WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war by threatening more than a dozen countries with higher tariffs Monday — but then said he may be flexible on his new August deadline to reach deals. Trump sent letters to trading partners including key US allies Japan and …
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US stocks retreat from records on Trump tariff deluge
NEW YORK — Stock markets were mixed Monday with US indices retreating from records as President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy came back to the forefront, reviving worries about trade wars and inflation. “Tariff threats look likely to take center stage yet again this week, following further developments over the …
Read More »Samsung Electronics sees plunge in Q2 income
SEOUL — Samsung Electronics is expected to forecast a 39 percent plunge in second-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, weighed down by delays in supplying advanced memory chips to artificial intelligence chip leader Nvidia. The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the company’s store in Seoul, South Korea, on April …
Read More »OPEC+ speeds up oil output hikes
LONDON — OPEC+ agreed on Saturday to raise production by 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, further accelerating output increases at its first meeting since oil prices jumped — and then retreated — following Israeli and US attacks on Iran. The group, which pumps about half of the world’s …
Read More »Canada can back aluminum firms on US tariffs
MONTREAL — Canada has discussed offering financial support to large aluminum producers like Rio Tinto impacted by a US-led trade war, in the event that Washington’s 50-percent tariff on imports of the metal persist in the medium term, the CEO of a key industry trade group said on Saturday. Aluminium …
Read More »China hits EU with major medical equipment ban
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, right, greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to a meeting in Brussels, Belgium on July 2, 2025. Photo: AP/RSS BEIJING — China hit back on Sunday at a European Union (EU) ban on Chinese firms from major medical equipment purchases with a …
Read More »AstraZeneca eyes licensing lung cancer drug
ASTRAZENECA is in talks with Summit Therapeutics to license an experimental lung-cancer drug under a deal worth as much as $15 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Summit Therapeutics surged 9.7 percent to $25.81 in morning trade. The Menlo Park, California-based drug …
Read More »Air France-KLM to take majority stake in SAS
Photo Credit: BTN Europe PARIS — Air France-KLM plans to increase its stake in Scandinavian airline SAS to 60.5 percent, the latest step toward consolidating Europe’s fragmented airline sector as carriers seek to strengthen their position against rivals. The French airline group said on Friday it intended to increase its …
Read More »15 Chinese EV brands financially viable by 2030
BEIJING — Only 15 out of the 129 brands that currently sell electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids in China will be financially viable by 2030, as intense competition forces consolidation and some to exit the market, consultancy AlixPartners said on Thursday. These 15 brands are projected to account for …
Read More »South American bloc looks to Asia, Europe in face of Trump trade war
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — South America’s Mercosur bloc sought Thursday to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies. “It’s time for Mercosur to look toward Asia,” President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, …
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