Wall Street entered a third day of roller-coasting trading following President Trump’s decision to impose massive reciprocal tariffs over trade imbalances and his weekend refusal to back off the plan. Source link
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U.S. government ordered to bring back Maryland resident after ‘wholly lawless’ deportation
The U.S. government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless,” a federal judge wrote Sunday in a legal…
The Liberals may have just lost their most winning issue
Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Federal Election Canada is no longer an outlier in its Trump fight, which is bad news for Mark Carney Get the latest from Tristin Hopper straight to…
Ukraine Questions Value of Black Sea Truce With Russia
The Ukrainian Navy patrol boat zipped across the Black Sea, its double-barreled, 25-millimeter machine gun locked on the horizon. The enemy, Russia, was nowhere in sight, yet ever-present. In the command room,…
Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone
Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into…
With 8.7M birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what’s next
There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of…
Adrienne Adams, in NYC Mayor Campaign, Pitches Big Guaranteed Income Program
Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker who is running for mayor, will propose on Monday a guaranteed basic income program that would be the largest of its kind in the…
RFK Jr. visits West Texas as a second child is buried after dying from a measles-related illness
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. traveled to West Texas on Sunday after a second elementary school-aged child who was not vaccinated died from a measles-related illness. Source link
Global stock markets tumble to begin week as Trump remains committed to tariffs
Global stock markets extended a severe plunge Monday, fuelled by fears that U.S. tariffs would lead to a global economic slowdown. European and Asian shares saw dramatic losses, the leading U.S. index…
Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts
President Trump’s global trade war has significantly raised the bar for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, as tariffs risk worsening an already knotty inflation problem while also damaging growth. Jerome…