Michael Sandel is a political philosopher and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University. His course on justice was the first at Harvard to be made freely available online and has been viewed by tens of millions of people. Sandel recently received the 2025 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and…
US President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the United States would defend the island, according to an extract of a CBS News interview broadcast on Sunday. Trump said Taiwan “never even came up as a subject” when he met the Chinese president in…
Item 1 of 3 A newspaper vendor pulls a newspaper with an article reporting U.S. President Donald Trump’s message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians, at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria, November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun [1/3]A newspaper vendor pulls a newspaper with an article reporting U.S. President Donald Trump’s message to…
Nov 1 (Reuters) – The White House on Saturday released details about the agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump reached this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping to de-escalate their countries’ trade war, including U.S. tariff reductions and a pause in Beijing’s new restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets. The deal, which also includes…
China will effectively suspend implementation of additional export controls on rare earth metals and terminate investigations targeting US companies in the semiconductor supply chain, the White House announced. The White House issued a fact sheet on Saturday outlining some details of the trade pact agreed to earlier this week by US President Donald Trump and…
Berkshire still a net seller of stocks, no buybacks Buffett prepares to give CEO title to Greg Abel Berkshire stock trails broader market Nov 1 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab signaled on Saturday that it remained cautious about markets, letting cash swell to a record $381.7 billion even as profit rose, in…
Indexes end up: Dow 0.09%, S&P 500 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.61% Wall Street boasts longest monthly winning streaks in years Amazon jumps almost 10% as cloud growth beats expectations Warner Bros jumps almost 9% after Reuters report of Netflix bid Oct 31 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes closed higher on Friday, with their biggest…
Solid Q3 earnings season sees 130 more S&P 500 reports next week Meta, Microsoft shares stumble after results; Alphabet, Amazon gain Private data including ADP employment in focus as shutdown set to delay jobs report NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) – A resilient U.S. stocks rally heads into a busy week of corporate results, with…
Just back from his whirlwind Asia tour, US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed a newly negotiated trade deal with China as a “long-lasting” victory even as he teased the possibility of more tariff concessions. Aboard Air Force One en route to his Palm Beach, Florida, resort, Trump painted the Busan, South Korea, summit with…
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, appearing to contradict his own comments from last week and amid intensifying expectations that Washington may soon expand drug-trafficking-related operations. The United States has built up a large military presence in the Caribbean in recent months, with fighter…