Economy

Trump Claims Tariffs Are Making America “Great & Rich Again” as Deadline Looms

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the sweeping tariffs he has imposed globally are transforming America “into a great and rich country,” as foreign governments scramble to finalize...
July 31 , 2025

The Fed Is Built to Withstand Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with someone who will immediately cut interest rates. Thankfully, the Fed’s structure ...
July 17 , 2025

Trump’s Approval Rating Slips After Signing ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Tax

Following the passage of the tax and spending legislation in Congress on July 3 and its signing into law by President Trump on July 4, his approval rating has dropped, according to two of three major ...
July 11 , 2025

Trump and PM Ishiba Fail to Reach Trade Deal at G7, Japan Edges Closer to Recession

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba concluded the G7 Summit in Canada without reaching a trade pact, a result Bloomberg says “draws Japan closer to recession” as U.S...
June 17 , 2025

OpenAI Wins $200M DoD Contract, Eyes Federal AI Expansion

OpenAI Secures $200 Million U.S. Defense Contract as AI Role in Government Grows—and Tensions with Microsoft Simmer OpenAI, the AI company behind ChatGPT, has signed a $200 million pilot contract with...
June 17 , 2025

IBM Targets 2029 Launch for World’s First Fault‑Tolerant Quantum Computer

IBM has unveiled its comprehensive roadmap to build the first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer—dubbed Quantum Starling—by 2029 at its Poughkeepsie, New York, data center. This system will ...
June 16 , 2025

Saudi Arabia Exploits Crises to Gain Oil Market Share

According to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal, Saudi Arabia has repeatedly used global crises to increase its share of the oil market. Data from analytics firm Kayrros shows that Riyadh boosted ...
June 16 , 2025

Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed as Trump Declares U.S.-China Trade “Done”

Asia-Pacific markets posted mixed results on Thursday as investors weighed President Trump’s announcement that a U.S.-China trade framework is “done,” CNBC reports. Trump revealed that China will supp...
June 12 , 2025

Escalation in Los Angeles as National Guard Clashes with Protesters

Tensions rose sharply in Los Angeles after 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed to suppress protests against immigration raids carried out by President Donald Trump’s administration. The demonstr...
June 09 , 2025