China’s giant logistics machine was humming inside rows of metal warehouses near Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam this month. Hundreds of workers packed cosmetics, clothes and shoes for Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion retailer. Recruiters needing to fill hundreds…

President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday morning that Apple will have to pay a tariff of 25% or more for iPhones made outside the United States. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold…

It’s been rare for a string of positive economic news to emerge out of the U.K. in 2025 — but this week in particular has given Britain three reasons to be optimistic. Data on Friday signaled unexpected positive momentum in…

This week saw one of the most important — and perhaps surprising — events in corporate Britain’s annual calendar: the gala night of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show. This traditionally marks the beginning of what, in English high…

Hong Kong passed a stablecoin bill on Wednesday to expand its cryptocurrency licensing regime as more governments recognize the digital asset. Unlike volatile digital assets like bitcoin, the value of stablecoins is tied to a real-world asset like fiat currencies or commodities…

Moody’s decision to join other major ratings agencies in downgrading the U.S.’s once-pristine credit rating could have a tangible impact on Americans’ wallets. The agency has dropped the U.S. sovereign credit rating—an assessment of the country’s ability to pay its…

The United States’ loss of its last triple-A credit rating and mounting concerns about government debt are threatening to disrupt the relative calm in financial markets that has prevailed since President Trump began pausing tariffs early last month. One factor jarring markets…

The Federal Reserve will reduce its work force by 10 percent over the next several years to ensure the institution is “right-sized and able” to carry out its duties to foster a healthy economy. Jerome H. Powell, the chair of…

Qatar, a nation roughly the size of Connecticut with a population smaller than Brooklyn’s, has leveraged its immense natural gas wealth to secure outsize influence in Washington and across the American academic and defense establishment. Over the past two decades,…

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), the world’s largest retailer, announced on Tuesday that it will begin raising prices on a broad range of consumer goods in the coming months, citing the intensifying impact of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and other…