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Chris Riddell on Donald ‘Captain America’ Trump wielding his tariff shield – cartoon

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The Guardian - 2d

America the Unstable

The US will pay a market penalty for Trump’s turmoil

Financial Times - 2d

How will the ECB respond to Trump’s trade war?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Financial Times - 2d

Markets Worry About Finding an Exit From Trump’s Trade Fight

Investors are concerned about the continued escalation of the U.S.-China tariff battle — and the state of the president’s negotiating leverage.

The New York Times - 4d

Bond market moves raise fears of growing bets against America

Treasury yields have been behaving unusually, sparking concerns that the typical “safe haven” investment might be losing some of its shine.

NBC News - 3d

A trove of artifacts recovered from the black market goes on display in Naples

Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special Italian police unit, have been unveiled for the first time in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

ABC News - 2d

Trump exempts smartphones from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs after market rout

Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple

Financial Times - 2d

Here are the 2 big things we're watching in the stock market this week

First-quarter earnings season picks up steam after one of Wall Street's most volatile weeks on record.

CNBC - 1d

FirstFT: Global markets rise after Trump’s temporary tariff exemption for smartphones

Also in today’s newsletter, Meta and FTC in antitrust trial and Theresa May’s Lunch with the FT

Financial Times - 1d

PS5 price jumps £40 as Sony cites 'challenging' market conditions

The digital, disc-free edition of Sony's console has increased by roughly £70 since it first went on sale.

BBC News - 1d

Masyn Winn injury update: Cardinals place shortstop on IL after his exit forces unusual defensive alignment

Winn was adament he would avoid the IL, but he'll instead be sidelined for at least 10 days

CBS Sports - 2d

'He makes everything else work': Carr a driving force for Leominster boys' lacrosse

Before heading off to Northeastern University in the fall, Leominster senior Dominic Carr is looking to cap a solid boys' lax career for the Blue Devils

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Poland's divisions on display as presidential candidates bicker in a live TV debate

Bickering and chaos were on display in a presidential debate in Poland as eight candidates met to discuss existential matters for this country on NATO’s eastern flank — including fears of Russia ...

ABC News - 3d

The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s Congo deal: mineral riches for protection | Editorial

Faced with regional chaos and shrinking options, Kinshasa seeks terms of trade that echo the old extractive order in modern disguise. “The vilest scramble for loot that has ever disfigured the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Are You the Only One Who’s Broke? Or Is It ‘Money Dysmorphia’?

The ‘boom boom’ aesthetic meets the gloom and doom of market turmoil.

The New York Times - 3d

Wall Street stock futures rise after temporary US tech tariff exemption

Gains come after two weeks of wild swings in financial markets

Financial Times - 1d

Goldman Sachs is about to report first-quarter earnings

Goldman Sachs may prove to be a beneficiary of the recent market environment.

CNBC - 1d

'Your position is being abolished': Education Department staff get termination emails

Over 1,300 federal employees impacted by the Department of Education’s March 11 reduction in force received their official separation notices Thursday.

ABC News - 4d

Paddy Pimblett brutalises Michael Chandler at UFC 314 to defy doubters and reach upper echelon

The Liverpudlian lightweight left the American a bloody mess as he forced a third-round TKO

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City

The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas".

BBC News - 1d

Seven months, zero answers: Russians blame authorities for Ukrainian occupation

Families reunite after Kyiv’s forces are pushed out of Russian territory, but areas remain unsafe for civilians to return

Financial Times - 1d

What We Know About the Arson Attack on the Governor’s House in Pennsylvania

Gov. Josh Shapiro was forced to evacuate with his family. The authorities have charged a man with attempted murder, arson and terrorism.

The New York Times - 1d

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks hit hard during market meltdown

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought some high profile stocks last week as President Trump's tariffs caused traders to bail out.

CBS News - 4d

GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to 'market demand'

General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric delivery vans at a plant in Canada ahead of idling the facility through much of this year.

CNBC - 3d

‘A new golden age’: how rightwing media stuck by Trump as global markets collapsed

Trump’s tariffs were sometimes played down, sometimes cheered but rarely seriously questioned by the right. While Donald Trump recently instituted and paused hefty tariffs, sparking a trade war ...

The Guardian - 3d

How the ‘trade of the year’ in the bond market became a nightmare for investors after Trump’s tariffs

Here is what’s at stake as a lesser-known “basis trade” came undone this week, just before President Trump’s mini-pivot on tariffs.

MarketWatch - 2d

‘How much will a manic Trump cost me?’ Pension savers’ anxiety rises over market volatility

Guardian readers say they have been hit hard by the US-inspired trade war, with some having lost tens of thousands from their pots. Fraser, 63, a retiree from Essex, had been planning to leave his ...

The Guardian - 2d

Nico Iamaleava's transfer destinations: In tight market, where could former Tennessee QB end up?

UCLA is expected to be one of the top frontrunners to land the Southern California native

CBS Sports - 2d

Stock markets rise on signs of Trump tariff retreat; British Steel races to keep furnaces burning – business live

Chinese exports jump as official says ‘the sky won’t fall,’ despite warning from US officials that smartphone and laptop exemption from import tariffs on China will be short-lived. Here’s our story ...

The Guardian - 1d

‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down

Casual attitude as markets fall suggests man detached from anxieties of ordinary voters – and surrounded by yes men. After lighting a fuse under global financial markets, Donald Trump stepped ...

The Guardian - 3d

Trump and Some of His Cabinet Members Attend U.F.C. Fight in Miami

The spectacle at the mixed martial arts event was emblematic of an emboldened president who increasingly encourages displays of force to carry out his agenda.

The New York Times - 2d

Volkanovski wins vacant title in slugfest with Lopes

Alexander Volkanovski proved he's still a force, outslugging Diego Lopes to win the vacant featherweight title Saturday night at UFC 314.

ESPN - 2d

Reps. Luna and Garcia should make their next JFK hearing a fair fight

The Oversight and Government Reform's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing on the JFK files, but the hearing was a disappointment for anti-conspiracy critics as no ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump officials renew opposition to ruling on Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador

The Justice Department’s latest legal filing asserted that courts cannot direct President Trump’s foreign policy by forcing the return of a man unlawfully sent to a Salvadoran prison.

The New York Times - 1d

Suspect Charged in Arson at Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence

A man was charged with setting fire to the residence, forcing Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family to flee. Investigators said they found beer bottles with gasoline inside the house.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.

Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.

The New York Times - 1d