Wall Street’s main indexes were down on Monday as investors await inflation data this week and chip companies seesawed after agreeing to share a portion of revenue from China sales with the U.S. under a trade policy shift from the Trump administration. Source link
Washington — President Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. “At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I’ll know exactly whether or…
Amid rising trade tensions, US Vice President JD Vance said that US President Donald Trump is weighing tariffs on China for buying Russian oil. The move would mirror last week’s decision to double tariffs on Indian goods to 50% over its continued imports of Russian crude. Trump’s team says the measure would pressure Beijing to…
LONDON: Tesla’s energy subsidiary has applied to become an electricity supplier in Britain, a first such move by tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s operations outside the US. A notice on the UK energy regulator’s website confirmed a weekend media report that Tesla Energy Ventures Ltd had applied for a licence to supply electricity. The subsidiary of…
1 Bell Bottom Jeans Jeremy Moeller//Getty Images Once a staple of 1970s fashion, bell bottom jeans are known for their iconic flared silhouette. While they’ve gone in and out of style since the decade, the look is back with a vengeance. 2 Tie-Dye Mirrorpix//Getty Images Tie-dye may still be a fun backyard activity, but it…
A former manager at Standard Chartered Bank has admitted helping an illegal syndicate deceive Japanese investors into pouring more than 400 million yen (US$2.7 million) into projects in Africa, following an investigation by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Monday that Leung Ho-yin, a former relationship manager at the…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows officially responded to the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for sweeping voter data, questioning the federal agency’s intentions and asking that the request be withdrawn. The letter, sent Friday, comes after Bellows, a Democrat who is running for governor in 2026, told Maine Morning Star last month that she…
The Spanish Professional Football League (La Liga) match will be held in the United States across the Atlantic Ocean. ESPN reported on the 12th (Korea time) that the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) approved the regular season game between FC Barcelona and Villarreal to be held in Miami, Florida. In a statement, RFEF said: “During the…
Every new trend comes with its own nomenclature. In the 1980s, it was yuppie for young urban professional. The 1990s saw the rise of the expression soccer mom. In the 2000s, we had hipsters. Now there’s a new term in artificial intelligence programming: vibe coding. Coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, vibe coding refers to…
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending a tariff truce with China by another 90 days, a White House official said on Monday with only hours to go before U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods were due to snap back to triple-digit rates. Source link