The emerging winners in Asia amid the trade wars
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Stranded at 3rd: Arenado arrives amid trade talk
Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado has reported to spring training, showing up to play for a team that spent much of the offseason trying to trade him.ESPN - 3d -
The N.B.A. Trade Deadline Moves Were Wild. Who Were the Big Winners?
An unprecedented week has reshaped the league for years to come, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Whiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War
Liquor is leverage as the world careens toward another trade dispute. European tariffs on American whiskey snap back after March 31 unless an extension is granted.The New York Times - 6d -
Passenger Jet Forced to Make Diverted Landing After Pilot Reportedly Collapses amid Mid-Air 'Medical Emergency'
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Vance, Bessent to meet with Zelensky amid Trump's push to end the war in Ukraine
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Did the Lakers and Warriors switch roles amid NBA's wild trade deadline?
Circumstances presented the Lakers with an opportunity to play the ultimate long game, with an offer they couldn’t refuse while the Warriors had to make a gamble on Jimmy Butler that in ordinary ...Yahoo Sports - Feb. 7 -
Amid trade angst, fans ejected from Mavs' loss
With emotions from the Luka Doncic trade still raw, multiple fans were ejected in the second half of the Dallas Mavericks' 129-128 home loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday at the American ...ESPN - Feb. 11 -
Bank of England Cuts Rates While Warning of Inflation and Trade War Risks
The central bank cut rates for the third time in about six months as it said economic growth had been weaker than expected.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
Investors can find opportunity in a trade war, advisor says
Looking at the sectors and parts of the market that may go up as tariffs hit the market.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
A Trade War Is on Hold, but Trump’s Motives and a Fix Remain Uncertain
President Trump announced potentially crippling tariffs against Canada, only to suspend them for 30 days. What will satisfy him remains unknown.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
US and China on edge of trade war as tariff deadline looms
Donald Trump’s shock tactics may have pushed Beijing away from negotiating table, experts sayFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
Could an EU-US deal be struck to avoid a full-blown trade war?
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Trump’s short-sighted trade war with Canada is already hurting the US
Instead of turning economic policy into a battleground, let us work together to fortify the alliances that have kept North America secure for generations.The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Trump's tariff gambit: How to win a trade war with Mexico and Canada
President Trump has implemented new 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10 percent tariff on imports from China, as part of a calculated strategy aimed at ...The Hill - 6d -
After a strange opening salvo, Trump’s trade wars are just getting started
Trump is setting the stage for a much broader implementation of tariffs, and the opening salvo was a trial balloon before the real negotiations about trade begin.The Hill - 6d -
How Trump’s trade wars could backfire on U.S. stock and bond investors
In Trump’s first term, American businesses cut investment spending and industrial production slowed.MarketWatch - 5d -
China tightens grip on tech, minerals and engineers as trade war spirals
Groups such as Apple contractor Foxconn hit by efforts to stop knowhow and equipment leaving the countryFinancial Times - 4d -
Peter Navarro: a loyal general returns to wage Trump’s trade wars
China hawk was thwarted in president’s first term but is now putting his vision of US trade protectionism into actionFinancial Times - 2d -
U.S. Deports Migrants From Asia to Panama
The move could herald a new front in the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations, one that allows for more rapid removal of migrants whose home countries are reluctant to accept them.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
Going for a song: investors flee to K-pop as safe haven amid Trump’s tariff war
Shares in South Korea’s entertainment groups soar as steel tariffs combine with a Blackpink world tour and BTS revival to supercharge their appeal. Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25% tariff on ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Vance to meet Zelenskyy amid concerns about US-Russia talks to end the war in Ukraine
Vice President JD Vance will lead the U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference amid intense concern and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s foreign policyABC News - 6d -
Vance, Zelenskyy meet on ending Russia-Ukraine war amid admin's mixed messages
Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Friday in Munich discuss how to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.ABC News - 5d -
The Debate: Do Trump's tariffs mean the end of the post-war free trade world?
President Trump has proposed a sweeping set of tariffs. Does this mark the end of the post-war free trade world?BBC News - Feb. 11 -
In fighting AI chip trade war with China, there's one big mistake U.S. can't afford to make
Chip export controls were supposed to prevent China from rivaling U.S.-based gen AI. DeepSeek got around that, and tougher rules may not do much better.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Trump's steel tariffs could trigger broader trade war as EU threatens 'proportionate countermeasures'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said U.S. tariffs "will not go unanswered."CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Mitch McConnell says Trump's trade war will raise prices: 'Tariffs are bad policy'
Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump have had a rocky relationship since their falling out over Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Caught in the middle: UK firms brace for fallout from Trump’s global trade war
While UK may not be in direct line of fire, knock-on effects on global trade has British businesses worried. “We’re vulnerable at the moment,” says Fiona Conor, the managing director of Trust ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Donald Trump sees his trade war as a show of strength. In fact, it’s the opposite | Larry Elliott
The president’s protectionist policies, ripe with potential global repercussions, show how exposed Washington feels to China’s growing power. The opening shots have been fired in a trade war . ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US–China Trade War
After a Chinese export ban, can the US get gallium and germanium from Canada—or will tariffs get in the way?Wired - 5d -
UK looks at tariffs on US products if steel and aluminium get caught in trade war
Business secretary says Britain would revive import taxes from Trump’s first termFinancial Times - 4d -
Turkish government racks up naval, drone deals during Asia trip
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Hyatt introduces programme to streamline event planning across Asia Pacific
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The Untold Winners of the Trump Memecoin Frenzy
When US president Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, he sparked a trading frenzy. A constellation of little-known crypto platforms quietly profited.Wired - Feb. 6 -
Full list of winners at Baftas 2025
The winners of the stars and films at the Bafta Film Awards, celebrating the best in big screen action over the past 12 months, have been revealed.BBC News - 3d -
At Justice Dept., Bove Emerges as Trump’s Enforcer
As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
A compromise on emergency abortions that red states should embrace
It is time for states that have banned abortion to put an end to the horror stories of women being refused emergency medical treatment when their pregnancies go terribly wrong.The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Since Trump’s ‘Emergency,’ What Is Actually Happening on the Border?
Bored troops are standing watch, shelters have emptied from McAllen, Texas, to Tucson, Ariz., and border patrols speed through miles of frontier, finding no one in sight.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge.The New York Times - 6d -
New details emerge in deadly D.C. plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a minute-by-minute report of the deadly midair collision between a military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane near ...CBS News - 5d
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