In this photo illustration, a double exposure images shows U.S. President Donald Trump against the EU flag. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images European Union leaders urged a calm response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have battered global markets, days after a more bellicose China pulled the trigger on retaliation. “The reaction…
There was a better way to accomplish everything President Donald Trump did that caused a 10.5% decline in two days and left us wondering whether we could still crash Monday or later this week. All he had to do was agree with, well, himself because he repeatedly said he was going to announce “reciprocal” tariffs…
In this photo illustration, the logo of TikTok is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 5, 2025 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Apple will keep ByteDance-owned TikTok on its App Store for at least 75 more days after receiving assurances from Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to a…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett stands next to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters A crashing stock market is not part of an intentional strategy by President Donald Trump, White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett…
The formula at the core of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement that continues to rattle markets is bewildering economists, who say it is based on flawed assumptions. Economists argue that Trump’s formula relies on a flawed, underestimation of a key metric, resulting in inflated tariff rates for countries. According to the Office of the United…
Musk takes aim at Navarro Tesla CEO Elon Musk wears a ‘Trump Was Right About Everything!’ hat while attending a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Elon Musk took aim at Peter Navarro, as the top Trump trade advisor continues to defend the president’s…
A man checks his phone next to an electronic board showing stocks on the Heng Seng Index in Hong Kong on April 3, 2025. Peter Parks | Afp | Getty Images China’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said “the market has spoken” following the U.S. imposition of sweeping new tariffs and called for the White House…
President Donald J Trump addresses a joint session of Congress as Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen in the Capitol building’s House chamber on Tuesday, March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump is on a tariff spree…
In this photo illustration, the logo of Nintendo Switch 2 is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 3, 2025 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Nintendo said on Friday that pre-orders for the company’s hotly anticipated Switch 2 game console would be delayed following President Donald…
President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden on April 2, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has cited a host of reasons to impose steep new tariffs on U.S. trading partners. Some of the justifications are…