After Trump’s tariffs, stocks plunged but penguin memes ticked up

[ad_1] The Trump administration this week levied sweeping tariffs across the globe, provoking retaliation from other countries and sending the stock market tumbling. An unexpected consequence? Penguin memes. Images of the flightless birds have waddled their way across the internet this week after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australian […]

Brooke Rollins: Who is Brooke Rollins? Trump’s agri secretary at heart of tariff policy debate

[ad_1] File photo: US agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins (Pictur credit: AP) US agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins, who took up the charge previous month, has stirred fresh debate over the future of US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs after her recent TV appearance. Rollins was seen dodging direct questions on whether the levies would remain in […]

UK ‘stands ready’ to intervene as Trump’s US tariffs disrupt global trade order: PM Starmer

[ad_1] UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday declared that the United Kingdom is prepared to deploy direct state intervention to protect British industries from the shockwaves of sweeping tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Starmer said the world had entered a new era where the “old assumptions can no […]

UK PM Keir Starmer acknowledges Trump’s tariff logic but calls them wrong

[ad_1] UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to acknowledge the reasoning behind US President Donald Trump’s latest push for tariffs, even as he maintains that such protectionist measures are the wrong approach, according to The Times.In a speech due to be delivered on Sunday, the Labour leader is set to announce that he recognises […]

Panama Canal: Ahead of Pete Hegseth’s visit, Panama says want ‘respectful ties’ amid Trump’s takeover threats

[ad_1] File photo: US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (left) and Panama foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha (Picture credit: AP, X/@javierachapma) Panama is seeking to preserve a “respectful, transparent and mutually beneficial” relationship with the United States, even as US President Donald Trump repeats threats to retake control of the Panama Canal, foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha said […]

Nato: Europe scolds Russia for rejecting Trump’s truce push

[ad_1] Foreign ministers from the Nato member states met for a second day in Brussels on Friday amid increasing tensions between the US and the rest of the alliance, as well as a faltering push for peace in Ukraine.While Nato has tried to show a united front as a military alliance, the US under President […]

What are Americans buying before Donald Trump’s tariffs kick in? Full list

[ad_1] As US President Donald Trump’s latest round of sweeping tariffs edges closer to taking effect, American households are racing to stock up on everyday essentials — from fruits and toothpaste to electronics and even building materials — before prices start to climb. Trump’s proposed levies, announced Wednesday, add another layer to an escalating trade […]

‘Extremely dangerous’: Harvard professor raises red flag on Trump’s tariffs as markets tank

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US stock futures plunged on Friday, pointing to deeper losses on Wall Street after China struck back with new tariffs in response to the Trump administration‘s sweeping import duties. The tit-for-tat move intensified investor concerns, sending global markets into a tailspin and wiping out trillions in equity […]

‘Going to fight back’: New York rejects Trump’s threat to cut school funds over DEI order

[ad_1] The New York state education department rejected demands from the Trump administration to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public schools, arguing that there is no legal basis for such orders.The state’s response came after a federal memo threatened to withhold critical Title I funding—meant for schools with high numbers of low-income […]

Trump Tariffs TikTok Deal: Were Donald Trump’s tariffs responsible for delay in TikTok deal?

[ad_1] Were Trump’s tariffs responsible for delay in TikTok deal? (Picture credit: AP) A long-anticipated deal to shift TikTok’s US operations into American hands was nearly sealed, until US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff announcement derailed it, according to sources familiar with the negotiations, reported news agency Associated Press.The Trump administration had been working […]