Despite a flare-up in military confrontation between Israel and Iran, global financial markets appear largely indifferent to the geopolitical volatility, maintaining their upward trajectory in recent trading sessions. Analysts and strategists are now grappling with the question: why are markets brushing off what appears to be one of the most serious regional conflicts in years?…
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that senior U.S. trade officials will soon convene with their Chinese counterparts, marking a fresh effort to resolve lingering commercial disputes. The announcement follows a 90-minute phone conversation between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first one-on-one call since Trump’s return to the White House. With presidential envoys…
President Donald Trump’s recent threats to impose a 25% tariff on any iPhone sold in the United States but not assembled domestically have reignited debate over whether Apple can realistically shift production back to American soil. Seen as a keystone of the administration’s “reshoring” agenda, the proposal has drawn swift pushback from analysts, supply chain…
Major U.S. retailers, led by Target, are dramatically cutting their annual forecasts, citing mounting pressure from President Trump’s tariff policies as a primary drag on profitability and consumer demand. Industry observers say that while tariffs have exacerbated the strain, a confluence of factors—including slowing consumer confidence, inventory missteps, and shifts in spending patterns—are prompting executives…
When U.S. President Donald Trump announced in January that the United States would withdraw from the World Health Organization, global health officials braced for a seismic shift. As the world’s largest single donor, the U.S. has historically covered roughly 18 percent of the WHO’s biennial budget. In practical terms, that amounts to a shortfall of nearly…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday took aim at Apple’s expansion of manufacturing in India, emphatically telling CEO Tim Cook that he did not want the tech giant to build its products outside the United States. Speaking to a gathering of business executives in Doha, Qatar, Trump framed his objection as a matter of fairness…
President Donald Trump’s reported interest in accepting a luxury Boeing 747-8 from Qatar’s ruling family—at an estimated value of \$400 million—has ignited fierce debate in Washington over the legality, ethics and optics of such a gift. The proposal envisions the Gulf state temporarily loaning its flagship jet to the U.S. military to serve as Air…
On Monday, President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping executive order aimed at crushing what he described as “outrageously high” prescription drug prices in the United States. Touting the initiative as one of the most consequential in U.S. history, Trump vowed that Americans would soon pay between 30 and 80 percent less for medicines than they…
President Donald Trump on Saturday evening lauded the initial round of U.S.–China trade negotiations in Geneva as a “total reset,” signaling a potential pullback of the punishing tariffs that have throttled commerce between the world’s two largest economies. Speaking on his Truth Social platform, Trump described the meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S.…
President Donald Trump’s aspirations to reshape America’s cryptocurrency landscape are now imperiled by allegations that he is leveraging his office to enrich himself through personal crypto ventures. What had once appeared to be a rare area of bipartisan cooperation—crafting federal rules for digital assets—has unraveled amid ethics concerns and political maneuvering, as key lawmakers cite…
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