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Stock markets, bitcoin down as Trump policies roil markets
London (AFP) - Global stock markets tumbled and the dollar retreated Friday as uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's trade...
Now a believer, Trump hosts White House crypto summit
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump on Friday hosts top cryptocurrency players at the White House, a political boost for an...
China’s exports start year slow as US trade war intensifies
Beijing (AFP) - China's exports grew slower than expected in the first two months of the year, official data showed...
US and European stocks gyrate on tariffs and growth
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks resumed their downward slide on Thursday amid uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's...
Deja vu on the Moon: Private US spaceship again lands awkwardly
Washington (AFP) - Second time unlucky: A US company's lunar lander appears to have touched down at a wonky angle...
Trump backs off Mexico, Canada tariffs after market blowback
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt...
Trump says Musk should use ‘scalpel’ not ‘hatchet’ in govt cuts
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump responded Thursday to growing criticism over unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by...
Peru farmer confident ahead of German court battle with energy giant
Lima (AFP) - A Peruvian farmer suing a German energy giant in a "David and Goliath" battle over climate change...
Ukraine titanium mine hopes US deal will bring funds
(AFP) - In a barren, yellow-and-grey moonscape, heavy machinery grinds away at a titanium mine in the heart of Ukraine....
Taiwan says TSMC investment ‘historic moment’ for US ties
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC's plan to invest $100 billion in the United States was a "historic moment"...
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