Random Musings: Why quantum physics, not economics, is key to understanding Trump tariffs | World News

In The Tao of Physics, perhaps the finest popular novel on parallels between modern physics and “Eastern mysticism”, author Michiko Kaku sums up the dichotomy by stating: “Socrates in Greece made the famous statement ‘I know that I know nothing,’ and Lao Tzu in China said, ‘Not knowing that one knows is best.’” The two […]

Trump Tariff: Russian state TV ‘mocks’ Trump, says he should be given a medal for destroying trust in economy

Russian state TV reveled that Trump destroyed trust in the economy. Russian state TV cheered for Donald Trump as the president imposed reciprocal tariffs across the world, leading to a global economic meltdown. Russia has been kept out of the list and political scientist Dmitry Kulikov said on a TV program that Trump’s tariffs look […]

Tariff turmoil: Did Elon Musk ask Donald Trump to pull back?

File photo of US President Donald Trump and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (Pic credit: AP) Tech billionaire and DOGE head Elon Musk made direct appeals to US President Donald Trump to reverse sweeping tariffs over the past weekend. According to a report in Washington Post, which cited sources, Musk’s efforts were unsuccessful.Highest-profile disagreement […]

‘Mistake on top of a mistake’: China hits back at Trump’s additional 50% tariff threat

China vows to fight US tariffs ‘to the end’ China on Tuesday vowed to retaliate against the United States if President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose fresh 50 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports. Reacting to Trump’s new threat, China hinted of imposing more retaliatory tariffs on American products. Beijing said […]

Trump Says “Not Looking” At Pause In Tariffs

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened fresh tariffs of 50 percent on China and ruled out any pause in his aggressive new global trade policy, despite a dramatic market sell-off. Trump upended the world economy last week with sweeping tariffs that have raised fears of an international recession and triggered criticism even from […]

Tesla Shares Today: Tesla stock price drops to what Trump aide said ‘never happen’ amid ‘Black Monday’ mayhem

Tesla shares dropped to a record low on Monday. As Tesla’s stock reached a new low Monday, investors revisited what Donald Trump‘s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick commented about Tesla stock a month ago. Last month, Tesla stock plummeted owing to the global protest against Elon Musk because of his influence in the Trump administration. Thousands […]

Trump Netanyahu Live: Trump-Netanyahu press conference cancelled amid tariff backlash?

Netanyahu became the first leader to meet Trump in the White House to negotiate tariffs. The White House Monday cancelled a scheduled press conference of Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid a major backlash over tariffs as the markets kept on bleeding for the third day in response to Trump’s Liberation Day […]

Kevin Hassett Trump Tariff Pause: Trump govt accused of ‘manipulating markets’ through 90-day tariff pause rumor: Here’s what happened

Markets turned green riding on rumors that Trump would consider a 90-day pause on tariffs. Stock markets turned green for a brief moment Monday morning after reports claimed that President Donald Trump is not ruling out a pause on the tariffs. To be more specific, it was reported that a 90-day pause is what the […]

‘Don’t be weak, stupid’, Donald Trump tells Americans minutes before US markets open in deep red

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Monday said that America could have done something decades ago, referring to his tariff reforms, and asked people not to be weak and stupid. These remarks came just a few minutes before the New York stock market crashed, where the S&P 500 opened 3.2% lower.“The United […]

Trump Tariff Penguins: Did AI put penguin islands on Trump’s tariff list? Howard Lutnick confirms whether it was a mistake

Howard Lutnick clarified why penguin islands have been taxed. Donald Trump‘s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick clarified that a 10% baseline tax on the Heard and McDonald islands — which are literally inhabited by only penguins — was not a mistake and not an AI thing. As Lutnick appeared on CBS’ Face the Nation, host Margater […]