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BOJ May Pause Rate Hikes as U.S. Tariffs Threaten Japan’s Economic Outlook

Apr 16, 2025 12:03 pm UTC| Central Banks Politics Governance

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has warned that rising U.S. tariffs could force the central bank to reconsider its interest rate path, possibly pausing rate hikes if Japans economy suffers. In an interview with Sankei,...

Hong Kong Post Halts U.S. Airmail Service Over Sky-High Shipping Costs

Apr 16, 2025 01:44 am UTC| Governance Business

Hong Kong Post announced it will suspend airmail services for items containing goods bound for the United States starting April 27. The postal authority cited skyrocketing shipping costs as the primary reason, describing...

Mexico Halts U.S. Fuel Truck Imports Amid Crackdown on Illegal Trade

Apr 16, 2025 01:44 am UTC| Politics Governance

The Mexican government has suspended U.S. fuel imports by truck as part of a sweeping crackdown on illegal fuel trading, according to sources familiar with the matter. Gasoline and diesel shipments originating from the...

Trump Administration Seeks to Scrap $8 Credit Card Late Fee Cap

Apr 15, 2025 06:03 am UTC| Politics Governance Law

The Trump administration has moved to overturn a rule that capped credit card late fees at $8, aligning with business and banking groups that argued the regulation was unlawful. In a filing submitted Monday to a federal...

Trump Administration Freezes $2.2B in Harvard Funding Over Diversity, Antisemitism Dispute

Apr 15, 2025 06:02 am UTC| Politics Governance

The U.S. Department of Education has frozen over $2.2 billion in federal grants and contracts to Harvard University after the school rejected demands from President Donald Trumps administration to overhaul its diversity...

China Imposes Visa Restrictions on U.S. Personnel Over Tibet Dispute

Apr 15, 2025 06:01 am UTC| Politics Governance

China has announced new visa restrictions on select U.S. personnel over their actions concerning Tibet, intensifying diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The decision, revealed during a regular press briefing by...

Trump Tariff Exemptions Boost Apple, Tech Stocks Amid China Tensions

Apr 13, 2025 07:29 am UTC| Politics Governance Business

President Donald Trumps administration has granted critical tariff exemptions for smartphones, computers, and other electronics, offering relief to tech giants like Apple, Dell, and Nvidia. The exclusions, retroactive to...

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Economy

US, EU Push for Action Against Asia’s Excess Factory Capacity

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday that European Union countries have reached a broad consensus on the need to address global manufacturing overcapacity, particularly in Asia, as concerns grow over its...

Wall Street Falls as Oil Prices Rise and Tech Stocks Slide

Wall Street stocks declined for a second consecutive session on Thursday as rising oil prices, Treasury market volatility, and concerns over OpenAIs revenue outlook weighed on investor sentiment. At 13:07 ET, the SP 500...

Oil Prices Trim Gains After Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms

Oil prices reduced earlier gains on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Washington would not launch military strikes against Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, easing concerns over further...

Iran Refuses to Halt Uranium Enrichment Amid US Nuclear Demands

Iran has reaffirmed its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment or surrender its uranium stockpile, escalating tensions with the United States as diplomatic efforts continue to end the ongoing conflict and reopen the Strait...

Gold Prices Rise as Hormuz Tensions Fuel Inflation Risks

Gold prices moved higher on Thursday, recovering from their lowest level since early August as renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz increased concerns over energy supplies and inflation. Expectations that the...

Politics

Trump Buys Up to $25M in Meta Stock, Invests in SpaceX Debt

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) shares briefly climbed more than 1% after President Donald Trumps latest financial disclosure revealed a stock purchase worth up to $25 million. The shares later trimmed their gains as...

US Charges Maduro and Wife With Torture Conspiracy

US prosecutors have filed new torture conspiracy charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, expanding an existing drug trafficking case ahead of their scheduled trial in 2027....

Zelenskiy Criticizes US as Russian Strikes Kill 78 in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused the United States of failing to provide sufficient support after Russian airstrikes killed 78 people and injured 215 across Ukraine over two days, intensifying tensions over...

ICC Rules Duterte Fit to Stand Trial in Drug War Case

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is medically fit to stand trial, clearing a major legal hurdle ahead of proceedings scheduled to begin on November 30. The...

Berlin Coalition Talks Advance After Left Party Antisemitism Deal

Germanys Left Party has agreed to new measures addressing antisemitism, clearing a major obstacle to coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens following Berlins September 20 state election. The...

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

OpenAI Annualized Revenue Hits $50 Billion, Below Earlier Estimates

OpenAIs annualized revenue reached approximately $50 billion by the end of September 2026, significantly below the $70 billion previously reported to investors, according to financial documents reviewed by the Financial...

Oracle Uses Trucked Natural Gas to Power AI Data Centers Amid Pipeline Delays

Oracle Corp. is transporting natural gas by truck to several data centers across the United States as delays in pipeline construction threaten the companys artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion plans, Bloomberg...

Apple Names Steve Smith M&A Chief in Leadership Shakeup

Apple Inc. is making significant changes to its executive leadership, appointing Steve Smith as its new head of mergers and acquisitions (MA) as the technology giant continues restructuring its management team under newly...

Anthropic Launches Claude Dashboards and Motion AI Tools

Anthropic has introduced two new artificial intelligence tools, Claude Dashboards and Claude Motion, expanding its workplace productivity offerings as competition intensifies among AI companies seeking to attract business...

US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe From Green Card Program

The U.S. government has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and several major IT companies from a federal employment-based green card program as the Trump administration intensifies scrutiny of foreign worker hiring practices....