GUANGZHOU, China, April 17 (Reuters) – China and Europe face a “slow motion train accident” as a rising tide of protectionism threatens to become a full trade war, the head of a European business lobby group
President Joe Biden and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump are now working to one-up each other with various tariff proposals despite both political parties enthusiastically backing free trade just a few years ago. The latest came on Wednesday, when Biden proposed tripling the import tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum, subject to an investigation by […]
The prospect of a war between Iran and Israel is believed to have affected Bangladesh’s capital market. Due to the disruption of import trade in the country, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war, the profits of most of the listed companies had already decreased during this economic recession, and this time, it has also spread fear in the capital market. Market analysts say there is no direct trade with Iran in Bangladesh. As a result, listed companies are less likely to…
Justice Merchan excused a second seated juror for unknown reasons during the third day of the Trump criminal trial.
There's nothing at all funny about putting a former president of the United States of America on trial for misdemeanor record-keeping offenses and turning those into felonies through a badly done magic trick. The underlying reason why the George Soros-selected prosecutor put Donald Trump on trial starting Monday, however, is yet another reason why this case should be laughed out of court.
The global economy is set for another year of slow but steady growth, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, with U.S. strength pushing world output through headwinds from lingering high inflation, weak demand in China and Europe, and spillovers from two regional wars. The IMF forecast global real GDP
U.S. officials said Chinese materials are filing critical gaps in Russia's defense production cycle and helping Moscow undertake the expansion of its defence industrial base.
Donald Trump has spent much of the past few years attacking prosecutors, judges or anyone else involved in court cases against him but, according to Rev. Al Sharpton, he won't have much ammunition when it comes to hush money prosecutor Alvin Bragg.Nicolle Wallace began the conversation on MSNBC Friday with questions about jury selection, which begins Monday in the criminal case. She then played a clip of Manhattan District Attorney Bragg being interviewed by Sharpton in March, saying, "He's not...
Not a joke, as Joe Biden might say. I’m talking about our country: America is no joke, no matter how many times Donald Trump claims it is. One of his most obnoxious lies at every rally and in most interviews is his contention that, with Biden as president, a disrespectful world is laughing at us. Trump was at it again last week, at his most recent rally in Green Bay, Wis., claiming the United States is a global laughingstock. “Joe Biden is not respected and Joe Biden is not feared” among the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her five-day visit to China and seized on by former President Donald Trump in incendiary remarks on the campaign trail. China has sharply ramped up its production of cheap electric vehicles, solar panels, and batteries just as the Biden administration has pushed through legislation supporting...
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment across the region, and U.S. futures were sharply lower. Oil prices jumped about $3 as the state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran []