China’s $41 billion plan to boost consumption is just a start as deflationary pressures deepen
Chinese policymakers have increasingly acknowledged the need to counter deflationary pressure at home.
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Japan revises fourth-quarter GDP lower, complicating BOJ’s interest rate outlook
Japan’s economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, complicating…
‘Black Lives Matter’ street mural near White House removed
Crews have started removing large yellow letters spelling out “Black Lives Matter” on a street…
Pope’s condition improves, prognosis no longer ‘guarded’: Vatican
Holy See reports ‘improvements’ in recent days, indicating pontiff may soon be able to leave…
Delta Air Lines slashes earnings outlook on weaker U.S. demand, sending shares lower
Delta Air Lines cut its first-quarter revenue and profit forecasts, citing weaker consumer and corporate…
U.S. could reach deal with Canada that avoids oil and gas tariffs, energy secretary says
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. could strike a deal that spares Canadian oil…
Fintech stocks plummet as Wall Street worries about consumer spending, credit
Fintech stocks were some of the biggest decliners on Monday as the Nasdaq suffered its…
DOGE chief Musk says he’s running his businesses ‘with great difficulty,’ as Tesla shares tank
Musk said he expected to realize $1 trillion in government savings for the Trump administration.
Elon Musk says X targeted by ‘cyberattack’ after outage
Tech mogul believes attack, which left 40,000 without access to site, orchestrated by ‘large group’…
Zelenskyy and Rubio arrive in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine talks
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Jeddah, Saudi…
Trump administration relaunches CBP One asylum app for ‘self-deportation’
The decision is part of a broader crackdown on immigration that critics say violates asylum…
Israel weaponising aid into Gaza says UN agency head
The UNRWA chief addressed a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Gaza’s hunger crisis after…
Alphabet aims to slash cost of new nuclear with small reactor deployments, CIO says
Alphabet’s Google unit struck a deal last October to buy power from small modular reactors…
Ship carrying fuel for US military explodes after collision
A tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military is ablaze in the North Sea…
Trump Media falls more than 11% as broader sell-off intensifies
Trump Media sold off amid an across-the-board stock plunge as the volatility that dragged down…
Syria merges Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into state institutions
SDF controls much of northeastern Syria, and has held out against control from Damascus for…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia for peace talks
Visit comes ahead of talks with the US this week, as Russia claims advances in…
Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump
The Trump administration has targeted USAID as part of his efforts to trim government spending…
Dozens killed and missing after flash floods in Argentina
At least 16 people have died in flash floods that swept through Argentina’s port city…