From tariffs to Tesla crash: Why this was a terrible week for Elon Musk | World News

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”No one lived that paradox quite like Elon Musk. For the better part of a year, Musk couldn’t stop winning. He helped install a president, muscled his way into the Cabinet via a meme-laced department called DOGE, bought Twitter just to torch it […]

Donald Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs: Did Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace really predict the trade wars? | World News

Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away, an orange-tinted Palpatine stood in a rose garden and declared economic war on half the planet. On April 2, 2025, Donald Trump emerged from political semi-retirement to announce a sweeping new tariff regime. The internet’s response? Memes. Glorious memes. The Senate Would Revoke Their […]

‘They laugh at us’: Why Trump’s 1987 interview is resurfacing amid tariff move

Video of US President Donald Trump’s 1987 interview with CNN’s Larry King has resurfaced online amid his sweeping reciprocal tariffs on “Liberation Day.”In the interview, Trump expressed America’s declining global standing while repeatedly criticising the trade policies.Trump said, “I was tired, and I think a lot of other people are tired of watching other countries […]

Japan PM calls Trump’s tariffs ‘national crisis’, urges ministers to take ‘necessary measures’

US President Donald Trump’s administration’s tariffs on Japanese goods constitute a “national crisis,” said Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday,He announced plans for cross-party discussions to address the situation and urged for a “calm-headed” approach.Despite Japanese firms being among the largest investors in the United States, Trump on Thursday announced a steep 24 per […]

‘Markets are going to boom’: Donald Trump reacts to his reciprocal tariffs after global stocks slide

Donald Trump said ‘it’s going very well’ after he was asked to comment on the market crash following his tariff announcements. President Donald Trump Thursday said the response to his major tariffs has been very good. “I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like what a patient gets operated on, and it’s […]

Howard Lutnick On Trump Tariff: ‘Let Trump run the global economy’: Howard Lutnick says there’s no way Trump would back off on tariffs

Trump tariff mastermind Howard Lutnick said there’s no way the president would back off on reciprocal tariffs. Donald Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick Thursday said that people should just let the president run the global economy because he knows what he has been doing. He’s been talking about it for 35 years, Lutnick said defending […]

Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs

President Trump upended the international trading system on Wednesday with a blunt package of global tariffs, making the case that the United States faces a dire economic emergency as a result of trade imbalances with countries across the globe. It’s a sentiment that Mr. Trump has expressed for decades, one that helped propel him to […]

Did Donald Trump announce reciprocal tariffs on penguins? Here is the truth | World News

Donald Trump has never confirmed whether he prefers Marvel or DC, but given his fondness for gaudy towers, daddy issues, and eternal grievance, one might wager that his favourite caped crusader is Batman — a disgustingly wealthy vigilante who gets his kicks roughing up mentally ill people in alleyways. So it comes as no surprise […]

Why is Russia missing from Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs list?

Russia President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs, imposing a minimum 10% levy on nearly all nations worldwide, with additional higher rates targeting approximately 60 countries. Notably, Russia was missing from the list of countries.During his announcement, Trump held up a board listing around 50 countries, […]

Scotch whisky association ‘disappointed’ as US tariffs bound to take effect

US President Donald Trump announced sweeping global import duties, including a 10 per cent levy on all UK goods and a steeper 20 per cent rate for imports from the European Union, taking effect on 5 April.The move, one of the most aggressive protectionist measures in recent years, has sparked concern across multiple sectors, including […]