China — one of the world’s biggest buyers of Venezuelan oil — reacted to President Trump’s ouster of the Latin American country’s leader over the weekend with a series of condemnations but no signals of retaliation so far, as the world continues to assess the shocking weekend move to arrest President Nicolás Maduro. China is…
Nvidia stock (NVDA) jumped as much as 3.8% in Friday trading following a Reuters report that the Trump administration began its review of Nvidia H200 chip exports to China and news that US antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment into Intel (INTC). The move higher put shares of the world’s largest company on track for a…
President Trump unveiled $12 billion in aid to US farmers, as the agricultural sector deals with the fallout from his sweeping tariff policies. The sector has been hit particularly hard from the president’s ever-changing trade policies, as farmers have struggled to sell crops and been hit by higher costs. Soybean exports have come in particular…
Hong Kong companies are much more optimistic about the economic outlook for the coming year, a survey by one of the city’s biggest business chambers has found, although the organisation itself expects growth to slow in 2026. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce released the results of its annual survey on Thursday, showing that…
President Trump on Wednesday announced the launch of the “Trump Gold Card,” offering a pathway to U.S. citizenship for foreigners who pay $1 million to expedite their visa applications. “Basically, it’s a green card but much better,” Trump said at an event with business leaders at the White House. “Much more powerful, a much stronger…
A new round of border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia and resurgent fighting in eastern Congo, two conflicts President Trump claimed to have resolved, have shown the constraints of his high-speed pursuit of peace. PREMIUM Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet signed a peace accord at a ceremony with President…
President Trump on Monday unveiled $12 billion in aid to US farmers, as the agricultural sector deals with the fallout from his sweeping tariff policies. The sector has been hit particularly hard from the president’s ever-changing trade policies, as farmers have struggled to sell crops and been hit by higher costs. Soybean exports have come…
President Trump on Monday unveiled $12 billion in aid to US farmers, as the agricultural sector deals with the fallout from his sweeping tariff policies. Trump and other top administration officials discussed the package at a roundtable event with farmers at the White House. The sector has been hit particularly hard from the president’s ever-changing…
The US defence chief touted a message of peace, communication and “flexible realism” with China in a speech over the weekend, foreshadowing an American national defence strategy that is expected to be released soon. In his keynote address at the annual Reagan National Defence Forum on Saturday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington was…
The US Supreme Court is poised in the weeks ahead to decide the legality of the majority of President Trump’s tariffs. The president invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy blanket tariffs on goods from other countries. But Congress is the branch of the US government with oversight of taxation and spending…