The budget needed to field a competitive college basketball roster seems to be the only thing in the world trending up right now, and the beautiful consequence is that most of the best players with eligibility remaining are returning to school. It is in that uncertain world, in the wake of Florida’s national championship win […]
The European Union plans to vote on Wednesday afternoon on its first retaliation measures in response to President Trump’s tariffs, moving closer to placing increased duties on a range of manufactured goods and farm products that would take effect in phases starting next week. The list up for consideration is a slightly trimmed down version […]
Behind President Trump’s decision to hit some of America’s largest trading partners with stiff tariffs is his fixation on the trade deficit that the United States runs with other nations. But many economists say that is a poor metric for judging the quality of a trade relationship. The steep tariffs, which went into effect on […]
The UN’s secretary-general says “aid has dried up [and] the floodgates of horror have re-opened” in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has blocked the entry of all goods and resumed the war against Hamas. “Gaza is a killing field, and civilians are in an endless death loop,” António Guterres said on Tuesday. His comments come […]
Here is where things stand on Wednesday, 9 April: Fighting The Ministry of Defence in Moscow said its units intercepted and destroyed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight on the border in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions. The ministry also said Russian forces mounted a shock attack and recaptured the village of Guyevo in Kursk, which had […]
At the very moment that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was set to take the stage, the governor of Gila River Indian Community was still standing at the podium, articulating his uneasiness around recent Trump administration moves. “Let me repeat that: We have spent a good part of this year providing education on why […]
Anne Cassidy Business reporter Getty Images Supermarkets in Canada have been putting Canadian flag stickers on domestic goods Todd Brayman is no longer buying his favourite red wine, which is from California. A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, he is one of a growing number of people in Canada, Europe, and other parts of […]
President Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office next to a map of what he has renamed the “Gulf of America” on March 26. The administration has denied the Associated Press access to such events because it calls the body of water the “Gulf of Mexico,” even as it acknowledges his preferred designation. […]
The Trump administration formally barred federal workers from listing their preferred pronouns in email signatures, calling it a symptom of a misguided “gender ideology.” Some White House officials are taking a similar approach with the journalists who cover them. On at least three recent occasions, senior Trump press aides have refused to engage with reporters’ […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. US stocks rebounded smartly yesterday even as the Dow Jones still closed in the red. The recovery looks set to continue today with the Dow up 1,000 points in pre-markets. Meanwhile, several experts […]