Leaders of more than 60 countries have been plunged into a fresh race to secure trade deals with the US after Donald Trump unleashed global chaos with sweeping new tariff rates. Trump’s latest blitz triggered a wave of market jitters and fears for jobs in some of the poorest countries, as tariff rates were signed

Key Points and Summary – Recent purges and prolonged public absences by Chinese President Xi Jinping have fueled intense rumors of a political crisis or even a coup within the ruling Communist Party. Xi, once a prolific traveler, has been increasingly delegating duties and skipping major international events. -While this has stoked speculation that he

Blue Origin, the space company started by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, is planning its next human spaceflight on Sunday, August 3. The mission is called NS-34, and liftoff could happen as early as 7:30 a.m. CT (8:30 a.m. ET). The launch will happen at Launch Site One, Blue Origin’s private facility in West Texas, about 140

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U.S.-China trade negotiators adjourned their meeting in Sweden this week to consult with their bosses, but is there something more than a trade deal afoot? There’s some reason to think President Trump is hunting a larger diplomatic breakthrough to pull China from supporting Russia. PREMIUM President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping Mr. Trump

Jeff Bezos is once again making headlines—not for launching rockets or buying another mansion, but for giving away millions. According to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Amazon founder donated 296,182 Amazon shares, worth approximately £47.02 million ($60.71 million), to non-profit organisations. The transfers were made over two days

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan, ahead of a Friday trade deal deadline, pressing ahead with plans to reorder the global economy.