Globalization has long been regarded as an unstoppable wave in the world of international trade and cooperation, promoting economic growth and cultural exchanges all over the world. However, in recent years, several obstacles have emerged that threaten to undercut decades of development. According to a Statista report, the revival of nationalism and the protectionist measures are some of the factors ...
The S&P 500 index has declined significantly over the past few months, forming a death cross pattern for the first time since 2022. It ended the week at $5,282, down by 14.2% from its highest level this year. The S&P 500 index will be in focus next week as investors watch any new developments on trade. Also, it will react ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Why are President Donald Trump and his national security team focused on Panama and Greenland? Donald Trump understands that modern threats – China’s predatory mercantilism and its massive military buildup, including the ability to destroy our reconnaissance satellites in orbit – requires an urgent reinvigoration of the 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe ...
French luxury group Hermès will raise its U.S. prices from the start of May in order to offset the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the company’s finance chief said Thursday. The company — which earlier this week overtook rival LVMH as the world’s biggest luxury firm by market capitalization — is best-known for its Birkin and Kelly handbags, along with colorful scarves retailing ...
The NBA postseason is a grind, essentially a two-month micro season during which things can change very quickly. It’s often the consistent teams, or the ones that catch fire and get hot or the ones carried by stars that end up with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. This season, there is no shortage of stars, with a pair of Most ...
CleanTech Lithium (AIM:CTL), an innovative sustainable lithium developer in Chile, is collaborating with DuPont Water Solutions, a business unit of DuPont, to test lithium processing technology. DuPont has developed a new nanofiltration (NF) membrane technology for high lithium recovery. This will be tested in CleanTech Lithium’s direct lithium extraction (DLE) downstream process. The role of the NF is to remove ...
Farcaster, the most hyped web3 twitter alternative backed by a16Z and Coinbase, has finally made its blockchain, Snapchain, live on Wednesday. Snapchain is built for decentralized social media applications built via Farcaster particularly and aims to scale and enhance its platforms. Notably, the chain can handle 10,000 transactions per second but for transaction here implies “post”, “like”, or any action ...
Vietnam, a country heavily dependent on coal for its energy needs, has ambitious plans to significantly increase its power generation capacity by 2030. The country’s newly revised national power plan outlines a strategy that prioritises a shift towards renewable energy sources and the introduction of nuclear power, according to a Reuters report. This move signifies a significant change in Vietnam’s ...
Indian stock markets continued their robust upward trajectory on Thursday, April 17, capping off a fourth consecutive session of gains with significant advances across the board. Buoyed by strong buying interest, particularly in financial stocks, and supported by positive global cues, the benchmark indices closed firmly in positive territory, reaching notable milestones. The bullish sentiment was palpable throughout the trading ...
A third high-level Pentagon staffer has been placed on administrative leave in two days as part of a probe into media leaks. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was escorted out of the building on Wednesday, following Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, deputy chief of staff to Hegseth. ‘We can confirm ...
Chinese online retailer Temu, whose “Shop like a billionaire” marketing campaign made its way to last year’s Super Bowl, has dramatically slashed its online ad spending in the U.S. and seen its ranking in Apple’s App Store plunge following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on trade partners. Temu, which is owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, had been on an online advertising blitz in recent ...
The Heisman Trophy winner aims to give an NFL team two players for the price of one in the 2025 NFL Draft. Hunter played over 86% of Colorado’s offensive snaps and 82% of the team’s defensive snaps in 2024. The 21-year-old has showcased his ability to be a natural playmaker with instincts that would translate at the NFL level on ...