Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Meet the 'Dirty 15' countries that could be hit hardest by Trump's tariffs
CNBC - 13 min 38 sec ago
Trump has pointed to America's trade deficits as he argues that virtually all trading partners are "taking advantage" of the U.S.

Reuters - Yen gains, gold hits peak as tariff uncertainties lift safe-haven bids - Reuters - 7 hours 44 min ago

Deutsche Welle - What are reciprocal tariffs? Trump's expanding trade agenda explained - 7 hours 59 min ago

CNBC - First-quarter GDP growth will be just 0.3% as tariffs stoke stagflation conditions, says CNBC survey - 8 hours 14 min ago

Bloomberg - Trump’s Tariffs Face Constitutional Questions - Bloomberg - 8 hours 38 min ago

BBC - Shares slide in Asia as Trump tariffs loom - 12 hours 36 min ago

NDTV - Clock Ticks On Donald Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs As Countries Seek Reprieve - 13 hours 19 min ago

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Indiatimes - Trump’s 25% Auto Tariffs: Which brands will be hit hardest? | Rising costs & insurance impact - 1 hour 11 min ago

New York Times - Estimates Imply That Tariffs Could Fall Heavily on Consumers - 2 hours 42 min ago

BusinessInsider - Why tech stocks are getting hammered ahead of Trump's tariff deadline - 2 hours 43 min ago

The Independent - Trump’s ‘liberation day’ of tariffs is coming. What does it mean for U.S. consumers? - 3 hours 15 min ago

SCMP - Trump’s tariff threat looms over global trade as deadline nears: ‘cloud of uncertainty’ - 3 hours 38 min ago

New York Post - Tech stocks tank, S&P 500 slips as Wall Street braces for Trump tariffs - 3 hours 53 min ago

The Guardian - No 10 concedes UK will be hit by new Trump tariffs as trade deal talks drag on - 4 hours 57 min ago

Russia Today - Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ about tariff-driven car price hikes - 6 hours 2 min ago

The Hindu - Regulator proposes tweak in pipeline tariffs; CNG and piped gas to be charged lowest rate - 10 hours 43 min ago

The Straits Times - Asia stocks sink after Trump says reciprocal tariffs will hit ‘all countries’ - 13 hours 26 min ago

As Trump readies reciprocal tariffs, economists say 'value-added taxes' aren't a trade barrier
CNBC - 1 hour 5 min ago
"Value-added taxes" are a common type of consumption tax used worldwide. They don't create a trade disadvantage for the U.S., economists said.

FOX Business - Trump allies make push for permanent tax cut plan in Congress - 7 hours 38 min ago

Bloomberg - US Business Put Spending Plans on Ice With Tariffs, Tax-Cut Wait - Bloomberg - 9 hours 39 min ago

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Indiatimes - CBDT recovers Rs 92,400 crore in outstanding tax - 1 hour 18 min ago

The Independent - Peter Navarro faces bipartisan wrath over ‘exceptionally stupid’ claim that ‘tariffs are tax cuts’ - 4 hours 43 min ago

The Hindu - Bosch gets demand notice of over ₹20 crore from Income Tax dept - 10 hours 51 min ago

AllAfrica - Nigeria: Govt Recovers $4.85bn From $8.26bn Tax Liability By Oil Firms - NEITI - 12 hours 37 min ago

Did Boeing "Screw Up"? Sunita Williams And Butch Wilmore Say...
NDTV - 1 hour 10 min ago
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore thanked US President Donald Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk for their help in bringing them back from the International Space Station (ISS), where they stayed on for nine months after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft malfunctioned, turning a mission that was supposed to be short into a long one. The two astronauts in an interview to Fox News said space flight is hard, and using new technology to try to further and better themselves is harder ...

Stock markets down ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day'
Deutsche Welle - 1 hour 59 min ago
Global markets were in in the red ahead of the Trump administration's expected tariff announcement. Trump has warned tariffs would include "all countries."

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Indiatimes - US stock market plunges as Trump’s tariff threats shake global markets – Dow Jones drops 500 points, S&P 500 falls 1%, Nasdaq sinks 2%, tech stocks Slide, gold surges 20% amid recession fears - 4 hours 18 min ago

AllAfrica - West Africa: BRVM Stock Market Gains 1.5 Percent As Orange Ci Leads Weekly Rally - 4 hours 48 min ago

BusinessInsider - Goldman Sachs slashed its S&P 500 target again, with tariffs set to hit stock returns and economic growth - 5 hours 41 min ago

The Independent - Stock market spooked by Trump’s reciprocal tariffs on all countries this week - 5 hours 58 min ago

United Airlines receives FAA approval for first Starlink-equipped plane, schedules first flight for May
FOX Business - 2 hours 14 sec ago
United Airlines's commercial passengers will experience Elon Musk's Starlink technology starting in May, according to a statement from the airline.

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SCMP - Lao Airlines cruising to first C909 – a milestone for the China-made aircraft - 9 hours 53 min ago

Trump plans to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May, sources say - Reuters
Reuters - 2 hours 6 min ago
Trump plans to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May, sources say Reuters

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BBC - Americanswers…on 5 Live! Could Trump run for a third term? - 2 hours 11 min ago

CNBC - ‘Game over’ for ESG investing due to Trump backlash? Analysts say no - 6 hours 39 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump says he's 'not joking' about seeking a third term - 8 hours 19 min ago

Reuters - How the Trump family took over a crypto firm as it raised hundreds of millions - Reuters - 8 hours 56 min ago

NDTV - Hamas Urges "Anyone Who Can Bear Arms" Worldwide To Fight Trump's Gaza Plan - 9 hours 21 min ago

CGTN - Trump says Zelenskyy trying to 'back out' of rare earth minerals deal - 11 hours 7 min ago

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New York Post - Truth Social owner Trump Media becomes first company listed on NYSE Texas — handing early win to exchange - 47 min 22 sec ago

The Guardian - Trump pardons January 6 loyalist and commutes jail time of Hunter Biden associate - 1 hour 8 min ago

Indiatimes - 'Not joking…': Trump hints at 3rd term saying 'there are methods' to make it possible, 'I’m popular' - 1 hour 39 min ago

BusinessInsider - Trump's threat to Iran that 'there will be bombing' comes amid new US B-2 stealth bomber moves - 2 hours 3 min ago

Russia Today - Tehran responds to Trump’s threat - 2 hours 28 min ago

The Independent - James Carville says Trump administration has already ‘collapsed’: ‘Happened Even Faster Than I Could Imagine’ - 2 hours 51 min ago

New York Times - Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn - 4 hours 3 min ago

SCMP - China Initiative 2.0? Raids on scientist Wang Xiaofeng revive spectre from first Trump era - 5 hours 35 min ago

The Hindu - For China and U.S. Inc., Trump's trade war feels much worse this time - 10 hours 26 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void. China is stepping in - 14 hours 40 min ago

As WWE hits London, Triple H insists Netflix doesn't call the shots
BBC - 2 hours 52 min ago
The WWE's chief content officer speaks to BBC Newsbeat about the company's partnership with Netflix.

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Indiatimes - Netflix New Releases 2025: Here’s the whole list - 5 hours 41 sec ago

The Guardian - ‘Boys feel increasingly isolated’: teenagers on Netflix’s Adolescence - 14 hours 33 min ago

China, Japan, South Korea To Jointly Respond To US Tariffs: Report
NDTV - 3 hours 12 min ago
China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to US tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. The comments came after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the Asian export powers brace against US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Japan and South Korea are seeking to import semiconductor raw materials from China, and China is also interested in pur ...

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SCMP - Japan projects up to 298,000 fatalities in potential Nankai Trough ‘megaquake’ - 7 hours 30 min ago

Indiatimes - Japan estimates feared megaquake could cause $1.8 trillion in damage, kill 300,000 people - 12 hours 52 min ago

Moldova expels Russian diplomats for aiding fugitive MP
Deutsche Welle - 3 hours 16 min ago
Moldova’s Foreign Ministry declared three Russian diplomats persona non grata, citing clear evidence of conduct violating their diplomatic status.

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Deutsche Welle - Russia: Supreme Court to consider suspending ban on Taliban - 5 hours 17 min ago

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Russia Today - ‘No proof’ Russia behind Baltic Sea cable ruptures – WSJ - 7 hours 13 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - China and Russia already have boots on the ground in Myanmar. The US is nowhere to be seen - 18 hours 18 min ago

Bangladesh Asks For China's "Extension" In Veiled Threat To Northeast India
NDTV - 4 hours 57 sec ago
Bangladesh's interim government adviser Muhammad Yunus has tried to jab New Delhi by issuing a veiled threat to India's northeastern states while appealing to China to "extend" in the region. Mr Yunus, who was on a four-day visit to Beijing last week, asked Beijing to make an "extension", saying that the "seven sister states are landlocked" by Bangladesh to its west. The tongue-in-cheek remark, which defence analysts have called distasteful, surfaced on social media upon Muhammad Yunus's retu ...

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CGTN - China reiterates opposition to economic coercion, hegemonism - 6 hours 28 min ago

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Indiatimes - "Seven states of India are landlocked...": Yunus invites China to expand, calls Bangladesh the "only guardian of the ocean" - 3 hours 44 min ago

Amazon's Nova AI agent launch puts it up against rivals OpenAI, Anthropic
CNBC - 4 hours 8 min ago
The new tool, called Nova Act, will compete with other agentic AI tools launched by the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.

Joyce-Butchers defends TikTok dance after heavy Six Nations defeat
BBC - 4 hours 32 min ago
A post-match TikTok dance involving England's Sarah Bern and Wales' Jasmine Joyce-Butchers has divided opinion.

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BBC - Could TikTok be banned again and who might buy it? - 10 hours 41 min ago

NDTV - Trump Tells His Plans For TikTok's Future In US As April 5 Deadline Looms - 16 hours 25 min ago

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New York Post - Trump says TikTok sale deal to be announced before Saturday deadline - 3 hours 41 min ago

SCMP - As extension winds down for a TikTok sale, analysts suggest deadline may not matter - 4 hours 27 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump says TikTok deal to come in before April 5 deadline: ‘Have a lot of potential buyers’ - 8 hours 29 min ago

The Independent - How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app - 8 hours 56 min ago

Primark CEO resigns over “error of judgment"
FOX Business - 5 hours 32 min ago
Paul Marchant, the head of fast fashion retailer Primark, one of the biggest roles in the UK retail scene, has resigned after having an 'error of judgement' with a woman.

Bloomberg - Primark’s CEO Resignation Comes at a Fraught Time - Bloomberg - 7 hours 17 min ago

CNBC - Indeed CEO: About two-thirds of jobs include tasks that AI can do—but there's no posted role yet AI can do 'completely on its own' - 7 hours 39 min ago

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The Independent - Health insurance CEO admits to hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on patients, doctors and politicians - 2 hours 56 min ago

New York Post - Primark CEO Paul Marchant resigns, admits to ‘error of judgment’ following investigation - 6 hours 55 min ago

BusinessInsider - Primark's CEO resigned over an allegation of inappropriate behavior, which was an 'error of judgment,' company says - 10 hours 4 min ago

New York Times - Primark CEO Resigns After ‘Error of Judgment’ - 10 hours 17 min ago

Indiatimes - 86% of Indian CEOs prioritise investments in emerging technology: EY survey - 11 hours 7 min ago

SCMP - HSBC bets big on Hong Kong to tap Asia’s wealth-management boom, CEO Elhedery says - 19 hours 8 min ago

India, US To Jointly Design, Manufacture Nuclear Reactors In India
NDTV - 5 hours 48 min ago
In a landmark moment for the India-US civil nuclear deal, which was signed two decades ago, the US' Department of Energy or DoE has given the final approval permitting a US company to jointly design and build nuclear power plants in India. Though the overall framework of the India-US civil nuclear agreement was signed back in 2007 by then prime minister Manmohan Singh and then US president George W Bush, it has taken nearly 20 years of negotiation, detailed discussions, legal and regulatory c ...

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CGTN - China's manufacturing PMI rises to 50.5 in March - 11 hours 45 min ago

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SCMP - Don’t blame China for India’s manufacturing decline - 7 hours 8 min ago

Indiatimes - Renault buys Nissan's 51% stake in India manufacturing unit - 9 hours 18 min ago

The Straits Times - China manufacturing activity hits 12-month high ahead of escalating tariffs - 12 hours 15 min ago

As Bangladesh builds ties with China, India looks on
Deutsche Welle - 6 hours 24 min ago
Bangladesh's interim government is expanding cooperation with Beijing as ties with neighboring India remain strained following the ouster of former leader Sheikh Hasina.

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Deutsche Welle - As Bangladesh builds China ties, India looks on - 6 hours 24 min ago

NDTV - HAL Didn't Transfer Sensitive Tech To Russia: India Slams NYT Report - 7 hours 11 min ago

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Indiatimes - CEPA boosts India, UAE trade; food security in focus - 1 hour 10 min ago

The Hindu - Is India firmly positioned to manage U.S. sanctions on Russian oil? - 5 hours 4 min ago

SCMP - India braces for record electricity demand amid heatwave, risking wheat crop damage - 6 hours 59 min ago

The Independent - China and India to face brunt of Trump tariff threat against Russian oil buyers - 10 hours 36 min ago

How Brexit continues to affect tourism
Deutsche Welle - 6 hours 33 min ago
The UK's exit from the EU has had major impacts on the tourism industry. New regulations mean travelers to the UK may face even more difficulties.

Elon Musk says people against his DOGE cuts are trying to pressure Tesla to get him to stop
CNBC - 6 hours 43 min ago
Shares of Tesla entered Monday down more than 34% year to date, and the stock has been cut nearly in half from its peak in December.

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SCMP - ‘Terrorism’ behind fire that destroyed 17 cars at Rome Tesla showroom, says Elon Musk - 2 hours 1 min ago

BusinessInsider - 'Look what you made me do': Tesla owners post videos of their trade-ins set to Taylor Swift - 3 hours 16 min ago

The Independent - Despite tough words, these Democrats continue to invest in Tesla - 4 hours 4 min ago

Indiatimes - Elon Musk faces massive backlash across world; wave of vandalism and protests hit Tesla - 5 hours 55 min ago

The Guardian - Tesla investors brace for global sales data amid consumer backlash over Elon Musk - 13 hours 3 min ago

Ukraine updates: Russia says Putin open to talks with Trump
Deutsche Welle - 8 hours 10 min ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains open to contacts with US President Donald Trump after the latter's threats, the Kremlin said. Meanwhile, Russia attacked the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. DW has more.

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NDTV - "Never Going To Be NATO Member": Trump on Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky - 14 hours 15 min ago

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Indiatimes - Kremlin says 'working' on Ukraine peace deal, US ties - 1 hour 24 min ago

The Independent - Ukraine’s rare earth minerals: How a 2.5bn-year-old rock deposit became central to helping stop Russia’s invasion - 3 hours 35 min ago

Russia Today - Ukraine places actor from Oscar-winning film on ‘kill list’ - 5 hours 2 min ago

SCMP - After Trump’s sanction threat, Kremlin says Russia, US working on Ukraine peace moves - 8 hours 38 sec ago

The Guardian - Donald Trump says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine - 17 hours 28 min ago

Opinion: Indian Drugs, Pak Terrorism, China: Inside The Latest US Intel Report
NDTV - 8 hours 10 min ago
The release of the first combined intelligence assessment of the United States is no small thing, given that there is a new administration under an ebullient President, Donald Trump. Add to that the fact that it comes under the leadership of Tulsi Gabbard, only the second woman to be the Director of National Intelligence. And no, it doesn't mean anything at all that she's a practising Hindu. That's not how it works. This is the combined report of 18 intelligence agencies, and that's what matters ...

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Indiatimes - US Economy faces tough road ahead with slow growth and stagflation amid tariffs and uncertainty - 3 hours 11 min ago

The Straits Times - US employers cool hiring in March as tariff fallout threatens economy: Poll - 15 hours 54 min ago

Trump Threatens Russia Oil Penalties, Citing Anger With Putin - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 8 hours 33 min ago
Trump Threatens Russia Oil Penalties, Citing Anger With Putin Bloomberg.com

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FOX Business - Russian canned soup empire calls for Trump to rescue $200M business from Putin - 22 hours 24 min ago

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Indiatimes - Razor wire, CCTV, and heat sensors: Poland doubles down on security with 5-metre-high border fortress as Putin weaponizes migration in hybrid warfare strategy - 2 hours 32 min ago

Russia Today - Trump ‘disappointed’ by Putin questioning Zelensky’s legitimacy - 8 hours 22 min ago

The Independent - Trump says he’s ‘p*****’ off with Putin over lack of ceasefire deal and threatens more tariffs on Russian oil - 9 hours 44 min ago

How eliminating property taxes in Florida could affect the state's real estate market
FOX Business - 8 hours 38 min ago
Lawmakers in some states have raised the idea of eliminating property taxes. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the move would require a constitutional amendment in Florida.

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New York Post - Rocket to buy Mr. Cooper in $9.4B mega US real estate deal - 2 hours 50 min ago

The Hindu - ITC to acquire Pulp and Paper undertaking of Aditya Birla Real Estate for ₹3,498 crore - 4 hours 24 min ago

New York Times - Real Estate Fund Exceeds $2.5 Billion for Affordable Housing - 6 hours 14 min ago

Apple Fined $162 Million By France Over App Tracking Privacy Feature
NDTV - 9 hours 9 min ago
French antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in several other European countries. The watchdog said the way Apple implemented its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) software was "neither necessary nor proportionate to the company's stated goal to protect user data" and also penalised third-party publishers. In addition to the fine, Apple will have to publish the decision on its we ...

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SCMP - Apple chip engineer returns to China, joins Fudan University amid push for talent - 8 hours 8 min ago

Indiatimes - Apple fined 150 million euros by France over app tracking privacy feature - 9 hours 49 min ago

Huawei 2024 revenue surges to near-record high as China smartphone comeback takes hold
CNBC - 11 hours 26 min ago
Huawei has been trying to adapt its business to deal with U.S. sanctions that have restricted its access to key technologies like semiconductors.

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SCMP - Tech war: Huawei’s consumer business reports 38% surge in revenue on robust smartphone sales - 11 hours 38 min ago

Opinion: Turkey Protests: Erdogan Faces The Crisis Of His Life
NDTV - 11 hours 45 min ago
Turkey has been witnessing widespread protests, on a scale not seen in more than a decade, following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on charges of corruption. Authorities have detained more than 1,500 people, including many journalists covering the protests; a BBC reporter has even been deported from the country. A massive protest on Saturday called by the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) saw hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets to press for early elect ...

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NDTV - Thousands March In Dallas To Protest Trump's Immigration Policies - 16 hours 25 min ago

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The Guardian - Scotland Yard protesters demand justice for drag artist found dead in Soho in 2023 - 1 hour 30 min ago

Trump's tariffs mean Europe must take control of its future, says ECB's Lagarde - Reuters
Reuters - 12 hours 8 min ago
Trump's tariffs mean Europe must take control of its future, says ECB's Lagarde Reuters

Computer Pioneer Microsoft Turns 50 In The Age Of AI
NDTV - 17 hours 23 min ago
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet. As the company, founded with a vision of putting computers in every home and office, celebrates its 50th anniversary on Friday, it is looking to boost its fortunes by being a leader in the fast-developing field of artificial intelligence (AI). "From a storytelling standpoint, they've been a boring company and a boring stock," eMarketer anal ...

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SCMP - Microsoft shutters AI lab in Shanghai, signalling a broader pullback from China - 6 hours 13 min ago

The Hindu - Microsoft, the Windows software maker, turns 50 in the age of AI - 16 hours 1 min ago

Myanmar-Bangkok Earthquake Updates: WHO Calls Myanmar Quake Emergency, Seeks Funding
NDTV - 17 hours 47 min ago
The World Health Organization said the Myanmar earthquake was a top-level emergency as it urgently sought $8 million to save lives and prevent disease outbreaks over the next 30 days. Rescuers braved aftershocks to scour the devastated city of Mandalay for survivors on Monday, after a massive earthquake. In Myanmar, about 1,700 people are confirmed dead so far, about 3,400 injured and around 300 more missing, according to the ruling junta. At least 18 people have been killed in Bangkok, ci ...

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The Guardian - Myanmar earthquake: desperate search for survivors continues as WHO issues appeal for humanitarian aid – live - 12 hours 19 min ago

Goldman Sachs sees Trump tariffs spiking inflation, stunting growth and raising recession risks
CNBC - 17 hours 51 min ago
A broad, negative impact will be felt in the economy when the new trade moves are enacted, the Goldman economic team believes.

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SCMP - ‘Uncertainty’ of Trump tariffs trigger worst S&P 500 quarter since 1980s amid recession fears - 5 hours 5 min ago

Why JPMorgan, BlackRock want to 'privatize' more of your stock and bond money in volatile market
CNBC - 20 hours 52 min ago
From private credit to lower-volatility equity income strategies, big money firms are bringing more high-net-worth strategies to the masses.