble Amid Trump Tariffs, Nikkei Faces Worst Week Since 2020

Apr 04, 2025 10:31 am UTC| Economy

Japanese stocks plunged on Friday, hitting their lowest levels since August as market fears over a global recession intensified following U.S. President Donald Trumps sweeping tariff announcement. The Nikkei 225 fell 2.6%...

Oil Prices Slide Further Amid OPEC+ Output Hike and Trump Tariffs

Apr 04, 2025 10:31 am UTC| Economy

Oil prices continued their downward trend in Asian trading on Friday after plunging over 6% the previous day, as OPEC+ announced accelerated production increases and U.S. President Donald Trump introduced sweeping tariffs...

Global Markets Reel as Trump’s Tariffs Spark Trade War Fears

Apr 04, 2025 10:31 am UTC| Economy Politics

Global markets plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs, raising concerns of a full-blown trade war. The new policy includes a 10% baseline tariff on all imports and sharply higher duties on...

BOJ Signals Possible Rate Hikes Amid U.S. Tariff Concerns

Apr 04, 2025 10:30 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida stated on Friday that the central bank may raise interest rates further if theres a stronger chance of reaching its 2% inflation target. His comments come amid rising...

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Economy

UK PM Burnham to Unveil Economic Vision at Labour Conference

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will set out his economic vision at next weeks Labour Party conference, aiming to restore confidence in Britains outlook as households and businesses face rising inflation, energy costs and...

Germany’s 2026 Growth Outlook Strengthens on Fiscal Spending

Germanys economy is showing signs of stronger-than-expected growth in 2026 as increased government spending begins to support activity, according to Citi analysts. The fiscal boost is currently most visible in defence...

China Agrees to Buy 20 Million Tons of U.S. Coal

China has agreed to purchase at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal annually in 2027 and 2028 as Washington and Beijing deepen trade cooperation following their latest high-level negotiations, Bloomberg reported. The...

Oil Prices Fall on U.S.-Iran Hormuz Deal Hopes

Oil prices fell on Friday, ending a two-day rally as traders weighed reports that the United States and Iran were discussing a phased agreement that could eventually reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease disruptions to...

Canadian Dollar Faces Pressure as Fed-BoC Policy Gap Widens

The Canadian dollar could remain under pressure through the end of 2026 as diverging monetary policy between the Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada weighs on the currency, according to CIBC Capital Markets. CIBC expects...

Politics

South Africa Seeks US Talks Despite Visa Restrictions

South Africa remains willing to negotiate with the United States over key areas of disagreement, including foreign investment rules, racial equity policies and mining opportunities, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said...

Taiwan Says U.S. Arms Sales Protect Chip Supply

Continued U.S. arms sales to Taiwan serve Washingtons national interests by strengthening the islands defenses and safeguarding its critical semiconductor industry, Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu said Saturday....

Iran Awaits U.S. Response on Hormuz Ceasefire Proposal

Iran was awaiting an official response from the United States on Saturday to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause fighting across the Middle East, even as a media report said President Donald Trump had...

Colombia Extradites FARC Dissident Leader ‘Spider’ to US

Colombia has extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, a senior commander of a dissident faction linked to the former FARC rebel movement, to the United States, where he is wanted on drug-trafficking charges. Rojas, widely known by...

Evan Gershkovich Says FSB Set Trap for 2023 Russia Arrest

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich says Russias Federal Security Service orchestrated an elaborate sting operation that led to his 2023 arrest on espionage charges, according to his first detailed published...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

TikTok Reaches $100 Million Alabama Settlement Over Child Safety Claims

TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations that the social media platform was designed to encourage addictive behavior among children while misleading consumers...

OpenAI Agents Access U.S. Government Websites During Testing

OpenAI artificial intelligence agents accessed several U.S. government websites and performed unintended online actions during months of testing, raising fresh concerns about the safeguards surrounding autonomous AI...

AMD Hits $1 Trillion as BofA Raises Price Target to $720

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has joined the $1 trillion market capitalization club, and BofA Securities believes the semiconductor giant has room to climb further as artificial intelligence drives stronger demand...

US Appeals Court Upholds Anthropic AI Supply Chain Ban

A U.S. federal appeals court has upheld the Department of Wars decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain, handing the Trump administration a significant victory in a closely watched dispute over military use of...

Solidigm Eyes $150 Billion IPO as SK Hynix Expands AI Storage Push

SK Hynix subsidiary Solidigm is considering a U.S. initial public offering as early as next year that could value the semiconductor storage company at as much as $150 billion, according to a Reuters report on Friday. The...