China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors around the world. Shipments of the magnets, essential for assembling everything from cars and drones to robots and missiles, have been halted at many Chinese […]
President Trump’s global tariffs have sent stock markets worldwide into a tailspin, and the S&P 500 on Wednesday was close to tumbling into bear market territory. Mr. Trump has seemed unmoved by the decline, signaling that he has no plans to back off on tariffs, insisting that they would bring in “billions of dollars” in […]
Sarah Palin’s yearslong defamation case against The New York Times, potentially testing the extent of First Amendment protections for journalists, will soon go to trial in federal court in Manhattan. Again. Three years ago, a federal jury and judge each ruled against Ms. Palin, the onetime Republican vice-presidential nominee and Alaska governor. She had claimed […]
The stock market resumed its slide on Thursday, as the White House clarified that Chinese imports would face a tariff of 145 percent, prompting renewed investor angst over an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The S&P 500 fell 3.5 percent, a day after recording its best gain since 2008. The drop […]
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin campaigned for the state’s U.S. House seat in 2022 with the support of President Trump. She did not win. A retrial of her defamation case against The New York Times is slated to begin Monday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images North […]
In his posts, Dr. Clifford tried to be clear about the difficulties of octopus ownership: the costs, the lack of sleep and the serious water damage to his home, which required major renovations. “I did not want to perpetuate or romanticize keeping a baby octopus,” he told me. Despite those efforts, he was overwhelmed with […]
Sam Francis Political reporter Business secretary refuses to answer if steel plant can keep running The business secretary has refused to confirm if the government can get the sufficient raw material supplies in time to keep the blast furnaces at British Steel running, after it took control of the Chinese-owned plant. Emergency legislation was rushed […]
United States striker Brian White scored a franchise-record four goals and became the first player in Whitecaps history to score 50 career regular-season goals as Vancouver beat Austin FC 5-1 on Saturday. Emmanuel Sabbi added a goal and an assist for Vancouver (6-1-1), which improved upon the best start to a season in franchise history. Édier […]
André Onana has been left out of Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Newcastle United on Sunday, a source has told ESPN, following heavy criticism of performance against Lyon. Onana did not travel to Tyneside with Ruben Amorim’s squad on Saturday and is set to be replaced at St James’ Park by No.2 Altay Bayindir. […]
American Ennis is crowned the best fighter in the division after stopping Lithuania’s Stanionis after six rounds. Undefeated Jaron Ennis has successfully unified boxing’s IBF and WBA welterweight belts after stopping Eimantas Stanionis with a sixth-round technical knockout win during a bruising world title fight in New Jersey. In an explosive contest in Atlantic City […]