Global stocks edge higher after markets rally on Trump’s pause

Stocks are rising worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the US bond market seems to be...

China, Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff woes

China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by US tariffs, as he attended in Hanoi the signing...

Trump-wary EU has energy security dilemma

More than three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s energy security is fragile. US liquefied natural gas helped to plug the Russian supply gap in Europe during the 2022-2023...

Shrimp industry sails in troubled waters after Trump tariffs

Turbulence unleashed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs could rock global shipments of shrimp to the United States, with exporters in biggest supplier India saying they endanger 2,000 containers packed with...

Trump's world

90,000 Arab students in US under Trump scanner

A Louisiana immigration judge ruled last Friday in a high-profile case that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil could be deported for pro-Palestinian activism. He is not only a legal permanent...

What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump's tariff war

When Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee met Vietnam’s prime minister in July, he had a simple message to convey. “Vietnam’s success is Samsung’s success, and Vietnam’s development is Samsung’s...

Bernie Sanders fights apathy on American left

Bernie Sanders is emerging as one of the most vocal opponents to US President Donald Trump, with the 83-year-old senator drawing tens of thousands of people to his “fighting oligarchy”...

A farmer's thoughts

Putin obstructs Trump’s best-laid plans for Ukraine

At what point in a negotiation do you conclude that the other side is deliberately stalling? In business, the answer to this question is the definition of whether a sale...