Elections
White House: Stock market plunge is not as ‘meaningful’ as business activity
The White House on Monday downplayed the weeks long stock market sell-off, insisting that recent moves by business leaders suggest a brighter outlook for the U.S. economy. “We’re seeing a strong divergence between animal spirits of the stock market and what we’re actually seeing unfold from businesses and business leaders,” a White House official told […]
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Trump Media falls more than 11% as broader sell-off intensifies
Anna Barclay | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media dropped more than 10% in intraday trading Monday, accelerating the company’s downward slide since President Donald Trump took office. The company behind Trump’s preferred social media app Truth Social was trading below $20 per share around 3:00 p.m. ET — down about 50% from its closing price on Jan. 20, […]
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Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: ‘They always say that’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stands by him aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump has dismissed the growing chorus of CEOs, investors and policymakers who are pleading with the White House […]
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Romanian far-right candidate barred from May presidential vote
Leader of the far-right AUR party George Simion (L) looks on as far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu talks to the media after officially filing his candidacy for the Romanian presidential elections, outside the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) in Bucharest on March 7, 2025. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty Images Romania’s central election authority on […]
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Mark Carney wins race to replace Canada’s Trudeau
Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks as members of Canada’s Liberal Party gather to choose a successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 9, 2025. Blair Gable | Reuters Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal […]
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Trump blames ‘globalists’ for stock market sell-off
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Major stock indices dropped sharply this week, as rattled investors struggled to get a handle on President Donald Trump’s sweeping and shifting tariff policies. […]
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Trump tariff compromises with Mexico and Canada teased by Commerce Secretary Lutnick
President Donald Trump will “probably” announce tariff compromise deals with Canada and Mexico soon, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. The potential agreements would likely involve scaling back at least part of Trump’s brand new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, he added. Lutnick’s comments came minutes after the U.S. stock market limped […]
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Jeff Bezos orders Washington Post opinion pages to support ‘personal liberties and free markets’; top editor resigns
(L-R) Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, the […]
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‘Uphill battle’ ahead: Trump, business leaders and economists react to German election result
19 February 2025, Berlin: Visitors walk in front of the German flag in the dome of the Bundestag. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images As a new chapter in German politics begins following the federal election at the weekend, there’s a distinct feeling of déjà vu in Berlin as a center-right alliance prepares […]
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Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble
Election campaign posters for (from R) the Free Democrats (FDP), the Left Party (Die Linke), The Social Democratic Part (SPD), the Green Party (Die Gruenen), and the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) line a boulevard in Berlin on January 20, 2025. John Macdougall | Afp | Getty Images BERLIN — Centrist parties struggled in Germany’s election […]
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