BlackRock stock edged higher a day after it announced a deal to help acquire two ports in Panama. President Trump has touted the deal as he seeks to more US control of the crucial waterway. It marks the largest infrastructure deal in BlackRock’s history. The move: BlackRock rose 1% at the start of trading on…
Canada and Mexico have secured a 30-day reprieve on tariffs from US President Donald Trump. In exchange for a tariff pause, Canada and Mexico agreed to boost border security and curb illegal activities. A 10% tariff on Chinese goods was not delayed, prompting China to slap retaliatory tariffs on the US. US President Donald Trump…
Temu tops 2024 Apple App Store downloads, surpassing TikTok and ChatGPT in popularity. The Chinese e-commerce app offers big discounts on a wide range of products. Americans appear to be exploring budget-friendly options through in-app deals. The App Store favorites of 2024 include social media platforms and one popular AI assistant, but the most downloaded…
Beijing and Washington have agreed to renew a 45-year-old science and technology agreement for five years, bringing in substantial revisions and marking a long-awaited breakthrough nod to cooperation amid tense ties. The representatives of the Chinese and American governments signed the new deal in an “exchange of notes” in Beijing on December 13, China’s Ministry…
US stocks fell on Monday as tech sector risks and upcoming inflation data worried investors. Nvidia shares dropped 3% on China’s probe into its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox. Investors await inflation data to gauge the potential for more Fed interest rate cuts. US stocks retreated from record highs on Monday as investors assessed a potential…
The Biden and Trump administrations are turning their attention to the Israel-Hamas War in hopes of bringing a swift resolution to the violence.On Monday, President-elect Trump demanded the release of Israeli hostages, threatening that if it doesn’t happen before his inauguration on Jan. 20, there would be “ALL HELL TO PAY.””It’s all talk, and no…
President-elect Trump said he can bring peace to Ukraine. But a deal is unlikely to last unless Ukraine gets security guarantees. It’s unclear what, if any, guarantees Trump would back. In the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, momentum is building behind the president-elect’s pledge to end Russia’s two-year war in Ukraine once he takes…
The jury was out on the future of China-US relations at an annual forum in Hong Kong on Friday, with a former American ambassador seeing a downward trend under Donald Trump and other observers suggesting that Trump’s transactional approach could mean attempts to reach deals between the two rivals. On the sidelines of the US-China…
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Wisesky, an innovative brand that focuses on air purification technology and is committed to solving the problems faced by pet-raising families, is celebrating Halloween 2024 with the launch of an early bird Black Friday discount on its advanced W-Cat air purifier designed specifically for cats. With health technology…