U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed on a television screen as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 7, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office are the worst for the stock market for the start of…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday put the responsibility for reaching a trade agreement on China. “I believe that it’s up to China to de-escalate, because they sell five times more to us than we sell to them, and so these 120%, 145% tariffs are unsustainable,” Bessent said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”…
Higher German infrastructure spending will boost Europe’s economic growth in the coming years — but not enough to outweigh the expected drag from U.S. tariffs, according to Alfred Kammer, director of the European department at the International Monetary Fund. The IMF last week cut its growth outlook for the euro area, also making downgrades for…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs for Rome, Italy, to attend Pope Francis’ funeral, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump’s approval rating is dipping as he nears 100 days in office and Americans grow skeptical of…
Sharing meals with others is a global tradition. In Senegal, out of 14 lunches and dinners per week, people share 11.7 meals, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report. In Sweden, people share 9.5 meals per week, in the U.S. people share 7.9 meals per week and in Japan, people share 3.7 meals per week….
Is a recession brewing in row 33? Airline CEOs this month warned Wall Street that passengers’ appetite for domestic trips is coming in lighter than they had hoped when they set forecasts high at the start of 2025. On a series of earnings calls, they said the reasons range from President Donald Trump’s whipsawing tariff…
While going to college tends to mean better pay, not all degrees guarantee high salaries — especially if you study liberal arts. That’s according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which shows that graduates who major in education, social work or the arts tend to earn the lowest median…
Sebastian Stan is everywhere these days. Fresh off of an Academy Award nomination for “The Apprentice” and a Golden Globe win for “A Different Man,” the 42-year-old will soon star in the upcoming Marvel flick “Thunderbolts*.” Stan has appeared in 11 films and and 5 TV series since 2020. But the actor hasn’t always been…
Beyoncé and Solange are two icons in their own right, and the creative sisters have a strong relationship with each other that exudes love and care. This dynamic has a lot to do with how their mother, Tina Knowles, raised them. When Beyoncé and Solange were around the ages of 12 and 7 respectively, Knowles…
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and President Donald Trump, talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP U.S. President Donald Trump floated the possibility of stronger sanctions on Moscow in a lengthy…
