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A Tariff Tantrum: the Upheaval from Trump’s Trade Policies
Corporate chiefs see “chaos,” and investors see red as the effect of President Trump’s shifting trade policy begins to weigh on board rooms and trading rooms.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Rwanda Cuts Ties With Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions
Belgium, Rwanda’s former colonial ruler, pushed for the European Union to impose sanction against Rwandan officials over their role in invading eastern Congo and plundering its mineral wealth.The New York Times - 8h -
New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known
By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of mathematical unknowability.Wired - Mar. 9 -
Runcorn by-election could be proof of concept for Reform UK
Crucial vote is opportunity for Farage’s party to hone its election-winning machineFinancial Times - 6d -
Bitcoin falls as much as 6.5% as volatility continues after Trump's bitcoin reserve plan
President Donald Trump's executive order to create a U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve disappointed investors.CNBC - Mar. 10 -
Putin says Russia in favor of ceasefire proposal, but 'there is a nuance'
President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, landed in Moscow on Thursday morning for discussions on a proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.ABC News - 4d -
Maxine Waters: Trump is ‘working towards a civil war’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is accusing President Trump of seeking to start a civil war. The California Democrat, a long-time adversary of Trump, said the early flood of presidential policies — ...The Hill - 3d -
US makes fresh push for World Bank to back nuclear power
New administration wants Washington-based multilateral lender to help the west compete with China and RussiaFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Ukraine will need to make territorial concessions for peace deal, Rubio says
Top US diplomat says Kyiv will find it ‘very difficult’ to push Russia back to 2014 bordersFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Make Canada boring again
Trump seems determined to break the association of Canada with boredom — by wreaking havoc upon one of the world’s most positive bilateral relationships.The Hill - 6d -
Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge
The Trump administration is taking advantage of the entanglement of university finances and government funding, seeking to put schools on a short leash tied to their research capabilities. ...The Hill - 1d -
What will Trump mean for personal wealth?
Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital marketsFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Bell will start at the rear because of a penalty at Las Vegas as he seeks a 4th consecutive victory
Christopher Bell will have to start from the back of the field in his attempt to win a fourth consecutive Cup Series race after NASCAR penalized the Joe Gibbs Racing driver on Sunday for making ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Bell will start at the rear because of a penalty at Las Vegas as he seeks a 4th consecutive victory
Christopher Bell will have to start from the back of the field in his attempt to win a fourth consecutive Cup Series race after NASCAR penalized the Joe Gibbs Racing driver for making changes to ...ABC News - 1d -
Tariff timeline: How Trump turned global trade into an economic battlefield
Trump has praised tariffs as a fix for economic issues, but their erratic rollout and shifting reasons have worried investors. See a timeline of the president’s trade rhetoric.NBC News - 3d -
Trump says Ukraine 'more difficult' to deal with than Russia
It may be 'easier dealing with' Moscow than Kyiv, the US president told reporters in the White House.BBC News - Mar. 8 -
Trump Sees ‘Good Signals’ on Russia-Ukraine Cease-Fire. Zelensky Does Not.
U.S. officials were in Moscow for talks, and the Russian leader said he was open to a cease-fire, but President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed skepticism.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump administration official says peace talks with Russia were ‘positive’
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently met with Russian officials about continued peace negotiations, and he said the meeting was “positive.” “This morning, I met with President Putin,” Witkoff said ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump plans Tuesday talks with Putin on Russia-Ukraine war
US president says ‘a lot of work’ has been done over weekend towards ceasefire dealFinancial Times - 18h -
Missile maker MBDA takes more calls from EU militaries seeking non-US weapons
European group in talks with regional customers as Trump threatens to drop security guaranteesFinancial Times - 10h -
Trump keeps talking about making Canada the 51st state. Is he serious?
President Donald Trump continued to belittle Canada and threaten it with joining the United States as the economic war with the country continued.ABC News - 4d -
Trump, Rubio and Zelensky have just boxed Putin in
Russia surely did not anticipate the events that followed the aid cutoff.The Hill - 3d -
On the Ukrainian front, soldiers react to Trump: Reporter's notebook
Ukrainian solders vow to keep fighting Russia as U.S. support becomes uncertain.ABC News - 2d -
Trump’s approach to Ukraine could be 'very worrying' for Russia’s neighbors, former UK PM Cameron says
Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said he is fearful that U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine could set an alarming precedent.CNBC - 4d -
Chipmakers are finding that good earnings aren't enough to please Wall Street
After investors poured into semiconductor stocks last year, expectations are high, and companies are having trouble making Wall Street happy.CNBC - Mar. 7 -
Trump's war on Biden's climate policy is creating a new form of EV range anxiety
EV charging companies are fundamental to adoption of electrical vehicles. As President Trump seeks federal funding cuts for EVs, the industry is under threat.CNBC - 10h -
Trump buys Tesla to 'make a statement' about Musk backlash
President Trump said Tuesday he was buying a Tesla vehicle as he doubled down on his support of Elon Musk, who has come under mounting scrutiny for leading the Trump administration's government ...The Hill - 6d -
Half say Trump policies making economy worse: Poll
Half of Americans in a new poll say President Trump’s policies have made the U.S. economy worse in his first seven weeks in office. In a CNN poll released Thursday, 51 percent of respondents say ...The Hill - 4d -
Democrats’ hatred of Trump makes them their own worst enemies
Hatred of Trump has become their go-to position on just about everything; it’s what energizes them. It’s what dictates what they say and do.The Hill - 5d -
Trump makes some false or misleading claims to justify Canada tariffs
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods, citing trade imbalances and drug trafficking. But many of his claims exaggerate or misrepresent the facts.CBS News - 4d -
Investors are anxious about Trump’s tariffs. Here’s what financial advisers are telling them to do.
Uncertainty surrounding tariff policy has rattled markets, and volatility is the highest it’s been all year.MarketWatch - Mar. 9 -
Don’t expect Trump or Powell to bail out investors this time as stock market hits ‘danger zone’
After three weeks of unrelenting declines, U.S. stocks slid into the market’s “danger zone” on Monday.MarketWatch - Mar. 10 -
Putin lets western investors sell some Russian shares ahead of Trump talks
Kremlin decree allows firms including Jane Street, GMO, and Franklin Templeton to offload holdingsFinancial Times - 10h -
FirstFT: ‘Canada will never ever be part of America’
Also in today’s newsletter, Ford to inject more than €4bn into its German subsidiary and shadow war in the Baltic SeaFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Japan seeks tariff reprieve after Trump questions long-standing defence pact
Trade minister to pitch ‘win-win’ solutions in Washington as deadline looms for steel and aluminium dutiesFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Carney visits Macron and Starmer as he seeks alliances amid Trump trade war
Canadian PM stresses importance of ‘reliable allies’ in Paris before travelling to London where he was received by king. Canada is the “most European of the non-European countries”, Mark Carney ...The Guardian - 6h -
'Volatility is part of the game': What financial advisors are telling investors about market turmoil
The Dow continued to fall on Tuesday after Trump announced higher tariffs. Here's what advisors are telling their clients.CNBC - 6d -
Who’s Got Trump’s Ear on Tariffs? Lutnick or Navarro?
Corporate leaders and investors continue to be caught off guard by the president’s trade policy, especially as deal talks heat up.The New York Times - Mar. 6 -
China returns fire in Trump’s trade war
Tariff salvo on US agricultural goods, Greenland goes to the polls and investors discover if buying Lego is still funFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Wall Street loses hope in a ‘Trump put’ for markets
US president’s tolerance for tariff-induced stock falls may be higher than anticipated, say investorsFinancial Times - 6d