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Trump’s White House Ramps up Its Dangerous War on the AP
The employee said they could not access Politico, The New York Times, or Bloomberg, despite having paid subscriptions to all of them, and…
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How John Roberts Teed Up Elon Musk’s War on the Court
In the American constitutional order, judges cannot be impeached simply for issuing rulings that politicians disagree with. This is a…
Culture
Gold inches up on trade war fears, inflation data on tap
GOLD prices edged up on Thursday (Feb 13), as markets tracked developments in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, which could ignite…
Culture
Oil sinks 2% after Trump calls Putin, Zelensky to discuss end to war in Ukraine
OIL prices settled down more than 2 per cent on Wednesday (Feb 12) after US President Donald Trump took the first big step towards…
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Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency
Not long ago, the American public could have been forgiven for thinking of Elon Musk’s vaunted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…
Culture
Hedge funds boost bearish oil bets as trade war threatens demand
Hedge funds increased bearish bets against oil by the most in three months on the prospect that duelling tariffs between the US and China…
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Delaware Law Has Entered the Culture War
The clubby insular world of corporate law has entered the culture war. First, Elon Musk started railing against Delaware, which for more…
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Bitcoin lags behind gold as Trump’s trade war spurs safe haven demand
After outperforming most asset classes in 2024, Bitcoin now finds itself under pressure as Donald Trump’s White House return and…
Fashion
Europe: Shares end lower as trade war worries spike; automakers slide
European shares closed lower on Friday (Feb 7), with automakers among top decliners as investors grew skittish on worries of a global…
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Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Not a Distraction. It’s a Potential War Crime.
We are in an odd sort of waiting room at the moment. Trump and all his minions and enablers have told us many times what his…
Culture
Singapore-based Interra Resources denies allegations that it’s ‘fuelling war crimes’ in Myanmar by supplying oil
OIL and gas exploration and production company Interra Resources on Thursday (Feb 7) denied a report that alleged it is supplying the…
Fashion
Gold firms near record peak as trade war concerns linger
GOLD prices inched higher on Thursday (Feb 6) to hover near an all-time high hit in the last session, as Sino-US tariff war concerns…
Culture
Gold hits record high as China-US tariff war drives safe-haven demand
GOLD prices touched an all-time-high on Wednesday (Feb 5), underpinned by safe-haven demand after China responded to US tariffs, which…
Lifestyle
'My home has become a cemetery.' Amid cease-fire, Gazans unearth their dead from rubble
KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — For Samar and Abdullah al-Farra, a Palestinian mother and son, a half-ruined house in the southern Gaza Strip is…
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China may loosen grip on yuan as Trump reignites trade war
CURRENCY traders are waiting with bated breath for China’s next daily reference rate for the yuan, with some expecting authorities to…
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Mexico and Canada Reach Last-Minute Deal With Trump to Avert Trade War
President Trump on Monday delayed his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days after winning concessions from both countries to…
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CFPB Comes to a Halt as Trump Continues War on Federal Government
Many of these Musk staffers are young people between 19 and 24, such as software engineer Akash Bobba, an undergraduate student at…
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Weighing the Fallout From Trump’s Looming Trade War
What a weekend of headlines, from tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico to Elon Musk getting inside the Treasury Department’s payment…
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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…
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Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China spark fears of a trade war
Washington — President Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, sending shock waves through the…
Business
Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the earth of…
Business
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23…
Lifestyle
A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
ALEPPO, Syria — To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious…
Lifestyle
U.S., Colombia back down from trade war, agree to resume deportation flights
WASHINGTON — An impasse between the United States and Colombia over Colombia’s refusal to accept deportation flights ended Monday,…