Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China
6 hours ago Madeline Halpert BBC News Jessica Murphy BBC News Reporting fromToronto President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30…
What Just Happened to UK TBTF Lender Barclays’ Online Banking Services, and What Could It Mean for the Wider World? | naked capitalism
“[W]e have this house of cards where you’ve got an awful lot of institutions working co-operatively with each other, but if one messes up the system, then the whole system…
China Strikes Back After Trump Imposes 10% Tariff on Goods
Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products. Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff…
What Does Trump Really Want From Canada and Mexico?
President Trump has long been clear that he would use tariffs as an economic sledgehammer against nations that refuse to bend to his demands. He has been far less clear…
Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes
New intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program has convinced American officials that a secret team of the country’s scientists is exploring a faster, if cruder, approach to developing an atomic weapon…
Trump tariffs booed in Canada as Trudeau calls for national unity
13 hours ago Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto USA Today Sports A few hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would impose steep tariffs on Canada, hockey fans in…
Rubio demands Panama ‘reduce China influence’ over canal
13 hours ago Tom Bateman State Department correspondent in Panama Reuters US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make “immediate changes” to what he calls the “influence…
Luka Doncic joins Los Angeles Lakers from Dallas Mavericks in huge NBA trade deal
Five-time NBA All-Star Luka Doncic has joined the Los Angeles Lakers in a huge three-way trade deal. Doncic, who moves from the Dallas Mavericks, was hailed as a “one-of-a-kind, young…
For China, Trump’s Moves Bring Pain, but Also Potential Gains
As President Trump was locked in a war of words with the leader of Colombia over the military deportation of migrants, China’s ambassador to Colombia declared that relations between Beijing…
Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates
The United States and its biggest trading partners were hurtling on Sunday into a new era of protectionism as Canada, Mexico and China said they would adopt countermeasures against new…