If the stock market were a Halloween movie, we could call it The Bubble that Ate Wall Street. Or perhaps The Bubble that Ate Wall Street 2, because it is a sequel – the second time in the past generation that we have seen technological euphoria cloud minds and drive U.S. stocks to absurdly high…
Gyeongju, South Korea – Asian and Pacific Rim leaders have pledged their support for trade and investment that “benefits all”, concluding a summit dominated by an agreement between the leaders of the United States and China to call a truce in their trade war. The declaration by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders on Saturday…
Millions of Americans are sliding toward a financial cliff as the government shutdown stretches into a second month, with four federal assistance programs for low-income families set to run out of funding on Nov. 1. Some families could lose access to multiple sources of government support. Ashley Trent, a 37-year-old single mother of six, expressed concern she…
Relations nosedived in 2018 after Canada arrested a senior Huawei executive and have remained rocky ever since. The leaders of China and Canada have taken a step towards mending the long-fractured ties between their countries with a meeting in South Korea during the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark…
The group’s new measures include long-term supply contracts and price stabilization to mitigate risks The Group of Seven (G7) nations have announced plans to launch a new Critical Minerals Production Alliance aimed at countering China’s overwhelming dominance in the global supply chain for critical minerals, which are essential for advanced technologies, clean energy, and national…
Advocates say new rules let Education Department to politically punish groups working on immigration, transgender care. The United States Department of Education has finalised new rules that could bar nonprofits deemed to have undertaken work with a “substantial illegal purpose” from a special student loan forgiveness programme. Those rules, finalised on Thursday, appear to single…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s call for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing after a more than 30-year pause…
U.S. Treasury yields inched higher on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cuts and uncertainty regarding future monetary policy. At 6:22 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was up less than 1 basis point to 4.066%. The 2-year Treasury note yield was also up less than a basis point to 3.59%. Meanwhile, the 30-year bond yield added…
As recently as one year ago, the Supreme Court’s Republican majority was determined to reduce executive power. Joe Biden, a Democrat, was in the White House, and the Republican justices were very concerned that the executive branch was claiming “highly consequential power beyond what Congress could reasonably be understood to have granted.” To keep the…
US president says rare earths issue settled after ‘amazing’ meeting with Chinese counterpart. Published On 30 Oct 202530 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Gyeongju, South Korea – United States President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with China to lower some US tariffs and avert Chinese export controls on…