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Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong small-time investors were left reeling on Monday as US President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs...

Netanyahu and Trump to talk tariffs, Iran and Gaza

Washington (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington on Monday to meet Donald Trump, whom he will...

China vows to stay ‘safe and promising land’ for foreign investment

Beijing (AFP) - A top Chinese official has vowed to protect US firms and pledged his country will remain a...

Stocks savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian and European equities collapsed on a black Monday for markets after China hammered the United...

Boeing faces new civil trial over 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash

New York (AFP) - Boeing is poised to face a jury trial from Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of...

The music industry is battling AI — with limited success

April 6, 2025

New York (AFP) - The music industry is fighting on platforms, through the courts and with legislators in a bid...

‘Anxious’: US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings

Washington (AFP) - As President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs took effect this weekend, US farmers hoping for a profit...

Senate Republicans move forward with Trump tax cuts

April 5, 2025

Washington (AFP) - US senators on Saturday approved a budget blueprint unlocking trillions of dollars for sweeping tax cuts promised...

America’s passion for tariffs rarely pays off, economists warn

April 5, 2025

New York (AFP) - Long before Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, the United States had toyed with imposing high tariffs...

Fractious Republicans seek unity over Trump tax cuts