Trump has unleashed a barrage of sanctions on Russia’s oil behemoths, Rosneft and Lukoil, sending shockwaves through global energy markets and forcing America’s key Asian trading partners—China and India—to rethink their cozy deals with Vladimir Putin’s war machine. The move,…
President Donald Trump’s aggressive new trade policies—designed to bolster domestic manufacturing—are hitting Ford Motor Company harder than many anticipated. Despite building roughly 80% of the vehicles it sells in the U.S. domestically, Ford is projecting a net $2 billion tariff-related…
Japan and the United States convened their second high-level consultation committee meeting on Tuesday, signaling renewed momentum in deploying a landmark $550 billion Japanese investment pledge that anchors the allies’ hard-won trade agreement. The two-hour virtual session, co-chaired by Japanese…
A radical plan to halt “virgin steelmaking” in the UK is being considered in a move that threatens the loss of 2,000 jobs at British Steel’s works in Scunthorpe. Government officials are weighing a proposal to switch off Britain’s last two…
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In a Oval Office encounter that caught even hardened White House reporters off guard, President Donald J. Trump extended an olive branch Friday to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani—the self-styled “democratic socialist” he’d once branded a “100% Communist Lunatic” and threatened to deport—signaling a pragmatic thaw amid mounting economic pressures. The 90-minute sit-down, billed by skeptics as a potential fireworks display, unfolded with unexpected cordiality: Trump lavished praise on…
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PHOENIX — In the heart of the America First movement, Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a masterclass in political navigation at Turning Point USA’s year-end bash, deftly sidestepping the Israel quagmire that’s fracturing MAGA ranks without uttering the word that has neocons and Zionist lobbyists foaming at the mouth. The 41-year-old Ohioan, fresh from hosting a Hanukkah shindig at his…
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U.S. job growth defied expectations in September, according to a Labor Department report issued nearly seven weeks late due to the government shutdown. Payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 119,000 on the month, the strongest gain since…
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Stock Widget Tesla TSLA -2.85% ▼ shareholders approved a record-setting pay package for Chief Executive Elon Musk, a plan designed to motivate the world’s richest man with as much as $1 trillion in additional stock.…
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Stock Widget Nvidia Corp. NVDA +5.50% ▲ etched its name deeper into history books Wednesday, becoming the first publicly traded company to eclipse a $5 trillion market capitalization—a staggering milestone that underscores the artificial intelligence…
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In a blow to the entertainment industry that underscores the fragility of Hollywood’s golden era, Robert Redford, the charismatic actor, director, and entrepreneurial force behind the Sundance Film Festival, passed away on September 16, 2025, at his cherished home in the Utah mountains. He was 89. Redford’s death marks the end of an era for a man whose on-screen magnetism…
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A federal judge in Pennsylvania has struck down a Trump-era rule that allowed employers with religious or moral objections to opt out of an Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandate requiring health insurance plans to cover abortion and contraceptives. The decision, issued on August 13, 2025, by U.S. District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone, declared the 2018 rules “arbitrary and capricious” and in violation of federal law, delivering a significant blow to…



