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Trump Defends Tariffs as Market Plunges and Trade Tensions Escalate

Apr 07, 2025 03:50 am UTC| Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his recent trade tariffs, calling them the only way to fix Americas growing financial deficits with China and the European Union. In a social media post on Sunday, Trump referred to the...

Japan Urges Tariff Relief as U.S. Duties Threaten Economic Growth

Apr 07, 2025 03:50 am UTC| Economy Politics

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Monday that Japan will continue urging U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce tariffs, but cautioned that meaningful results may take time. Speaking to parliament, Ishiba...

TikTok Deal Stalls Amid Trump’s Tariffs and China’s Retaliation

Apr 07, 2025 03:49 am UTC| Business Economy Politics

A potential deal to spin off TikToks U.S. operations has been paused as rising tensions between the U.S. and China disrupt negotiations. The White House-led effort was derailed after President Donald Trump imposed steep...

Trump’s Global Tariff Push Rattles Markets and Sparks Recession Fears

Apr 07, 2025 03:49 am UTC| Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that foreign governments must pay a lot of money to lift newly imposed tariffs, calling them medicine necessary to fix the economy. His remarks sent shockwaves through global...

EU Prepares $28B Tariff Response to Trump’s Trade Moves

Apr 07, 2025 03:49 am UTC| Economy Politics

The European Union is preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs on up to $28 billion worth of U.S. imports, including items like meat, wine, wood, clothing, dental floss, and diamonds. This response targets U.S. President...

Medicare Declines Coverage Expansion for Obesity Drugs Like Wegovy and Zepbound

Apr 06, 2025 12:55 pm UTC| Politics Governance Business

The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will not proceed with a Biden administration proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisks Wegovy and Eli Lillys...

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Energy Strikes Despite U.S.-Brokered Moratorium

Apr 06, 2025 12:55 pm UTC| Politics

Russias Defense Ministry claims Ukraine has escalated attacks on its energy infrastructure, alleging 14 strikes in 24 hours despite a U.S.-mediated ceasefire agreement. The ministry reported on Telegram that Ukraine...

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Economy

Asia FX Weekly Gains Hold Amid U.S. Inflation Data and Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty

Most Asian currencies slipped slightly on Friday but remained on track to close the week in positive territory, as traders adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. March Consumer Price Index (CPI) release and monitored...

U.S. Inflation Surges in March as Iran War and Tariffs Drive Prices Higher

Marchs Consumer Price Index is expected to post its sharpest monthly increase in nearly four years, driven by skyrocketing oil prices tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict and the ongoing ripple effects of import tariffs. The...

Asian Stocks Rally on Ceasefire Hopes and Bargain Buying

Asian equity markets climbed higher on Friday, driven by cautious optimism surrounding ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States. Regional benchmarks were also on track to close out the week with strong...

White House Warns Staff Over Insider Trading Amid Suspicious Oil Market Bets

The White House issued an internal warning to staff on March 24, cautioning employees against exploiting their government positions to gain an unfair advantage in financial futures markets. The directive came just one day...

U.S. Futures Slip as Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty and CPI Data Weigh on Markets

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Thursday evening as investors exercised caution ahead of high-stakes ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran, while bracing for a closely watched inflation report....

Politics

JD Vance Heads to Islamabad for High-Stakes U.S.-Iran Peace Talks

JD Vance is set to lead U.S. diplomatic negotiations with Iranian officials in Islamabad on Saturday, marking the first direct talks between the two nations since the war erupted on February 28. His involvement comes after...

Global Elections 2026: What Investors and Markets Are Watching

Political uncertainty is sweeping the globe in 2026, with a series of high-stakes elections poised to reshape economic policies and rattle financial markets. From Eastern Europe to South America, investors are keeping a...

Xi Jinping and KMT's Cheng Li-wun Meet in Beijing Amid Cross-Strait Tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, emphasizing that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share a common Chinese identity and that the future of...

Pilots Fear Retaliation for Refusing Middle East Flights Amid Ongoing Conflict

Airline pilots expressing safety concerns about flying through Middle Eastern airspace are reportedly facing threats of lost wages or termination if they decline assignments, according to Ron Hay, president of the...

Iran Denies Negotiating Team Traveled to Pakistan for U.S. Talks Amid Ceasefire Uncertainty

Iran has firmly rejected reports suggesting that a diplomatic delegation traveled to Islamabad to engage in negotiations with the United States, calling the claims entirely false. The denial was issued through state-linked...

Science

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...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

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...

Technology

TSMC Posts Strong Q1 2025 Revenue, Riding AI Chip Demand Wave

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has reported first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion (approximately $35.71 billion USD), surpassing analyst expectations and...

Lumentum Holdings Rides AI Wave With Order Book Filled Through 2028

Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) is experiencing a surge in demand from the artificial intelligence sector, with its order pipeline now fully booked through 2028, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The...

Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Sparks Emergency Cybersecurity Meeting With Top U.S. Bank CEOs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent closed-door meeting with the chief executives of Americas largest banks this week, warning them about serious cybersecurity...

Bank of America Identifies Top Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Stocks Poised for AI-Driven Growth

Bank of America has spotlighted a select group of Asia-Pacific semiconductor companies well-positioned to ride the wave of surging artificial intelligence chip demand, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

China's AI Stocks Surge as Zhipu and MiniMax Hit Record Highs

Chinese artificial intelligence stocks continued their remarkable rally on Thursday, with Zhipu AI and MiniMax Group posting strong gains in Hong Kong trading as a wave of new model launches and product announcements...