European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a joint press conference with Antonio Costa at the end of the European Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union is preparing further countermeasures against U.S. tariffs if negotiations fail, according to European Commission president Ursula…
A Xiaomi store in Shanghai, China, on March 16, 2025. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese electric carmakers Xiaomi, Xpeng and Leapmotor each delivered nearly 30,000 or more cars in March, roughly twice several of their fellow startup competitors. It’s a sign of how some automakers are pulling ahead, while BYD remains the…
A driver for an independent contractor to FedEx delivers packages on Cyber Monday in New York, U.S, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order shutting the de minimis trade loophole, effective May 2. Trump in February abruptly ended the de minimis…
The Exchange Square Complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on Feb. 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies are jumping at a window of opportunity to go public in Hong Kong as global investors start to return to the region, following the news of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence breakthrough…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Psychologist Carl Jung believed in the “collective unconscious,” a universal mind all humanity is tapped into. In the context of the…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said US tariffs on European Union imports are “wrong”, after US President Donald Trump announced he would begin charging a 20% rate on EU goods. Meloni is one of the many world leaders reacting to Trump’s “liberation day” announcements, which include a universal 10% baseline tariff on all imports…
Ireland has the strongest passport in the world, according to the Nomad Passport Index 2025. It’s the first time that the northern European country has held the solo No. 1 spot in the annual ranking from Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy. Ireland did, however, come close in 2020, when it tied for the…
Natalie Sherman BBC News, New York Watch: Key moments in Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announcement President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for sweeping new import taxes on all goods entering the US, in a watershed moment for global trade. The plan sets a baseline tariff on all imports of at least 10%, consistent with a…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, center, watches during the inauguration ceremonies for President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President JD Vance, left, in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Shawn Thew | Afp | Getty Images Apple slid more than 6% in late trading Wednesday and led a broader decline in…
The former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, says his US visa has been revoked. Arias, a Nobel laureate, said he was informed of the decision weeks after he had publicly criticised Donald Trump, comparing the behaviour of the US president to that of a Roman emperor. The 84-year-old, who was awarded the Nobel Peace…
