US dealmaking suffers worst start to year in a decade amid Trump volatility

China to investigate Google amid tensions with US

China said Tuesday that it is investigating Google for potential antitrust violations after the Trump administration levied new tariffs on Beijing. The Chinese State Administration for Market ...

The Hill - 2d

Switch On Pace For Its Worst Sales Year But Is "Stable" For A Console So Old

Nintendo has announced that Switch hardware and software sales were "below expectations" for the first nine months of its latest fiscal year (April-December 2024) and is also now expecting to sell ...

GameSpot - 2d

Netanyahu heads for Trump talks in US amid uncertainty over Gaza truce

Negotiations on second phase of ceasefire likely to be put back until after two leaders meet on Tuesday. Benjamin Netanyahu has flown to Washington for Donald Trump’s first meeting with a foreign ...

The Guardian - 4d

Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico

Ties between the United States and Mexico have deepened over 30 years of free trade, creating both benefits and irritants.

The New York Times - 5d

Tech stocks have worst week in months after ‘nobody saw DeepSeek coming’ amid AI mania

Why the technology sector just ended its worst week since early September.

MarketWatch - 6d

Cook points to 'fiscal stimulus' after Apple suffers steepest China sales decline in a year

China is "the most competitive market in the world," Cook told analysts on Thursday.

CNBC - Jan. 31

Trump initial second-term approval rating among lowest in decades

President Trump has the lowest approval rating among all elected presidents since 1953, with 47 percent support, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.

The Hill - Jan. 30

Ukraine reels from ‘worst-case scenario’ suspension of US foreign aid

USAid pause affects projects such as veteran rehabilitation, independent media and humanitarian assistance. Ukraine is reeling from the shock decision by the Trump administration to pause all US ...

The Guardian - Jan. 29

Acosta: Trump suffering from 'Acosta Derangement Syndrome'

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta needled President Trump after the president mocked the journalist over his departure from the network this week. "Looks like somebody has ADS: Acosta Derangement ...

The Hill - Jan. 29

What World War II-era Britain can teach us about the next four years under Trump

The question is no longer whether Trumpism will survive beyond Trump; the question is how Trumpism will continue to evolve and whether American democracy is prepared for its next phase.

The Hill - Jan. 27

Existing-Home Sales in 2024 Were Slowest in Decades Amid High Mortgage Rates

The market perked up late in the year when interest rates eased, but affordability challenges yielded the fewest transactions since 1995.

The New York Times - Jan. 25

'A fresh start for one of the worst signings in Man Utd history'

Manchester United winger Antony arrived in the summer of 2022 full of promise but he is now on the brink of leaving the club as one of their worst ever signings.

BBC News - Jan. 24

US Coast Guard starts using 'Gulf of America'

The U.S. Coast Guard started using the term “Gulf of America” to refer to the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, one day after President Trump signed an executive order setting in motion the process to ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Trump Media’s ‘DJT’ stock battled back, but still suffered 4th-straight loss

Trump’s Truth Social parent’s stock seesawed around the flatline for most of the day before closing the day in the red.

MarketWatch - Jan. 23

Saudi foreign minister makes first official trip to Lebanon in a decade after years of strained ties

Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has visited Lebanon for the first time in a decade following years of strained relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the tiny Mediterranean country

ABC News - Jan. 23

US asylum seekers in despair after Trump cancels CBP One app: ‘start from zero again’

After 30,000 appointments to apply for asylum were cancelled, the fragile calm at the US-Mexico border is at risk. US politics – live updates The train rumbled through the makeshift immigrant ...

The Guardian - Jan. 23

Trump plays dealmaker as questions surround TikTok

President Trump's efforts to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the popular app, all while keeping it available to U.S. users despite Sunday’s ban, raise a slew of legal and practical ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

Markets brace for Trump-era volatility

US stocks ticked higher but currencies swung the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization, finishing what he started

Trump initially removed the U.S. from the WHO in 2020, but Biden reversed his action before it went into effect.

ABC News - Jan. 21

Warriors suffer worst home loss in 40 years as their season continues to spin off the rails

Golden State got absolutely blitzed by Boston on Monday

CBS Sports - Jan. 21

Bitcoin touches new high of $109,000, then reverses in volatile session on Trump inauguration day

Bitcoin spiked to a new all-time high early Monday but pulled back following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

CNBC - Jan. 20

The economy starts the year in solid shape. Now it's in Trump's hands.

Trump inherits a solid economy as the stunning rebound from the Covid pandemic wasn’t enough to keep a Democrat in the White House.

NBC News - Jan. 20

Davos agenda turns to dealmaking and growth as Trump takes office

US financiers look to revival of ‘animal spirits’ despite concerns over threat of trade tariffs

Financial Times - Jan. 20

The world braces for Trump, hoping for the best, unprepared for the worst

His pick for secretary of state may have given measured assessment of world affairs, but ‘crazy’ Trump will call the shots. Western allies of the US are braced for the return of Donald Trump, still ...

The Guardian - Jan. 19

Fearing Trump deportations, migrants start leaving US voluntarily

President-elect Donald Trump has said he would carry out mass deportations once in office.

The Hill - Jan. 18

Viral sicknesses rise amid 'quad-demic' in US

Viral sicknesses have risen in early 2025 amid the ongoing “quad-demic” in the U.S., referring to three respiratory viruses and one gastrointestinal disease, according to the Centers for Disease ...

The Hill - Jan. 18

Trump’s Inauguration Day is Likely One of the Coldest in Decades

An arctic chill is headed to Washington (and much of the United States) on Monday.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

TikTok ban will be first test for Trump as dealmaker-in-chief

The new law will land in the incoming president's lap – but it's also a political opportunity, writes Anthony Zurcher.

BBC News - Jan. 17

Worst global growth for 6 years forecast due to tariffs

The World Bank predicts global economic growth of 2.7% this year amid concerns living standards will struggle to improve.

BBC News - Jan. 16

Nets suffer worst loss in franchise history with 126-67 rout to Clippers

Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, James Harden added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers had the largest margin of victory in franchise history, routing the Brooklyn Nets 126-67 on Wednesday night.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16

Dealmakers fear cross-border M&A will be hostage to Trump diplomacy

The president-elect is expected to use all government agencies to push other countries to support his agenda

Financial Times - Jan. 16

From worst to first: Last year’s stock-market laggards see strong start to 2025

The U.S. stock market has been turned on its head in the early days of January.

MarketWatch - Jan. 14

Dow sees worst start to a year since 2016 as Fed rate-cut hopes fade for 2025

U.S. stocks are down so far in 2025 as market volatility climbs.

MarketWatch - Jan. 11

Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, speaks: ‘How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades?’

Last month, her father was sentenced to 20 years for drugging her mother then inviting dozens of strangers to rape her. Now their daughter tells of the ‘crushing double burden’ of being the child ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

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