Month: April 2025
White House considering roughly 20% tariff on most imports, report says
US President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (L) and Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick (R), signs an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images White House aides […]
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Federal funding cuts are raising questions about university endowments. Here’s what some are worth and how they work
Columbia University Education Images | Getty Images In early March, the Trump administration canceled $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests last year. The federal government sent the university a list of demands, such as suspending or expelling students who participated in the demonstrations. Columbia agreed to […]
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U.S. stock futures fall as investors await clarity on Trump’s upcoming tariffs: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday as the market awaited clarity from President Donald Trump regarding his tariff policy rollout. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 203 points, or 0.5%. […]
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Euro zone inflation dips to 2.2% in March as U.S. tariffs loom
A man pushes his shopping cart filled with food shopping and walks in front of an aisle of canned vegetables with “Down price” labels in an Auchan supermarket in Guilherand Granges, France, March 8, 2025. Nicolas Guyonnet | Afp | Getty Images Annual Euro zone inflation dipped as expected to 2.2% in March, according to […]
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Myanmar earthquake survivors without food and shelter as death toll rises above 2,700
Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing gestures as earthquake survivors gather in the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. Sai Aung Main | Afp | Getty Images Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and […]
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Europe stocks rebound; EU says ‘all instruments are on the table’ ahead of U.S. tariffs day
Von Der Leyen: EU open to negotiate on tariffs but will take ‘firm counter-measures if necessary’ European Council President Antonio Costa (left) speaking with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola before a debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of March 20, 2025, as part […]
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French politics to get ‘even messier’ as far-right figurehead Le Pen rails against ban, analysts warn
President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen is seen on monitors during a televised interview broadcasted on the evening news of French TV channel TF1, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Paris has been plunged into more political turmoil after far-right firebrand […]
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China kicks off military drills near Taiwan, warns island’s ‘independence’ means war
Taiwanese Coast Guard personnel work on a vessel off the coast of Nangan Township, in the Matsu Islands on Oct. 15, 2024, a day after China conducted the “Joint Sword-2024B” military drills around Taiwan. Daniel Ceng | AFP | Getty Images China’s military said Tuesday its army, navy and rocket forces launched a joint exercise […]
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Huge fire at Petronas gas pipeline in Malaysia injures 33
Workers seen unloading gas tanks from a lorry at Chow Kit market, Kuala Lumpur on November 5, 2024. Faris Hadziq | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A fire at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas injured 33 people on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said. Six of the […]
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International visitors pour into Japan — to the delight and dismay of its ski towns
In spring, they come for the cherry blossoms. In fall, for the foliage tours. Now, more travelers are booking winter trips to Japan, as the country’s reputation as a world-class skiing destination continues to lure visitors from Asia-Pacific and beyond. Foreign visitors to Japan rose 33% this past winter from pre-pandemic levels. Some 10.5 million […]
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