Donald Trump, the shakedown president – POLITICO

Donald Trump, the shakedown president – POLITICO

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Aside from the steep monetary value, these shakedowns have also made media companies more adverse to reporting criticism of the president and his administration’s actions. Next came universities: Long the foundation of America’s scientific and technological supremacy, Trump cut off federal research funding for major universities in order to force them to…

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How Beijing’s latest trade measures could be ‘very positive’ for US-China relations

How Beijing’s latest trade measures could be ‘very positive’ for US-China relations

A new battery of Chinese trade “countermeasures” launched against the United States could be a “very positive” step towards stabilising bilateral relations, compelling the Trump administration to take a more grounded approach towards Beijing, a prominent academic has suggested. The assessment came as the White House dialled down its rhetoric on fresh trade tensions between…

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The stock market is diving on Trump's threat of more China tariffs. Is this a good time to buy?

The stock market is diving on Trump’s threat of more China tariffs. Is this a good time to buy?

President Donald Trump’s latest threat to China on Friday battered the stocks market. Yet, Wall Street is left wondering if his warnings have teeth. Trump said in a Truth Social post that China was holding rare earth resources “captive” and raised the prospect of a “massive” tariff hike after the Asian country expanded export regulations….

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Asia stock markets today: live updates

Asia-Pacific markets: Nikkei 225, Kospi

Sunset scene of light trails traffic speeds through an intersection in Gangnam center business district of Seoul at Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Shares of South Korean chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics hit record highs Friday, after a near-weeklong holiday, boosted by a series of artificial intelligence deals….

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